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Hannelore Elsner

Hannelore Elsner(German:[ˈhanəloːʁəˈɛlsnɐ]ⓘ;bornHannelore Elstner;26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a German actress with a long career in television and film. She first performed on stage inMunich,and later starred in popular films and television series such asDie Schwarzwaldklinik(The Black Forest Clinic), and as the lead character, Inspector Lea Sommer, in the seriesDie Kommissarin.She was recognized internationally for her lead role in the 2000 filmDie Unberührbare(No Place to Go), shown at theCannes Film Festival.

Hannelore Elsner
Elsner in 2011
Born
Hannelore Elstner

(1942-07-26)26 July 1942
Burghausen,Bavaria,Germany
Died21 April 2019(2019-04-21)(aged 76)
Munich,Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1959–2019
Spouses
Awards

Career

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She was born Hannelore Elstner[1]inBurghausenon 26 July 1942.[2]Her five-year-old brother was killed in an air raid at the end of the Second World War. Her father died from tuberculosis when she was eight.[3]

After finishingdrama schoolinMunich,[4]she was engaged at the Munich theatresMünchner KammerspieleandKleine Komödie am Max II[de].[2]She was the first to appear nude on stage at the Kammerspiele.[4]

Elsner appeared in her first film,Alt Heidelberg(Old Heidelberg), in 1959 at age 17.[5]She was discovered for more serious acting byEdgar Reitz,who cast her alongsideElke Sommerfor a lead role in the 1973 filmDie Reise nach Wien(Trip to Vienna), her first role outside Germany.[4]Later she starred in films and TV series such asDie Schwarzwaldklinik(The Black Forest Clinic). Elsner is remembered for the title role, Inspector Lea Sommer, in the German detective seriesDie Kommissarinwhich aired on public television in 66 episodes from 1994 to 2006. She was the first woman to play an inspector in a television series.[2]

Elsner achieved international recognition for her lead role in the 2000 filmDie Unberührbare(No Place to Go), which recounts the last days in the life of a writer, based closely on the life ofGisela Elsner,who died by suicide in 1992. The black-and-white film was written and filmed by Gisela Elsner's son,Oskar Roehler.It was a German entry for theCannes Film Festival,and received three film awards.[2]Elsner's last completed film wasCherry Blossoms and Demons[de]byDoris Dörrie;Dörrie said that Elsner was a great adventurer who threw herself into every role and her life with curiosity, dedication and bravery ( "Für mich war Hannelore Elsner eine große Abenteuerin, die sich mit Neugier, Hingabe und Tapferkeit in jede Rolle und in ihr Leben gestürzt hat".)[6]

Elsner also participated in audio plays and read audio books. She worked in an association exhorting people not to forget theHolocaust.She wrote her memoirs in 2011, titledIm Überschwang: Aus meinem Leben(In Exuberance: From My Life),[4]which describe in detail how she grew up in Bavarian provincial surroundings and recount tragic episodes from her childhood.[2]

Awards

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Elsner in 2012

For her title role inDie Unberührbare(No Place to Go), Elsner was awarded theDeutscher Filmpreis(German Film Award) in the category Best Actress, the Deutscher Kritikerpreis (German Critics' Prize) and the 2000Bayrischer Filmpreis(Bavarian Film Award).[6][7]In 2003, she won the Best Actress category forMy Last Film[de],directed byOliver Hirschbiegel,at the German Film Awards.[8]In 2005, she received theGerman Order of Meritfor her campaign againstAIDS.[2]In 2006, she was awarded the Bavarian Film Award for her life's work.[6]

Personal life and death

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Elsner was married three times: to the actorGerd Vespermannfrom 1964 to 1966, to the directorAlf Brustellinfrom the 1970s until his death in 1981, and to Uwe B. Carstensen from 1993 until their divorce in 2000.[6]In 1981, she had a son with the directorDieter Wedel.[6]

She died of cancer in a clinic in Munich on 21 April 2019.[9][10]Hanns-Georg Rodek, in an obituary forDie Welt,described her as "a national institution... wild, seductive and independent" ( "eine nationale Institution... wild, verführerisch und unabhängig" ).[4]The broadcasterBRchanged their programming in her honour, to show films that she had appeared in as well as an interview.[9]

Filmography

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Films in which Elsner appeared include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ab"Hannelore Elsner"(in German). Filmportal.Retrieved23 April2019.
  2. ^abcdef"Trauer um Schauspielerin Hannelore Elsner mit 76 Jahren gestorben"(in German).Tagesschau.23 April 2019.Retrieved23 April2019.
  3. ^"Hannelore Elsner - Sie wurde bereits früh mit dem Tod konfrontiert"(in German).T-Online.23 April 2019.Retrieved23 April2019.
  4. ^abcdeRodek, Hans-Georg (23 April 2019)."Hannelore Elsner † / Sie wollte das Schwere und das Leichte spüren".Die Welt(in German).Retrieved23 April2019.
  5. ^German actor Hannelore Elsner dies aged 76dated 23 April 2019 atDeutsche Welleonline, retrieved 12 May 2019
  6. ^abcde"Film- und Fernsehstar: Schauspielerin Hannelore Elsner gestorben".FAZ(in German). 23 April 2019.Retrieved23 April2019.
  7. ^"Bayerischer Filmpreis –" Pierrot ""(PDF)(in German).Bayerischer Filmpreis.2000. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 25 March 2009.Retrieved23 April2019.
  8. ^"Lenin comedy wins German awards".BBC. 8 June 2003.Retrieved23 April2019.
  9. ^abStache, Soeren (23 April 2019)."Bereits am Ostersonntag / Im Alter von 76 Jahren: Schauspielerin Hannelore Elsner ist tot – BR ändert sein Programm".Tageszeitung(in German).Retrieved23 April2019.
  10. ^"Hannelore Elsner ist tot"(in German). stol.it. 23 April 2019.Retrieved23 April2019.
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