Claudia Gallus
Claudia Gallus (born December 30, 1970 in Freital ) is a German actress and film editor . She was best known through her mother Jutta Gallus . As a child she played the role of Birgit in the series Stories about the Garden Fence .
Life
Her mother Jutta Gallus attempted to flee to the West with her partner and her daughters in August 1982 without the consent of the children's biological father. Therefore, after they were arrested during a failed escape attempt, custody of the children was transferred to the father. The children were not forcibly adopted by a foster family loyal to the regime, as depicted in the film Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie , but lived with their biological father, a socialist loyal to the line, in Dresden .
When her mother in 1984 after 22 months in prison for attempted " illegal border crossing " of the Federal Republic of Germany ransomed not travel after was, they were allowed and her sister Beate. The case gained international fame through actions taken by the mother, including a short unannounced roll call in the Reichstag building at the commemoration ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the building of the Wall. After the children visited the GDR lawyer Wolfgang Vogel in Berlin, the father renounced custody and the children could be returned to their mother after a six-year separation.
The attempt to escape and the mother's fight for the children that followed were filmed in 2007 under the title The Woman from Checkpoint Charlie . Claudia Gallus is portrayed by Maria Ehrich .
Claudia Gallus studied film production at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy from 1997 to 2001 and works as an editor in Munich.
Filmography
actress
- 1981: Stories about the garden fence
- 1984: News about the garden fence , in the second season the name Claudia Gallus was not mentioned
Producer
- 1998: Sermon on the Mount (short film)
- 1998: Inner City Blues (short film)
- 1998: Is´ better that way (short film)
- 1998: Thorn in my doubt (short film)
- 1999: The Blue Pizza (documentary)
- 1999: Devadasi (documentary)
- 2000: Ice lemonade for Hong Li (documentary)
- 2000: Rome My Home (short film) (her graduation film at the Film Academy)
Web links
- Claudia Gallus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Zander: Mother Courage and the Stasi. In: welt.de . September 22, 2007, accessed October 7, 2018 .
- ↑ Berliner Morgenpost: Mother Courage and her signs
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallus, Claudia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress and film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freital |