Denise Gorzelanny

Denise Gorzelanny (* 1954 in Berlin ) is a German actress , singer , lyricist, composer and author .

biography

Her parents are the acrobat, tap dancer and head of a school for young variety shows, Ferry Gorzelanny, and the actress Gitta Winter. Until she started school, Denise traveled on parental tours. Later, when she was housed in various families and institutions, school theater, music, creative design, languages and sports were her everyday passions. After her father's accident, she was his carer until his father's death. She got her driver's license early, took private singing, acting and speaking lessons, played her first roles on TV and on Berlin stages (including the role of the Ermengarde in the musical “Hallo, Dolly!” At the Theater des Westens ). During this time she also appeared as a singer with her first band “Dies Irae” and in a duet with guitarist Michael Geese. She obtained her Abitur at the Sophie-Scholl-Gymnasium in Berlin and bridged a semester waiting period in 1973 until she was admitted to the Berlin Max-Reinhardt-Acting School / UdK Berlin with a language course in English / Slavic studies at the Free University of Berlin .

After her four years studying acting she gained with her debut role of Gussie from the "Hofmeister" by Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (role of the Grand played by Ulrich Gebauer ) graduated the State Bühnenreifeprüfung (1978). This was followed by TV productions (including "Thinking means praying to the devil", " Nessie - the craziest monster in the world ") and theater productions at the Berlin Theater on Kurfürstendamm and the Schaubühne on Lehniner Platz . At the same time, Denise Gorzelanny also worked as a professional singer with the live band “Guano” and through Sherry Bertram's “Compass” Big Band was continuously working in record studios for numerous LP productions and TV shows by renowned artists (including Udo Jürgens , Peter Maffay , Vicky Leandros , Roland Kaiser ). Gorzelanny was also a singer with Klaus Knapp's band “Airship” for four years, singer of the professional quartet “Wichcraft” (record contract with Phonogram , LP production “Outside Inn”, concert tour). At that time she started her second course of a four-year classical vocal training course as a mezzo-soprano (first state examination as a music teacher) at the Berlin University of the Arts (1985) and then taught singing for one semester at a Berlin music school.

Denise Gorzelanny gained her first own experience as a songwriter and composer when she joined the Berlin rock band "Artischock", with whom she went on concert tours for four years, gained competitive experience with prizes and two singles ("Rock'n'Roll Ausverkauf" / "Onanie -Melodie ”1980) and an LP (“ Besorg's Dir! ”1982).

During a five-year break from the stage, she turned to her training as a painter (training with Horst Grig, Prof. Peter Müller / UdK), became a member of the artist group ASK Berlin and exhibited her oil paintings in regular solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. In addition, she worked as a jazz singer in the Berlin quartet around Harry Ermer, “Local Vocals”. Her return to the stage and film was achieved through continuous training in acting courses since 1983 (among others with Meredith Monk and Ping Chong - USA, Zygmunt Molik - Poland, MK Lewis - USA, Karin Kleibel, Monika Schubert - Berlin, Potsdam Film Academy) through the Entry into the dubbing film business (since 1995) and the co-founding of a free theater company ("Society Players") in 2006. Since 2008 Denise Gorzelanny has been on the road with "lesART Widerhall" with readings and singing, speaks radio plays and audio books, writes her own short stories and songs . She can be seen in TV roles since 2008. a. in "GZSZ" (Ingrid Eggert), " In allerfreund " (Silke Göschen), SOKO Stuttgart (Jutta Merkle) or movies like u. a. "EMAN (N) zipation" and "Your letter to the wedding" (2011).

Since 2010 she has been sponsoring artist colleagues through regular events in her private artist salon "luchs10".

Denise Gorzelanny was married to the trumpeter Peter Tüllmann from the Berlin “Messengers” in her first marriage, her second marriage to the bassist of the first GRIPS theater band “Alarm!”, Peer Forsberg. She has three children. The two last born Nick (including Matsushita in Angel Beats! ) And Millie Forsberg (including Nodoka Miyazaki in Negima !? ) are also active in the dubbing industry.

Theater (selection)

"Der Hofmeister" / JMR Lenz, debut role of Gustchen (Ulrich Gebauer as Hofmeister), director: Dietrich von Oertzen, theater hall of the UdK Berlin , Fasanenstrasse
"Romeo and Juliet" / W. Shakespeare, role Rosalinde Capulet (Klaus Hoffmann as Romeo), Freie Volksbühne Berlin
"Hello, Dolly!", Role of the Ermengarde (Marika Rökk as Dolly, Wolfgang Lukschy as Horace Vandergelder), director: Gene Reed, Theater des Westens Berlin
“They play our song”, role of the muse Sonia (Gaby Gasser as Sonia Walsk, Harald Juhnke as Vernon Gersch), German premiere 1980, direction and translation by Jürgen Wölffer, Theater am Kurfürstendamm Berlin
"The Games", role as game player, writer and director Meredith Monk and Ping Chong, Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz 1984
“Brecht Files”, sung, local vocal, directed by George Tabori, Berliner Ensemble 2000
“Unrest of the Heart” / Stefan Zweig, 40-minute monologue: 24 hours from the life of a woman, directed by Iris Artajo, Theater lastreslolas / Greenhouse 2001
“Fragmentation” / Eric Durnez, translation and direction Johannes von Westphalen, staged role soldier mother, Maxim-Gorki-Theater Studio, 2002
“That can't shake a sailor”, role Lady, author / director Katja Notte, Kieztheater 2004
“Berlin Nights”, role Insulana, author / director Katja Nottke, Kieztheater 2005
"House of Yes" / Wendy McLeod, role Mrs. Pascal, directed by Hans-Dieter Heiter, Theater Zerbrachte Fenster 2006
“Criminal Hearts” / Jane Martin, role Mrs. Carnahan - voiceover, directed by Karin Seven, Theater Engelbrot Berlin 2007
“NON (N) SENS” / Dan Goggin, role Mother Superior Maria Regina, directed by Wolfgang Wittig and Sebastiano Meli, Berlin SCALA, Coupé-Theater Berlin 2008
“Mord in Balfour Castle” / Oliver Feld, role Countess Esther Balfour, directed by Oliver Feld, Theater O-Ton Art Berlin 2019

Film (selection)

actress

1975: Jan and Jo
Café Wernecke (TV Series) - Director: Wolfgang Teichert
The human pyramid
1980: The Prize: Soft Error - Director: Lutz Heering
To think is to pray to the devil
1983: Nessie - the craziest monster in the world - Director: Wolfgang Zehetgruber
The robot - directed by Lutz Heering
Car - Director: Lutz Heering (short film)
2004: Our Charly - Director: Monika Zinnenberg
2003–2008: Schlick.TV (eight-part series: parts 1–5) - director: Rainer Fritzsche
2006: Zaldiar3 / BSMO - Director: Gregor Theuss
2009: Ballons (short film) - Director: Viktor Markstein
2009–2010: GZSZ (TV series) - directors: Julian Plica, André Siebert, Hannes Spring, René Wolter
2010: Ebenbild, (3D short film) - Director: Carolina Gumz / Valentin Fuhlenbrock
2010: In all friendship (TV series, episode 495: Gifted love effort ) - Director: Frank Gotthardy
2010: Lisa and Luise - Director: Carolina Gumz
2010: eMANNzipation - Director: Philipp Müller-Dorn
2011: Your letter to the wedding - Director: Silvana Santamaria
2015: SOKO Stuttgart (episode: girls' evening ), - director: Daniel Anderson
2019: The Gift - Director: Dirk Petrick
2019: Schlick TV (series) - Director: Rainer Fritzsche

Voice actress

Movies

1998: For Nancy Lenehan in Pleasantville - Too good to be true as Marge Jenkins
2005: For Nancy Lenehan in the Beauty Shop as Mrs. Struggs
2005: For Marianne Horine in Ewoks - Fight for Endor as a witch
2010: For Frances Conroy in Stone as Madylyn Mabry
2012: For Embeth Davidtz in The Amazing Spider-Man as Mary Parker
2013: For Amanda Plummer in The Hunger Games - Catching Fire as Wiress
2015: For Emma Tate in Gladiators of Rome as Circe
2015: For Bonita Friedericy in Big Business - Nothing except expenses (Unfinished Business) as Helen
2016: For Sue Diepeveen in Honey 3: The Beat of Life as Amanda
2016: For Leslie Uggams in Deadpool as Blind Al
2017: For Sue Clark in The Silk Thread as Biddy
2018: For Kheng Hua Tan in Crazy Rich as Kerry Chu
2018: For Leslie Uggams in Deadpool 2 as Blind Al
2019: For Sarah Douglas in A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby as Mrs Averill
2020: For Lin Shaye in The Grudge as Faith Matheson

Series

2006–2007, 2012: For Valerie Mahaffey in Desperate Housewives as Alma Hodge
2011: For Anette Lindbäck in Die Brücke - Transit in den Tod as Gry
2013–2017: For Lori Tan Chinn in Orange Is the New Black as Mei Chang
2013: For Elizabeth Norment in House of Cards as Nancy Kaufberger
2013: For Dendrie Taylor in Sons of Anarchy as Luanne Delaney
2015: For Grace Zabriskie in Ray Donovan as Mrs. Minassian
2015: For Laila Robins in Homeland as Martha Boyd
2015–2016: For J. Smith-Cameron in Rectify as Jane Talbot
2015–2018: For Vanja Blomkvist in Jordskott as Ylva
2016: For Fionnula Flanagan in Brotherhood as Rose Caffee
2017–2019: For Mary Stuart Masterson in Blindspot as Eleanor Hirst
2018: For Sandy Martin in Ray Donovan as Sandy Patrick
2018: For Sheila McCarthy in The Umbrella Academy as Agnes Rofa
2019: For Jill Frappier in Hudson & Rex as Miranda Hudson

advertising

2015: Radio spot Frankfurter Neue Presse

Film music

1979: Madness, all life is madness - Director: Petra Haffter
1982: Bananen-Paul - Director: Richard Claus
1983: Ente oder Trente - Director: Rigo Manikofski

Singing (selection)

2015-2016: "Disney on Ice" - Director: Rigo Manikofski
2015: "All Stars Galaband" - Synchron GolfClub
2015-2019: "Fine Daze" (rock band) - u. a. Quasimodo (music club) & Rickenbackers Music Inn

Radio plays and audio books

2002: "Laufen" by Dirk Josczok / Johannes Schmölling, role "Die Journalistin"
2002: " John Sinclair The Beginning " by Oliver Döring, role "Lara"
2003: " Richard Diamond - Private Detective" series , various roles
2004: “Weltmärchen” by Hubertus von Puttkamer / Johannes Schmölling
2005–2010: " Revelation 23 ", radio play series Lars Peter Lueg, role "Jutta", Lübbe
2007: "And besides love" / Katrin Wiegand, series, various roles,
2008: " The Adventures of Tom Sawyer " / Mark Twain, role "Tante Polly", German book trade
2011: " Bibi Blocksberg " / Klaus-Peter Weigand, Fo.105 Die Hexenküche, role "Marktfrau"
2011: "The Alster Detective", role "Saleswoman", LL & Hamburg Citizenship
2011: "Your Juliet" / Mary Ann Shaffer, role "Lady Bella Taunton", Argon
2011: " Benjamin Blümchen - bedtime stories ", various roles, KIDDINX

2012: " Jack Slaughter ", Daughter of Light, role "Lady Asmodiana"

2016: "Princess Emmy and her horses", role "Frohlinde Schmuck",

2016-2018: "Benjamin Blümchen", role "Frau Maier"

Literary and musical readings

2008–2016: "Love Awakening"
2009: "Oh, cinema"
2009–2017: "Laughter brightens the day"
2010: "Jaques Prévert"
2011–2012: "Homage to Jazz"
2011–2014: "Water"
2011-2015: "And the angel spoke"
2012: "Dada, daderadei, daderadamm"
2012-2013: "Murder at Balfour Castle"
2013-2015: "Valentine's Day"
2013: "Caribbean Affair"
2013: "Curt Goetz Shorts"
2013-2014: "Tour de France"
2013-2014: "Songtexte - No.1 Hits"
2014–2017: "The Inn on the Thames", Admiralspalast
2017: "Laughter brightens the day", Tertianum

Awards

Winner Senate rock competition with ARTISCHOCK, Berlin 1980
Winner of the German Phono Academy Hamburg with ARTISCHOCK, Young Talent Award for Singing, Würzburg 1980

membership

Society for musical performance and mechanical reproduction rights
BFFS
Curt Götz Society (founding member)
Society Players (founding member)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Gorzelanny, Denise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actress, singer, lyricist, composer and author
DATE OF BIRTH	1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin