Ellen Hellwig

Ellen Hellwig (* 1946 in Trondheim , Norway ) is a German actress , radio play and voice actress .

Life

Ellen Hellwig was born in Trondheim, Norway in 1946. From 1967 to 1971 she studied at the "Hans Otto" theater school in Leipzig . From 1971 on she was four decades ensemble member at the spectacle of Leipzig , where she with directors such as Matthias Brenner , Christina Emig-Könning , Wolfgang Engel , Dietrich Kunze . Alexander Lang , Konstanze Lauterbach , Enrico Luebbe , Armin Petras and Michael Thalheimer worked .

After Sebastian Hartmann, as Centraltheater director, wanted to "reinvent" the theater, which the public perceived as dogmatic showmanship, Hellwig left Leipzig like several other directors ( Jorinde Dröse ) and members of the ensemble (Vulesica and Henrike von Kuick ).

In the 2010/2011 season, Ellen Hellwig switched to the ensemble of the Schauspiel Chemnitz . There she played 2010/2011 in "Dona Rosita or The Language of Flowers" by Federico García Lorca and in 2012 Queen Margarete in Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy by Witold Gombrowicz . In summer 2012 she will appear on stage as Maude in Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins .

In the course of her career, Ellen Hellwig has also worked in TV feature films and series, both for DEFA and in the decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall. She also works as a radio play and dubbing speaker . In 1979 she dubbed the Czech actress Libuse Safránková in The Prince and the Evening Star

Plays (selection)

Theater Leipzig

• Jerome Kilty : Beloved Liar . Director: Friedhelm Eberle . 2005/2006 season. Role: Jenny.
• Christoph Hein : Horn's end . Director: Armin Petras . 2006 season. Role: Irene.
• Medea , directed by Christoph Schönborn . Season 2009/2010. Role: wet nurse.
• Arsenic and lace cap , season 2009/2010

Drama Chemnitz

• Dona Rosita or The Language of Flowers by Federico García Lorca , 2010/2011 season
• Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy by Witold Gombrowicz . German by Olaf Kühl , director: Mateja Koležnik , role: Queen Margarete, premiere: February 3, 2012.
• Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel) by Elfriede Jelinek , director: Enrico Lübbe , premiere: March 17th, 2012.
• Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins . German by Udo Birckholz , director: Christian Brey , role: Maude, premiere: June 30, 2012.

Filmography

• 1973: Police call 110: Friday around midnight (TV series)
• 1980: Solo for Martina (TV)
• 1982: The long ride to school
• 1985: White Cloud Carolin
• 1985: My wife Inge and my wife Schmidt
• 1990: Farewell disco
• 1999: In all friendship (TV series, one episode)
• 2004: Hunger for Life (TV)
• 2004, 2009: SOKO Leipzig (TV series, two episodes)

Discography / radio plays (selection)

• Gerhart Hauptmann : Before sunset , editing: Ulrich Griebel , director: Walter Niklaus , music: Günter Neubert . With Günter Grabbert (Matthias Clausen), Friedhelm Eberle (Wolfgang), Jörg Lichtenstein (Egmont), Regina Jeske (Bettina), Marylu Poolman (Paula), Ursula Werner (Inken), Carla Valerius (Mrs. Peters), Peter Sodann (Steinitz) , Lutz Riemann (Eibisch), Horst Schönemann (1927–2002) (violinist), Hilmar Eichhorn (Erich), Ellen Hellwig (Otilie), Gert Gütschow (Hanefeld), Wolf Goette (1909–1995) (Pastor Imoos), Rundfunk der GDR 1985.
• 1992: Fitzgerald Kusz : Schdille bisde (acquaintances) - Direction: Peter Groeger (oral arthore play - MDR)
• Mike McSorley : The missing maestro. Director: Klaus Zippel , musical equipment: Kai-Erik Ziegenrücker , actors: Peter Fricke , Martin Flörchinger , Marylu Poolman , Andrea Solter , Wolfgang Jakob , Ellen Hellwig, Wolfgang Pampel a . a. Production: Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 1996 Length: approx. 55 min.
• Dick Francis : Rampant . Radio play adaptation based on the novel Zügellos : Alexander Schnitzler. Director: Klaus Zippel , production: MDR and SWR, 2002, music: Pierre Oser , 1 CD, length: approx. 71 min. Der Audio Verlag , Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89813-266-8 .
• Dorothy L. Sayers : The Peach Thief . With Peter Fricke , Dagmar von Thomas , Conny Wolter , Felix Spyrka , Marlies Reusche , Wolfgang Winkler , Ellen Hellwig and Walter Niklaus , MDR 2005, Edel records GmbH, length: approx. 41 min. EAN 4029758622254.
• Iain Levison : Terminated for operational reasons. Editing / Direction: Steffen Moratz , with: Jörg Schüttauf , Torben Kessler , Hansjürgen Hürrig , Götz Schweighöfer , Mirco Kreibich , Udo Schenk , Bernhard Schütz , Rainer Heise , Ellen Hellwig, Andreas Keller , Sigrun Fischer , Peter W. Bachmann , u. a., length: approx. 51 min. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 2007.
• Anthony Burgess : Clockwork Orange . With Martin Olbertz , Winfried Glatzeder , Peter W. Bachmann , Thomas Rudnick , Wolfgang Winkler and Ellen Hellwig, Der Audio Verlag , 2012, ISBN 978-3-86231-158-3 .

literature

• Karl Georg Kayser / Ellen Hellwig / Claudia Wenzel / Werner Hahn: Studying in the studio · The difficult path to becoming an actor. In: Leipziger Blätter , Vol. 7. 1985, pp. 19ff.

Web links

• Ellen Hellwig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Short portrait as a member of the Theater Chemnitz ensemble . Accessed on May 16, 2012.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Eich: Where are the people? A dispute is raging in Leipzig over the theater, which Centraltheater director Sebastian Hartmann wanted to reinvent. In: Friday. April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
2. ↑ theater-chemnitz.de. Schedule 2011/2012. Harold and Maude ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 17, 2012.  
3. ↑ gorki.de ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Entry by Ellen Hellwig on synchronkartei.de , accessed on May 16, 2012.
5. ↑ Ralf Julke: A piece for two gifted actors: Beloved Liar. In: Leipziger Internet Zeitung. May 21, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
6. ↑ Nikolaus Merck: The crocodile as a hero. Horn's end - Armin Petras is now showing his Leipzig Christoph Hein production in Berlin. In: nachtkritik.de. March 19, 2006 (slightly abridged version of the criticism from the Frankfurter Rundschau of March 21, 2006). Retrieved May 17, 2012.
7. ↑ Damn hoe: Children kill their Medea. In: Friday. January 17, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
8. ↑ Pictures for the staging of arsenic and lace cap
9. ↑ Press comments on Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Press comments on Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ Deutschlandfunk. January 17, 2002. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
12. ↑ hoerspieleipps.net ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. or hoerdat.in-berlin.de  
13. ↑ Review  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
14. ^ Complete index of the Leipzig papers. Kulturstiftung-leipzig.de Retrieved on May 17, 2012.