Franziska Pigulla

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Franziska Pigulla (born May 6, 1964 in Neuss ; † February 23, 2019 in Berlin ) was a German actress , news anchor and voice actress . She became known as the German voice of Gillian Anderson and Demi Moore . In addition, she spoke audio books.

Professional development

After graduating from high school, she began studying German and English in Berlin. Eventually, however, she followed in the footsteps of her father, the actor Rainer Pigulla , and took acting lessons in Berlin. After graduating in 1988, she took further acting courses in London . There she spoke for the BBC's German radio program . In 1990 she made her debut in the film Dr. M by Claude Chabrol in front of the camera. In the following years, however, she mainly worked as a spokesperson for various television and radio stations. She became particularly well known in the mid-1990s as a presenter for the news channel n-tv .

She also dubbed the American actress Gillian Anderson in the German version of the TV series X-Files - The FBI's uncanny cases . Pigulla's distinctive, very dark voice was asked. She also dubbed Demi Moore ( Revelation , An Immoral Offer ), Mercedes Ruehl ( Last Action Hero ) , Téa Leoni ( Deep Impact ) , Sharon Stone ( Encounters - Intersection ) and Naomi Campbell, among others . She also voiced the video game character Nicole "Nico" Collard in the game series Baphomets Curse and as a spokesperson in Battle Isle: The Andosia Conflict .

She was one of the spokespersons for dubbing , commercials (e.g. Duckstein ), television reports (e.g. on Galileo , files - reporters fight for you and autopsy - mysterious deaths ) as well as audio book productions. In addition to her colleague Benjamin Völz , she also had guest appearances on four albums of the Schiller music project .

She can also be heard as Jane Collins in the radio play series Ghostbusters John Sinclair and as a key narrator in the audio books The Bloodline and The Death Artist by Cody McFadyen . She was also the speaker of the audio books for various novels by Ken Follett . His novel Eisfieber , recorded by her , received gold in the audio book award. Pigulla received a platinum audio book award for the audio book Stephen King - The Girl . Her voice is also represented in the documentary 9/11 Mysteries - The Destruction of the World Trade Center . Pigulla could also be heard as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the TV series Hannibal .

In September 2018 it was announced that Franziska Pigulla would be unable to speak for the time being due to illness. She died on February 23, 2019 at the age of 54 in Berlin. The funeral took place on March 12, 2019 at the Heerstraße cemetery in Berlin-Westend .

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Gillian Anderson

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ dpa -Meldung: voice actress Franziska Pigulla died. In: t-online.de. February 27, 2019, accessed February 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Schiller - Zeitgeist. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry, accessed on February 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Corsta Danner: Franziska Pigulla - was the German voice of Gillian Anderson and Demi Moore. In: stimmenkartei.de. February 25, 2019, accessed February 27, 2019 .
  5. ^ Franziska Pigulla's obituary notice. In: trauer.sueddeutsche.de. SZ commemoration / Süddeutsche Zeitung . March 8, 2019, accessed March 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ imfernsehen GmbH & Co KG: The Suspects - True Crimes: Episode Guide. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
  7. ^ Bastei Lübbe AG: The voice of Jane Collins: Franziska Pigulla. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Audiobooks & Original Audio Shows . ( audible.com [accessed May 16, 2019]).
  9. ↑ X-Files: Cold Cases (Audio Book) - Spookyverse. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Pigulla, Franziska
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress, news anchor and voice actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuss
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 2019
Place of death Berlin