Monika Bergen
Monika Bergen (born November 22, 1941 in Berlin , † August 21, 1962 with Kyritz , actually Bärbel Breitsprecher ) was a German film and theater actress and voice actress .
life and work
She was born as the daughter of the actress Erna Breitsprecher in 1941 in Berlin. Since the mother had a long-standing engagement at the Berliner Volksbühne , her daughter became enthusiastic about acting at an early age. As a young girl, she worked in children's roles at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm , but also from 1955 in DEFA film productions , such as the feature film The Dream Ship . Further film productions followed before she learned a 'solid' profession as a stenographer at the request of her parents .
Her great love, however, was acting, so - after completing her professional training - she concentrated again on film offers. During the shooting of the film The Today Over 40 by Director Kurt Jung-Alsen , she met the actors Rudolf Ulrich and Helga Göring in 1960 . Ulrich encouraged her to choose a stage name, so that from then on she performed under the pseudonym Monika Bergen . Goering, however, promoted her career by giving her acting lessons.
In 1962, Bergen had her first theater engagement on a stage in Wismar, at the same time she worked in film and television productions, but also as a voice actress when she was 20 years old when she died in a car accident near Kyritz.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: The dream ship
- 1959: Little Kuno
- 1960: Those over 40 today
- 1960: New Year's Eve punch
- 1960: Assault at signal box B (TV movie)
- 1961: A summer day doesn't make love
- 1961: The murder of Rathenau (TV movie)
- 1961: The murdered man intervenes (TV movie)
- 1961: A handful of notes
- 1961: The girls from Weinbergstrasse (TV movie)
- 1962: The one from 12b
- 1962: acquittal for lack of evidence
- 1962: The Kurpatient (short film)
literature
- Frank-Burkhard Habel , Volker Wachter : The great lexicon of the GDR stars. The actors from film and television. Extended new edition. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-89602-391-8 .
Web links
- Monika mountains in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Monika Bergen on DEFA-Sternstunden.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bergen, Monika |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Broadspeaker, Bärbel (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film and theater actress as well as voice actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1962 |
Place of death | at Kyritz |