Monique Ahrens

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Monique Ahrens (born April 9, 1939 in Berlin , actually Monika Sauest), initially also Monika Ahrens , today Monique Montaigne , is a former German actress , television announcer and voice actress .

life and career

Monique Ahren's biological father was the general agent and officer Heinz Sauest, who was killed in a bomb attack in Berlin in 1943 . Her mother Anna Marie “Anita” Gütermann, heiress of the Gütermann sewing silk company , was married to the conductor Herbert von Karajan from 1942 to 1958 . Ahrens grew up in Berlin's Tiergarten district . After the war she allegedly attended the boarding school "Reichartsbeuren" (there is no such place, presumably the boarding school Schloss Reichersbeuern in the Bad Tölz district is meant). She then worked as a mannequin for fur fashion and took acting lessons in Salzburg . The dark-haired Berliner received her first role in 1958 in the Heinz Erhardt film Father, Mother and Nine Children . Although she was three years younger than her colleague Renate Küster , she played her older, already married sister Lene. Her two younger brothers in the film were also played by older actors. In 1959 Ahrens was given the opportunity to appear in the US feature film A Dog of Flanders , which was based on the novel by British author Marie Louise de la Ramée . However, the film did not make it into German cinemas and has not yet been shown on television. It was in addition of Kirk Douglas produced television series Tales of the Viking occupied s, in which it the slave of one of Akim Tamiroff embodied Viking played. However, her name was not mentioned and the series was not broadcast in Germany.

She came to Bayerischer Rundfunk through sports reporter Sammy Drechsel , where she had been a television announcer since 1960. In May 1960, her photo appeared on the cover of Stern magazine . The issue contained a lengthy article by journalist Walter Haas, who reported on her work as an announcer. But at the beginning of 1962 she gave up her job at Bayerischer Rundfunk in order to devote herself more to her acting career. In the same year she tried her hand at singing and released the singles Ich hab´ mein Herz und Sonne, Mond und Sterne The hoped-for success did not materialize.

In 1964 she was seen in the multiple award-winning feature film Keyword: Heron . Ahrens then went to the USA, where she appeared under the name Monique Montaigne in the musical Dominique - The Singing Nun and in two television productions. She later moved to the small town of Amenia , where she u. a. worked as a typist. In 2011 her apartment burned out completely due to a technical defect. Since she did not have home insurance , she had to rely on the support of friends and neighbors who organized a fundraiser.

Filmography

as Monika Ahrens

as Monique Ahrens

  • 1960: Tales of the Vikings (TV series), anonymous
  • 1960: A Dog of Flanders
  • 1960: Secret mission for John Drake (TV series) - episode: The second key
  • 1962: The first day of spring (TV movie)
  • 1963: The Green Cockatoo (TV movie)
  • 1963: The Death of the Salesman (TV movie)
  • 1964: Password: Herons
  • 1964: Mondo nudo - Nackte Welt (narrative voice in the German version)

as Monique Montaigne

  • 1966: Dominique - The Singing Nun
  • 1968: Garrison's Gorillas (TV series) - episode: The War Diamonds
  • 1968: Julia (TV series) - episode: Mama´s Man

Discography

  • 1962: I asked my heart / This is the best day in a long time (I love you) - Telefunken
  • 1962: sun, moon and stars / love stays even when you leave - Telefunken

Publications

  • Monique Montaigne: Un'aura amorosa: The Search for József Réti. In: The Opera Quarterly, Volume 9, Issue 3, Spring 1993, Pages 10-27

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexandra Gütermann: Anita von Karajan. Life story and love affairs of an extraordinary woman. Gutach im Breisgau 2017, page 33
  2. ↑ Walter Haas: Smiles on all channels. Today on the screen: Monique Ahrens , In: Stern No. 22 of May 28, 1960, page 22
  3. ↑ Walter Haas: Smiles on all channels. Today on the screen: Monique Ahrens , In: Stern No. 22 of May 28, 1960, page 24
  4. ↑ Walter Haas: Smiles on all channels. Today on the screen: Monique Ahrens , In: Stern No. 22 of May 28, 1960, page 25
  5. ↑ Walter Haas: Smiles on all channels. On the screen today: Monique Ahrens , In: Stern No. 22 of May 28, 1960, page 29
  6. ^ "Monique Ahrens, 21" , Der Spiegel, March 21, 1962.
  7. ↑ According to discogs.com
  8. ↑ According to TriCornerNews.com
  9. ↑ According to TriCornerNews.com
personal data
SURNAME Ahrens, Monique
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sauest, Monika (real name); Ahrens, Monika; Arends, Monique; Montaigne, Monique
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actress and TV announcer
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin