Nicole Heesters
Nicole Heesters (born February 14, 1937 in Potsdam ) is a German actress and radio play speaker .
Life
Nicole Heesters, a daughter of Johannes Heesters and his first wife, the Flemish actress and operetta singer Louisa Ghijs , grew up in Austria . As a teenager, she played minor roles in German films in the early 1950s. In 1953 she stood in front of the camera for the first time in Ich und mein Frau , in 1954 this song remains with you followed , and in the same year she made her debut at the Vienna Volkstheater in the title role of the successful play Gigi . She was then committed to the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus .
Heesters completed an acting training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna . At the theater she worked under directors such as Peter Stein , Boy Gobert and Andrea Breth . She had engagements at the Schauspielhaus Graz , in Düsseldorf , at the Thalia Theater Hamburg , at the Schauspielhaus Bochum , the Staatliche Schauspielbühnen Berlin , at the Theater in der Josefstadt and numerous others. Since 1973 she has been a member of the Free Academy of the Arts in Hamburg.
As Commissioner Buchmüller , she was the first ever female crime scene investigator in three episodes between 1978 and 1980 . She is still regularly in front of the camera for television films.
Heesters also made a name for herself as a spokesperson for sophisticated audio book productions, for example with works by Friedrich Schiller . Since 2008 she has been a member of the board of trustees of the German Audio Book Prize .
Nicole Heesters was married to the set designer Pit Fischer until his death and lives in Hamburg. Her daughter Saskia Fischer also works as an actress, her son is an event manager . Her sister Wiesje Herold-Heesters lives as a pianist in Vienna.
Heesters belonged to the ensemble of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus for several seasons .
Awards
She was honored with the Golden Curtain in Berlin for her outstanding theater performances. In 1976 she received the honorary award Silver Mask from the members of the Hamburger Volksbühne . In 2000 she was awarded the Curt Goetz Ring for five years . In 2006 she received the Rolf Mares Prize for her portrayal in Vita and Virginia at the Hamburger Kammerspiele . In 2014 she received the Nestroy Theater Prize in the “Best Actress” category for her portrayal of Vera in Before Retirement at the Theater in der Josefstadt . In recognition of her outstanding achievements, Nicole Heesters received the Louise Dumont Topaz on February 22, 2015 at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus . On October 9, 2019, she was awarded honorary membership of the Hamburger Volksbühne. In 2019 she was honored for her role in the radio play version of the novel The Years by Annie Ernaux at the ARD Radio Play Days for the best acting performance.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Me and my wife - Director: Eduard von Borsody
- 1954: This song stays with you
- 1955: Your first rendezvous - directed by Axel von Ambesser
- 1955: Three Men in the Snow - Director: Kurt Hoffmann
- 1956: Love that loses its head - Director: Thomas Engel
- 1956: The bell founder of Tyrol - Director: Richard Häussler
- 1966: The Good Man of Sezuan - television play, SDR / SWR, director: Fritz Umgelter
- 1972: Alexander Zwo (TV series)
- 1972: Beloved Murderer (TV play)
- 1974: The involuntary journeys of Moritz August Benjowski - four-part television series, director: Fritz Umgelter
- 1976: The winter that was a summer - three-part television series, director: Fritz Umgelter
- 1978–1980: Tatort (High Commissioner Marianne Buchmüller) (TV series)
- 1978: The man on the high seat (episode 84)
- 1978: Invoice with a stranger (episode 87, guest appearance)
- 1979: Midnight, or shortly after (episode 103)
- 1980: The yellow petticoat (episode 109)
- 1981: After Midnight - Director: Wolf Gremm
- 1982: Kamikaze 1989 - Director: Wolf Gremm
- 1983: Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist - Director: Hans Neuenfels
- 1984: Bali - Directed by István Szabó
- 1989: Pension Sonnenschein - Director: Filip Bajon
- 1989: The Billionaire Game - Director: Peter Keglevic
- 1992: Crime scene: The murderer and the prince (episode 258)
- 1992: My daughter is mine - Director: Vivian Naefe
- 1994: Zoé of all people - Director: Markus Imboden
- 1995: Oh you happy (television)
- 1996: As long as there is love (TV series)
- 1997: Lamorte
- 1998: Meschugge - Director: Dani Levy
- 1999: Klemperer - A Life in Germany
- 2000: Women Lie Better - Director: Vivian Naefe
- 2000: It's never too late for love - Director: René Heisig
- 2000: Deutschlandspiel - Director: Hans-Christoph Blumenberg
- 2000: Dangerous Dreams - A Woman's Secret
- 2002: The Last Witness - The Bullet in the Course of Things (TV series)
- 2002: Donna Leon - Nobiltà (TV)
- 2003: Crime scene: Vera's weapons
- 2003: Driven Hunt - Director: Ulrich Stark
- 2003: Rosamunde Pilcher: Certainty of the Heart
- 2004: Bella Block: The Opposite of Love - Director: Dagmar Hirtz
- 2007: Time to Live - Director: Matti Geschonneck
- 2007: Longing for Rimini - Director: Dietmar Klein
- 2007: Copacabana - Director: Xaver Schwarzenberger
- 2009: Five days full moon - Director: Matthias Steurer
- 2009: The Soul of a Murderer - Director: Peter Keglevic
- 2010: Mission in Hamburg - Red as Death (TV series, episode 01x13)
- 2010: Großstadtrevier - Mother's Day (TV series, episode 23x14)
- 2011: SOKO Vienna - Angel of Death (TV series)
- 2011: A Summer in Paris - Director: Jorgo Papavassiliou
- 2012: Die Holzbaronin - Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller
- 2014: Großstadtrevier - a slap in the face (episode 27x14)
- 2015: Deep Wounds - A Taunus Crime
- 2016: Lou Andreas-Salomé
- 2016: Speaking of happiness (television)
- 2016: Club of the Red Ribbons - Promises (TV series, episode 02x09)
- 2020: The Wolf Gang
Radio plays (selection)
- 1957 Georg Büchner : Leonce and Lena , director: Gert Westphal , composition: Peter Zwetkoff , SWF.
- 1958 Hans Christian Andersen : The Little Mermaid , directed by Edward Rothe , WDR.
- 1961 Roderick Wilkinson : The big catch , director: Fritz Benscher , BR.
- 1966 Rainer Puchert : The great Zybilek , director: Günther Sauer , composition: Kurt Herrlinger , HR.
- 1969 Peter Handke : Radio play No. 2 , directed by Heinz von Cramer , WDR / SR / SWF.
- 1969 Adolf Muschg : Das Kerbelgericht , director: Oswald Döpke , WDR.
- 1973 Ingomar von Kieseritzky : Resorption , director: Heinz von Cramer, WDR.
- 1978 Wilhelm Genazino : The laundry in the garden , director: Horst H. Vollmer , RB.
- 1984 Ludwig Fels : Frau Zarik , director: Klaus Mehrländer , composition: Stan Regal
- 1989 Richard Hey : Kelsterbach's favorites , director: Richard Hey, WDR / SFB.
- 1995 Yasmina Reza : The Man of Chance Translation: Eugen Helmlé , Director: Charles Benoit , Composition: Hans Koch , DRS / DLF
- 1998 AR Gurney : Love Letters Translation: Inge Greiffenhagen , Daniel Karasek , Director: Klaus Mehrländer , WDR.
- 2000 Margaret Edson : Spirit . Translation: Frank Heibert , editing and direction: Claudia Johanna Leist , WDR / NDR.
- 2002 Werner Schwab : People's Destruction or My Liver is Pointless , Director: Annette Kurth , WDR
- 2003 Ingomar von Kieseritzky : Doyles Dilemma , director: Beate Andres , composition: Bernd Schultheis , NDR.
- 2010 Elisabeth Herrmann : Schlick , director: Sven Stricker . Radio crime scene , NDR.
- 2011 Jan Georg Schütte : Aging or Speed Dating for Seniors , Director: Jan Georg Schütte, Composition: Johannes Huth , NDR.
- 2016 Ursula Scheidle : Train of Sound , director: Ursula Scheidle, composition: Gunnar Geisse , NDR.
- 2016 Jochen Schimmang : The illuminated city belongs to the others , director: Annette Kurth , WDR.
- 2017 Thomas Mann : Tonio Kröger , Director: Leonhard Koppelmann , HR.
- 2018 Annie Ernaux : The Years , Director: Luise Voigt , Composition: Björn SC Deigner , HR.
- 2018 Frank Witzel : Stahnke , director: Leonhard Koppelmann. Composition: Frank Witzel, BR.
Web links
- Nicole Heesters in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nicole Heesters at filmportal.de
- Nicole Heesters at the Dirk Fehrecke agency
- When do you write your autobiography? , Portrait of Martin Eich in the Stuttgarter Zeitung on May 17, 2014
- Grande dame in sneakers. Interview with Nicole Heesters
Individual evidence
- ^ Nicole Heesters in the Board of Trustees of the German Audio Book Prize , Focus , published on June 12, 2008, accessed on July 24, 2010
- ^ D'haus - Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, young theater, community stage: Nicole Heesters | D'haus - Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, young theater, community stage. In: www.dhaus.de. Retrieved November 23, 2016 .
- ↑ New honorary member of the Hamburger Volksbühne: Nicole Heesters. Retrieved October 10, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Heesters, Nicole |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Potsdam , German Empire |