Tatjana Patitz
Tatjana Patitz (born March 25, 1966 in Hamburg ) is a German model .
Life
Patitz grew up in Sweden . After she was discovered by fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh at the age of 17 , she was one of the most sought-after supermodels in the world in the 1980s and early 1990s. She achieved her breakthrough with a campaign for Levi's jeans.
After moving from Paris to California, she pushed her film career and took on several roles. In the thriller The Cradle of the Sun (1993) with Sean Connery based on Michael Crichton , she has an appearance as the attractive murder victim Cheryl Lynn Austin . Patitz was among others with the actors Richard Gere , Johnny Depp , Joshy Peters , Pierce Brosnan and for a short time with the pop singer Seal . In 1999 Patitz posed for the German edition of Playboy .
Until 2009 Tatjana Patitz lived with her son on a ranch in Malibu, California . She married American businessman Jason Johnson in 2003, and separated from him in 2009. She brings up their son alone. She now lives in Santa Barbara .
Filmography
- Fire, Ice & Dynamite (1990)
- The cradle of the sun (1993)
- Ready-to-Wear (1994)
- The Mortal Enemy (1999)
- Lost Angeles - A City Between Dream and Trauma (2000)
Participation in TV series
- The Larry Sanders Show (one episode, 1995)
- A single always comes alone (an episode, 1996)
Award
- 2011 Vienna Fashion Award in the Style Icon category
Web links
- Tatjana Patitz in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Profile of Tatjana Patitz on Fashion Model Directory
- Tatjana Patitz on models.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christoph Amend: “I'm more of the observing type.” In: ZEITmagazin , No. 26, June 18, 2009, p. 33.
- ↑ Cordula Reyer: "A good photographer is like a good lover". In: Die Welt , January 18, 2010, interview.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Patitz, Tatjana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg , Federal Republic of Germany |