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Home/People/Hannelore Elsner
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Born
Jul 26, 1942Died: Apr 21, 2019
Lived 76 years
Place of Birth
Burghausen, Germany
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

170
Movies
84
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Hannelore Elsner

Acting

Biography
Hannelore Elsner (born Hannelore Elstner, 26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a German actress with a long career in television and film. She first performed on stage in Munich, and later starred in popular films and television series such as Die Schwarzwaldklinik (The Black Forest Clinic), and as the lead character, Inspector Lea Sommer, in the series Die Kommissarin. She was recognized internationally for her lead role in the 2000 film Die Unberührbare (No Place to Go), shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
Hannes poster

Hannes

as Frau Stemmerle
2021
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life poster

Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life

as Self (archive footage)
2021
Lang lebe die Königin poster

Lang lebe die Königin

as Rose Just
2020
Berlin, I Love You poster

Berlin, I Love You

as Madame Rose
2019
Club Of The Lonely Hearts poster

Club Of The Lonely Hearts

as Kiki Kröschl
2019
A Rose in Winter poster

A Rose in Winter

as Francis Claire
2019
Cherry Blossoms & Demons poster

Cherry Blossoms & Demons

as Trudi
2019
100 Things poster

100 Things

as Renate Konaske
2018
Der große Rudolph poster

Der große Rudolph

as Else Moshammer
2018
Vacation from Life poster

Vacation from Life

as Lilo
2017
Getting Rid of Mum poster

Getting Rid of Mum

as Oma
2016
Wunderlich's World poster

Wunderlich's World

as Liliane
2016
Hanna's Sleeping Dogs poster

Hanna's Sleeping Dogs

as Ruth
2016
Ein großer Aufbruch poster

Ein großer Aufbruch

as Ella
2015
Family Party poster

Family Party

as Renate
2015
Ein Sommer im Burgenland poster

Ein Sommer im Burgenland

as Maria Graf
2015
To Life! poster

To Life!

as Ruth
2014
Besondere Schwere der Schuld poster

Besondere Schwere der Schuld

as Agnes Barner
2014
Better than Nothing poster

Better than Nothing

as Wally
2014
Tour de Force poster

Tour de Force

as Irene
2014
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