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Hannelore Elsner

Born
Jul 26, 1942 · Aged 76
Died
Apr 21, 2019
Place of birth
Burghausen, Germany
Gender
Female
Movie credits
167
TV credits
86

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.