Constanze Engelbrecht (German: [kÉ"nˈstan.tÍ¡sÉ™ ˈɛŋlÌ©ËŒbÊ É›Ã§t]
(listen); 6 January 1950 â€" 21 July 2000) was a German actress who
was one of the most popular actresses in the country between 1980 and
1990. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1960 to 1998. Her
husband was an actor, and her daughter Julie Engelbrecht is an
actress.Constanze Engelbrecht was born on 6 January 1950 in Munich,
Germany to actress Alice Franz [de] and sculptor Gen Golch. Her very
first role was the voice actress for the character "Jeff" in the
German version of the TV series Lassie, which she performed for six
years. She debuted as a television actress at ten years old in the TV
movie Und nicht mehr Jessica (1965) with Horst Naumann and Sascha
Hehn. Engelbrecht's original goal was to become a classical soprano
and she studied at the Richard Strauss Conservatory of Munich, at the
Salzburg Mozarteneum and finally at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama in London before changing to acting and studying under the
direction of Rosemarie Fendel [de]. She performed in both live theater
and television. Engelbrecht was well known at the theaters of Munich
and also performed in Paris at the "Theatre de la ville".Beginning in
the 1970s, she worked in television, playing in Derrick, The Old Fox,
Tatort and in 1979 she appeared as Gabrielle d'Estrées in a 12-part
historical drama Heinrich, der gute König. In 1980, she and her
husband, French writer, director and actor François Nocher [fr],
moved to Paris, but she continued to act in German television. During
the 1980s, she starred in many mini-series, including Unter der
Trikolore (1980), in the seven-part Feuchtwanger adaptation Exil
(1981) and the lead actress in Tiefe Wasser [de] (1982). She also
appeared in films on the big screen during this period with roles in
The Train Killer [hu] (1983) as Ilona with Michael Sarrazin and Armin
Mueller-Stahl; in Is' was, Kanzler (1984) as the character "Rosi",
with Dieter Hildebrandt, Günter Lamprecht, and Tommi Piper [de]; in
Wenn ich mich fürchte... [fr] (1984) as "Rita" with Horst Buchholz
and Uwe Ochsenknecht and in Sierra Leone with Christian Redl.Between
1987 and 1990 Engelbrecht became known throughout Germany as Brigitte
Sanders for the role she played in the television series in Diese
Drombuschs. She was the devious ex-wife of Martin Sanders (played by
Michael Degen), who will do whatever she can to destroy the new
relationship her ex-husband is having with Vera Drombuschs (played by
Witta Pohl). In 1990, she made a television film, Der Eindringling
which was one of her most acclaimed performances. Throughout the
1990s, she worked in television completing the miniseries Die Frauen
von Bonne Espérance (1990) and several successful series like
Eurocops (1990), The Old Fox (1991), Ein Fall für zwei (1992),
Freunde fürs Leben (1993), Praxis Bülowbogen (1994), Schlosshotel
Orth (1997), among others. She received praise for the TV miniseries
Der Schattenmann [de] (1996) with Mario Adorf, Heinz Hoenig, Heiner
Lauterbach and Günter Strack and for her lead role in Die
Beischlafdiebin (1998). Her last role was with Gerard Depardieu in a
television production of The Count of Monte Cristo.
(listen); 6 January 1950 â€" 21 July 2000) was a German actress who
was one of the most popular actresses in the country between 1980 and
1990. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1960 to 1998. Her
husband was an actor, and her daughter Julie Engelbrecht is an
actress.Constanze Engelbrecht was born on 6 January 1950 in Munich,
Germany to actress Alice Franz [de] and sculptor Gen Golch. Her very
first role was the voice actress for the character "Jeff" in the
German version of the TV series Lassie, which she performed for six
years. She debuted as a television actress at ten years old in the TV
movie Und nicht mehr Jessica (1965) with Horst Naumann and Sascha
Hehn. Engelbrecht's original goal was to become a classical soprano
and she studied at the Richard Strauss Conservatory of Munich, at the
Salzburg Mozarteneum and finally at the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama in London before changing to acting and studying under the
direction of Rosemarie Fendel [de]. She performed in both live theater
and television. Engelbrecht was well known at the theaters of Munich
and also performed in Paris at the "Theatre de la ville".Beginning in
the 1970s, she worked in television, playing in Derrick, The Old Fox,
Tatort and in 1979 she appeared as Gabrielle d'Estrées in a 12-part
historical drama Heinrich, der gute König. In 1980, she and her
husband, French writer, director and actor François Nocher [fr],
moved to Paris, but she continued to act in German television. During
the 1980s, she starred in many mini-series, including Unter der
Trikolore (1980), in the seven-part Feuchtwanger adaptation Exil
(1981) and the lead actress in Tiefe Wasser [de] (1982). She also
appeared in films on the big screen during this period with roles in
The Train Killer [hu] (1983) as Ilona with Michael Sarrazin and Armin
Mueller-Stahl; in Is' was, Kanzler (1984) as the character "Rosi",
with Dieter Hildebrandt, Günter Lamprecht, and Tommi Piper [de]; in
Wenn ich mich fürchte... [fr] (1984) as "Rita" with Horst Buchholz
and Uwe Ochsenknecht and in Sierra Leone with Christian Redl.Between
1987 and 1990 Engelbrecht became known throughout Germany as Brigitte
Sanders for the role she played in the television series in Diese
Drombuschs. She was the devious ex-wife of Martin Sanders (played by
Michael Degen), who will do whatever she can to destroy the new
relationship her ex-husband is having with Vera Drombuschs (played by
Witta Pohl). In 1990, she made a television film, Der Eindringling
which was one of her most acclaimed performances. Throughout the
1990s, she worked in television completing the miniseries Die Frauen
von Bonne Espérance (1990) and several successful series like
Eurocops (1990), The Old Fox (1991), Ein Fall für zwei (1992),
Freunde fürs Leben (1993), Praxis Bülowbogen (1994), Schlosshotel
Orth (1997), among others. She received praise for the TV miniseries
Der Schattenmann [de] (1996) with Mario Adorf, Heinz Hoenig, Heiner
Lauterbach and Günter Strack and for her lead role in Die
Beischlafdiebin (1998). Her last role was with Gerard Depardieu in a
television production of The Count of Monte Cristo.
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