Meret Becker (born 15 January 1969) is a German actress and
singer.Meret Becker was born in Bremen, the daughter of the actors
Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker but she was raised in Berlin by her
mother with her stepfather Otto Sander along with her brother Ben
Becker. She is the granddaughter of the comedian Claire Schlichting
and the niece of the acrobat and comedian Jonny Buchardt.In 1996, she
married Alexander Hacke (a member of the band Einstürzende
Neubauten), who contributed songs to Becker's albums, including
Noctambule. They separated in 2000 and divorced two years later.
Becker was a guest musician on Einstürzende Neubauten's album Ende
Neu, singing "Stella Maris" - in a duet with Blixa Bargeld.She played
the character Erna Eggstein in the 1997 German film Comedian
Harmonists, as well as Katya, a prostitute, in Painted Angels. A year
later, in 1998, she gave several performances along with Nina Hagen.
The short but sold-out tour was titled "Wir heißen beide Anna" in
which both Becker and Hagen sang several songs by Bertold Brecht, set
to music by Paul Dessau and Kurt Weill.
singer.Meret Becker was born in Bremen, the daughter of the actors
Monika Hansen and Rolf Becker but she was raised in Berlin by her
mother with her stepfather Otto Sander along with her brother Ben
Becker. She is the granddaughter of the comedian Claire Schlichting
and the niece of the acrobat and comedian Jonny Buchardt.In 1996, she
married Alexander Hacke (a member of the band Einstürzende
Neubauten), who contributed songs to Becker's albums, including
Noctambule. They separated in 2000 and divorced two years later.
Becker was a guest musician on Einstürzende Neubauten's album Ende
Neu, singing "Stella Maris" - in a duet with Blixa Bargeld.She played
the character Erna Eggstein in the 1997 German film Comedian
Harmonists, as well as Katya, a prostitute, in Painted Angels. A year
later, in 1998, she gave several performances along with Nina Hagen.
The short but sold-out tour was titled "Wir heißen beide Anna" in
which both Becker and Hagen sang several songs by Bertold Brecht, set
to music by Paul Dessau and Kurt Weill.
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