Barbara Rütting (21 November 1927 â€" 28 March 2020) was a German
film actress, politician, and author. She appeared in 50 films between
1952 and 1979.Rütting won the German Film Award as Best New Actress
of the Year in 1953. She was a star of German cinema in the 1950s and
1960s, appearing in Canaris with O. E. Hasse and in The Last Bridge
with Maria Schell. In 1961, she played the female lead as a journalist
in the American-German film Town Without Pity, co-starring Kirk
Douglas and Christine Kaufmann.After the 1970s, Rütting's film and
television appearances were sporadic. She instead focused on her
career as a writer of children's and lifestyle books. She also became
a vocal supporter of Environmental protection and animal rights. She
joined the Alliance 90/The Greens in the 1980s, and was elected twice,
in 2002 and 2008, into the Landtag of Bavaria (Bavarian parliament).
She left the Greens in 2009, and became a member of V-Partei3 in 2016.
film actress, politician, and author. She appeared in 50 films between
1952 and 1979.Rütting won the German Film Award as Best New Actress
of the Year in 1953. She was a star of German cinema in the 1950s and
1960s, appearing in Canaris with O. E. Hasse and in The Last Bridge
with Maria Schell. In 1961, she played the female lead as a journalist
in the American-German film Town Without Pity, co-starring Kirk
Douglas and Christine Kaufmann.After the 1970s, Rütting's film and
television appearances were sporadic. She instead focused on her
career as a writer of children's and lifestyle books. She also became
a vocal supporter of Environmental protection and animal rights. She
joined the Alliance 90/The Greens in the 1980s, and was elected twice,
in 2002 and 2008, into the Landtag of Bavaria (Bavarian parliament).
She left the Greens in 2009, and became a member of V-Partei3 in 2016.
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