Katrin Sass (German: [ˈka.tÊ in ˈzas] (listen), for a time Katrin
Saß) is a German actress. She became known internationally for
playing the idealistic socialist mother Christiane Kerner in the 2003
tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin!She was born in Schwerin, in the former
East Germany, which is now the capital of the Federal State of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Before German reunification, she was a
well-known film and stage actress in the German Democratic Republic.
She made her film debut at age 23 in the 1979 film Bis daß der Tod
euch scheidet, where she portrayed a disillusioned young wife. She won
the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 32nd Berlin International Film
Festival for her role in the 1981 film Bürgschaft für ein Jahr. In
2011, she appeared in the music video of "Wir Sind am Leben" by the
Berlin music duo Rosenstolz.Sass said the GDR forced to spell her name
with a "ß" presumably because "Sass" was associated with the Nazi SA
and SS.
Saß) is a German actress. She became known internationally for
playing the idealistic socialist mother Christiane Kerner in the 2003
tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin!She was born in Schwerin, in the former
East Germany, which is now the capital of the Federal State of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Before German reunification, she was a
well-known film and stage actress in the German Democratic Republic.
She made her film debut at age 23 in the 1979 film Bis daß der Tod
euch scheidet, where she portrayed a disillusioned young wife. She won
the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 32nd Berlin International Film
Festival for her role in the 1981 film Bürgschaft für ein Jahr. In
2011, she appeared in the music video of "Wir Sind am Leben" by the
Berlin music duo Rosenstolz.Sass said the GDR forced to spell her name
with a "ß" presumably because "Sass" was associated with the Nazi SA
and SS.
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