Marianne Hettinger is a German-American film director, writer,
actress, and dancer.Having come to New York from Germany at the age of
19 with only $800 in her pocket, Marianne Hettinger had to learn how
to make it on her own in The Big Apple. Being a filmmaker, actress,
and dancer, Hettinger has had the chance to meet some interesting
people, both famous and not so famous, and as a member of the National
Board of Review, had the privilege to interview actors and directors
like Dustin Hoffman, Neil Jordan, Terrence Howard, Glen Hansard and
Jodie Foster. All of those experiences led her to start up a new video
talk show, "Hallo New York", in 2013 that pays tribute to both her
home country and the city she now calls home. Some of the initial
interviews include German singer/actress Ute Lemper, and former CEO of
CDV Software, Germany's biggest computer and videogame company,
Wolfgang Gaebler.She wrote, produced, directed and acted in her first
feature film Mango Tango (2009), which won her "Best Director" at the
Detroit Independent Film Festival in 2010. and was screened at the
"Celebrate Tango Festival" in New York City 2010. She was nominated in
2010 for the Young Generation Award at the Fünf Seen Film Festival in
Munich.Hettinger married Olympic figure skater and world champion
Norbert Schramm in 2011 and divorced him in 2012 citing irreconcilable
differences. The couple has starred together in Hettinger's movie
"Saint Vitus Dance", which could be seen at film festivals all over
the world. They were guests of honor at the German-American Steuben
parade in New York City in 2011.
actress, and dancer.Having come to New York from Germany at the age of
19 with only $800 in her pocket, Marianne Hettinger had to learn how
to make it on her own in The Big Apple. Being a filmmaker, actress,
and dancer, Hettinger has had the chance to meet some interesting
people, both famous and not so famous, and as a member of the National
Board of Review, had the privilege to interview actors and directors
like Dustin Hoffman, Neil Jordan, Terrence Howard, Glen Hansard and
Jodie Foster. All of those experiences led her to start up a new video
talk show, "Hallo New York", in 2013 that pays tribute to both her
home country and the city she now calls home. Some of the initial
interviews include German singer/actress Ute Lemper, and former CEO of
CDV Software, Germany's biggest computer and videogame company,
Wolfgang Gaebler.She wrote, produced, directed and acted in her first
feature film Mango Tango (2009), which won her "Best Director" at the
Detroit Independent Film Festival in 2010. and was screened at the
"Celebrate Tango Festival" in New York City 2010. She was nominated in
2010 for the Young Generation Award at the Fünf Seen Film Festival in
Munich.Hettinger married Olympic figure skater and world champion
Norbert Schramm in 2011 and divorced him in 2012 citing irreconcilable
differences. The couple has starred together in Hettinger's movie
"Saint Vitus Dance", which could be seen at film festivals all over
the world. They were guests of honor at the German-American Steuben
parade in New York City in 2011.
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