Elisabeth Trissenaar (born 13 April 1944) is an Austrian actress, who
lives in Berlin.Trissenaar's father was the Dutchman Frans
Trijssenaar. After studying at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna,
she was cast in her first role at the Bern Theatre in 1964. Between
1972 and 1981, she had great success at the Schauspiel Frankfurt,
especially in the roles of Nora Helmer in A Doll's House and Hedda
Gabler (both plays by Ibsen), as well as Medea.During this time began
her collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, under his direction
she was in movies such as The Stationmaster's Wife [de] (Bolwieser,
1977), In a Year of 13 Moons (1978), The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979), and in the television series of Alfred Döblin's Berlin
Alexanderplatz (1980). Also, she played leading roles in Robert van
Ackeren's films Das andere Lächeln (1978) and Purity of Heart (Die
Reinheit des Herzens, 1980), in the Oscar-nominated film Angry Harvest
(Bittere Ernte, 1985), and in Xaver Schwarzenberger's Franza
(1987).She is married to the director Hans Neuenfels, with whom she
has a son, the film director Benedict Neuenfels.
lives in Berlin.Trissenaar's father was the Dutchman Frans
Trijssenaar. After studying at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna,
she was cast in her first role at the Bern Theatre in 1964. Between
1972 and 1981, she had great success at the Schauspiel Frankfurt,
especially in the roles of Nora Helmer in A Doll's House and Hedda
Gabler (both plays by Ibsen), as well as Medea.During this time began
her collaboration with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, under his direction
she was in movies such as The Stationmaster's Wife [de] (Bolwieser,
1977), In a Year of 13 Moons (1978), The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979), and in the television series of Alfred Döblin's Berlin
Alexanderplatz (1980). Also, she played leading roles in Robert van
Ackeren's films Das andere Lächeln (1978) and Purity of Heart (Die
Reinheit des Herzens, 1980), in the Oscar-nominated film Angry Harvest
(Bittere Ernte, 1985), and in Xaver Schwarzenberger's Franza
(1987).She is married to the director Hans Neuenfels, with whom she
has a son, the film director Benedict Neuenfels.
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