Ingeborg Hoffmann (born July 1, 1921 in Munich; died March 27, 1985 in
Rome) was a German actress and the first wife of the writer Michael
Ende.Hoffman started her career on stage in her youth and performed at
theatres in Salzburg and Bremen during pre-war times. In 1940 she had
her first character portrayal in Joe Stöckel's The Sinful Village.
During World War II Ingeborg Hoffmann participated in plays which were
part of the Truppenbetreuung (Engl.: troop welfare) and married an
army doctor in 1942. One year later she gave birth to her only son,
Michael. After her marriage had failed, she returned to Munich and
picked up her career in theatres and kabaretts again. Other
engagements led her to Stuttgart and Zürich. Furthermore, she worked
as a dubbing actor for the channel Radio München. In 1950 she starred
in Paul Verhoeven's Heart of Stone.In 1952 she met Michael Ende, with
whom she was in a relationship for the rest of her life. Hoffmann
linked Ende to the booming Kabarett scene of Munich, for which he
wrote sketches, e.g. for a theatre group called Die Kleinen Fische
(English: The Small Fishes). They were married in 1960 and moved to
Italy. Her influence on Michael Ende's artistic work and his
children's and young people's classics, that are famous worldwide, is
said to be immense. She died of a Pulmonary embolism, only a few days
after she had seen The NeverEnding Story in 1985.
Rome) was a German actress and the first wife of the writer Michael
Ende.Hoffman started her career on stage in her youth and performed at
theatres in Salzburg and Bremen during pre-war times. In 1940 she had
her first character portrayal in Joe Stöckel's The Sinful Village.
During World War II Ingeborg Hoffmann participated in plays which were
part of the Truppenbetreuung (Engl.: troop welfare) and married an
army doctor in 1942. One year later she gave birth to her only son,
Michael. After her marriage had failed, she returned to Munich and
picked up her career in theatres and kabaretts again. Other
engagements led her to Stuttgart and Zürich. Furthermore, she worked
as a dubbing actor for the channel Radio München. In 1950 she starred
in Paul Verhoeven's Heart of Stone.In 1952 she met Michael Ende, with
whom she was in a relationship for the rest of her life. Hoffmann
linked Ende to the booming Kabarett scene of Munich, for which he
wrote sketches, e.g. for a theatre group called Die Kleinen Fische
(English: The Small Fishes). They were married in 1960 and moved to
Italy. Her influence on Michael Ende's artistic work and his
children's and young people's classics, that are famous worldwide, is
said to be immense. She died of a Pulmonary embolism, only a few days
after she had seen The NeverEnding Story in 1985.
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