Katerina Jacob (born 1 March 1958 in Munich) is a German actress. In
addition to German citizenship she also holds Canadian
citizenship.Jacob comes from an artistic family: her mother was the
actress Ellen Schwiers, her father was film producer Peter Jacob. Her
late younger brother Daniel Jacob (1963-1985) worked as an actor, her
uncle Holger Schwiers is also an actor and voice actor. Through her
mother, Jacob came to the age of 15 for her first role in the TV
miniseries The Red Scarf. In 1977 she became known nationwide with her
first title role as Grete Minde. Later, she went to the prestigious
Institute of Lee Strasberg in New York City for acting training, and
in 1980 received her first stage engagement as Gretchen in Faust I at
the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele. To this day, she always finds time for
guest performances with touring theaters.In addition, Jacob played
numerous roles in film and television, including Derrick, The Black
Forest Clinic, Eurocops and a starring role in the series Alle meine
Töchter. She was particularly popular in her role as Detective
Inspector Sabrina Lorenz in the series Der Bulle von Tölz, in which
the native Bavarian from 1995 to 2005 next to Ottfried Fischer played
a Berliner.Katerina Jacob was the German dubbing voice of Elizabeth
Hurley (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me and Emma Thompson (Much Ado About Nothing and
Howards End). She also performs on the cabaret stage with her solo
program The Mysteries of Love or the Eerie Phenomenon of Testosterone.
addition to German citizenship she also holds Canadian
citizenship.Jacob comes from an artistic family: her mother was the
actress Ellen Schwiers, her father was film producer Peter Jacob. Her
late younger brother Daniel Jacob (1963-1985) worked as an actor, her
uncle Holger Schwiers is also an actor and voice actor. Through her
mother, Jacob came to the age of 15 for her first role in the TV
miniseries The Red Scarf. In 1977 she became known nationwide with her
first title role as Grete Minde. Later, she went to the prestigious
Institute of Lee Strasberg in New York City for acting training, and
in 1980 received her first stage engagement as Gretchen in Faust I at
the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele. To this day, she always finds time for
guest performances with touring theaters.In addition, Jacob played
numerous roles in film and television, including Derrick, The Black
Forest Clinic, Eurocops and a starring role in the series Alle meine
Töchter. She was particularly popular in her role as Detective
Inspector Sabrina Lorenz in the series Der Bulle von Tölz, in which
the native Bavarian from 1995 to 2005 next to Ottfried Fischer played
a Berliner.Katerina Jacob was the German dubbing voice of Elizabeth
Hurley (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers:
The Spy Who Shagged Me and Emma Thompson (Much Ado About Nothing and
Howards End). She also performs on the cabaret stage with her solo
program The Mysteries of Love or the Eerie Phenomenon of Testosterone.
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