Christiane Maybach (1932–2006) was a German
film
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and
television actress
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. She became known as "Berlin's
Marilyn Monroe
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" due to work in films from the 1950s to the 1970s. She continued to act in television roles until shortly before her death in 2006.
Life
Maybach was born in
Berlin, Germany
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on March 14, 1932, was educated at the acting school of the Schillertheater beginning in 1956, and worked on the stage before becoming a film actress during the 1950s, a career she continued to pursue until the 1970s. She then continued her acting career on television, performing until shortly before her death. She died in
Cologne, Germany
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million ...
on April 12, 2006.
[Christiane Maybach (1932–2006) makes a guest appearance as the lady at the bar]
, in "Welt Am Draht: New Master." Munich, Germany: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation, retrieved online August 27, 2018.
Selected filmography
* ''
Fanfares of Love
''Fanfares of Love'' (german: Fanfaren der Liebe) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Dieter Borsche, Georg Thomalla and Inge Egger. It is a remake of the 1935 French film ''Fanfare of Love''. It was a major hi ...
'' (1951) - (uncredited)
* ''
I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1952) - Rita, Studentin
* ''
Fireworks
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'' (1954) - Jasmine (uncredited)
* ''Heimatland'' (1955) - Lisa
* ''
In Hamburg When the Nights Are Long
''In Hamburg When the Nights Are Long'' (German: ''In Hamburg sind die Nächte lang'') is a 1956 West German crime film directed by Max Michel and starring Barbara Rütting, Erwin Strahl and Dorit Kreysler.Meier p.339 It was shot at the Göttingen ...
'' (1956)
* ''Musikparade'' (1956) - Helga
* ''Ein Mann muß nicht immer schön sein'' (1956) - Otti Springfeld
* ''Frauen sind für die Liebe da'' (1957) - Schütze Sabine
* ''
The Girl Without Pyjamas
''The Girl Without Pyjamas'' (german: Das Mädchen ohne Pyjama) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Hans Quest and starring Ingeborg Christiansen, Bert Fortell and Elma Karlowa.Hermanni p.315
Cast
* Ingeborg Christiansen as Irma
* B ...
'' (1957) - Marion Klenk
* ''Das Glück liegt auf der Straße'' (1957) - Sylvia
* ''
Two Bavarians in the Harem
''Two Bavarians in the Harem'' (german: Zwei Bayern im Harem) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Joe Stöckel and starring Stöckel, Beppo Brem and Christiane Maybach. It was one of three sequels made to the 1956 hit '' Two Bavarians i ...
'' (1957) - Bardame Cora
* ''
Greetings and Kisses from Tegernsee'' (1957) - Steffi
* ''Wenn die Bombe platzt'' (1958) - Lilly
* ''Hoppla, jetzt kommt Eddie'' (1958) - Lilli
* ''Sehnsucht hat mich verführt'' (1958) - Elvira
* ''Der lachende Vagabund'' (1958) - Diana
* ''
Stefanie'' (1958) - Gabriele
* ''
The Head'' (1959) - Stella - alias Lilly
* ''Heimat, deine Lieder'' (1959) - Beate, Pauls Verlobte
* ''
The High Life'' (1960) - Tilly Scherer
* ''
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
''The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse'' (German ''Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse'') is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film. A West German/French/Italian international co-production, it starred Peter van ...
'' (1960) - Maid (uncredited)
* ''Eine hübscher als die andere'' (1961) - Dorothee Liebig
* ''
Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele
''Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele'' (german: Axel Munthe – Der Arzt von San Michele) is a 1962 biographical drama film directed by Giorgio Capitani, Rudolf Jugert and Georg Marischka. It stars O.W. Fischer in the title role along with Ro ...
'' (1962) - Paulette
* ''
Escape from East Berlin
''Escape from East Berlin'' is a 1962 American-West German thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann and Werner Klemperer.
It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed ...
'' (1962) - Frau Eckhardt (uncredited)
* ''Es war mir ein Vergnügen'' (1963) - Maria Rivaldi
* ''Das Haus auf dem Hügel'' (1964) - Marion, Bardame
* ''
That Man in Istanbul
''That Man in Istanbul'' ( es, Estambul 65, it, Colpo grosso a Galata Bridge, french: L'Homme d'Istamboul) is a 1965 English-language European international co-production adventure film directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi and starring Horst Buc ...
'' (1965)
* ''
A Study in Terror
''A Study in Terror'' is a 1965 British thriller film directed by James Hill and starring John Neville as Sherlock Holmes and Donald Houston as Dr. Watson. It was filmed at Shepperton Studios, London, with some location work at Osterley Hou ...
'' (1965) - Polly Nichols
* ''El marqués'' (1965) - The blonde
* ''
Z7 Operation Rembrandt
''Z7 Operation Rembrandt'' (german: Rembrandt 7 antwortet nicht..., it, Mark Donen - Agente Zeta 7, es, Z-7, operación Rembrandt) is a 1966 German-Italian-Spanish Eurospy film written and directed by Giancarlo Romitelli and starring Lang Jeffr ...
'' (1966) - Consuela
* ''Top Crack'' (1967)
* ''Weiße Haut auf schwarzem Markt'' (1969)
* ''
The Bordello
''The Bordello'' (german: Das Freudenhaus) is a 1971 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Karin Jacobsen, Herbert Fleischmann and Gisela Peltzer.Goble p.770
Cast
* Karin Jacobsen as Rosi
* Herbert Fleischmann as Leop ...
'' (1971) - Tilly
* ''
$'' (1971) - Helga
* ''Naughty Nymphs'' (1972) - Tante Lilofee
* ''
All People Will Be Brothers
''All People Will Be Brothers'' (german: Alle Menschen werden Brüder) is a 1973 West German drama film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Harald Leipnitz, Doris Kunstmann and Rainer von Artenfels.Bock & Bergfelder p.504
Cast
* Harald Leipnit ...
'' (1973) - Die Rote
* ''
Fox and His Friends
''Fox and His Friends'' (german: Faustrecht der Freiheit, lit=Freedom's Law of the Jungle; also known as ''Fist-Right of Freedom'') is a 1975 West German drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, starring Fassbinder, Peter Cha ...
'' (1975) - Hedwig
* ''
Satan's Brew
''Satan's Brew'' (german: Satansbraten) is a 1976 German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Plot
The poet Walter Kranz and his practical wife Luise live with Walter's mentally disabled brother Ernst. They have money problems, as the for ...
'' (1976) - Agentin, Agentur Milutinovic
* ' (1978) - Frau Holle
* ''
Just a Gigolo'' (1978) - Gilda
* ''Die unglaublichen Abenteuer des Guru Jakob'' (1983) - Gräfin Falkenberg
* ' (1984) - Verlegerin
* ''Das Wunder'' (1985) - Raoul's mother
* ' (1988)
References
Bibliography
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External links
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1932 births
2006 deaths
German film actresses
German television actresses
Actresses from Berlin
Burials at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf