Dana Schweiger ( Carlsen; born February 29, 1968) is an American television personality, entrepreneur and a former model.

Early life

Dana Schweiger was born in

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. She grew up there with her sister and her uncle.

Career

Schweiger first studied

business management Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

and was later educated at the Esthetic Skincare Institute in Seattle as a

beautician Cosmetology (from Greek , ''kosmētikos'', "beautifying"; and , ''-logia'') is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as ...

. In the 1990s, she worked for

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc., in 1968. In addition to clothing, he also has given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and ...

and H&M as a model. In 2009, she signed an advertising contract with Katjes. In 2012, she was part of the jury of ''Deutschland sucht den Superstar - Kids''. She is the co-founder of Bellybutton, a mail order company for children's supplies. Since 2021, Schweiger is ambassador of WW.

Personal life

Schweiger married actor

Til Schweiger Tilman Valentin Schweiger (; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor, voice actor and filmmaker. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin. Early life Schweiger was born in Freiburg, West Germany, to two teachers. He grew ...

on June 19, 1995. They have four children: Valentin Florian Schweiger (b. 1995), Luna Marie Schweiger (b. 1997), Lilli Camille Schweiger (b. 1998), and

Emma Tiger Schweiger Emma Tiger Schweiger (born 26 October 2002) is a German-American actress. She is known for playing the role of Cheyenne Blue in the 2007 film ''Keinohrhasen'' and its 2009 sequel ''Zweiohrküken'' and the role of Magdalena in ''Kokowääh'' and ...

(b. 2002). Schweiger and Carlsen separated in 2005 and were divorced in 2014. In July 2016, Schweiger publicly announced that she would renounce her American citizenship if

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won the US presidential election in November that year.

Filmography

* 1995: ''

Lindenstraße ''Lindenstraße'' (literally "Linden Street") was a long-running German television drama series, broadcast by Das Erste. The first episode aired on 8 December 1985 and since then new episodes were broadcast weekly until 2020. Its last timeslot ...

'' * 1997: ''

Knockin' on Heaven's Door "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film ''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, r ...

'' * 1998: ''

The Polar Bear ''The Polar Bear'' (german: Der Eisbär) is a 1998 German action film directed by Til Schweiger. Cast * Til Schweiger - Leo * Karina Krawczyk - Nico * Benno Fürmann - Fabian * Florian Lukas - Reza * - Thomas * - Manni * Thierry Van Werveke - ...

'' * 2004: ''Pampers-TV'' (

RTL II RTL Zwei (stylised as RTLZWEI), formerly spelled RTL 2 and RTL II, is a German-language television channel that is operated by ''RTL2 Television GmbH & Co. KG''. RTL2 is a private television broadcaster with a full program ''(Vollprogramm)'' ...

), 9 Sendungen * 2005: ''

Barfuss ''Barefoot'' (German title ''Barfuss'') is a romantic comedy film by German actor and director Til Schweiger released in 2005. It tells the story of Nick (Til Schweiger), a hedonistic bachelor, who helps and eventually falls in love with Leila, ...

'' * 2012: ''Simply Dana'' (

Glitz* Glitz is a Latin American pay television channel that was launched on 1 May 2011, replacing Fashion TV, after the license agreement between the French channel and the now-Glitz* parent Warner Bros. Discovery International (division of Warner Bro ...

) * 2012: '' Deutschland sucht den Superstar - Kids'' ( RTL) * 2015: ''Grill den Henssler'' ( VOX) * 2016: '' Dance Dance Dance'' (RTL) * 2016: ''6 Mütter: Zwischen Kind und Karriere''

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