Gerit Kling (born 21 April 1965) is a German film, television and voice actress.

Life and work

Kling grew up in Michendorf-Wilhelmshorst near

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with her younger sister, actress

Anja Kling Anja Kling (born 22 March 1970) is a German actress. She is the younger sister of actress Gerit Kling. Selected filmography * ' (1989) * ' (1994, TV series) * ' (1995) * ' (1995, TV miniseries) * '' From Hell to Hell'' (1997) * '' La piovra ...

. Her first acting role was in

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's ''

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'' at the age of five. From 1982 she studied acting at the

Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (German: ''Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch'', ''HFS''), based in the Niederschöneweide district of Berlin, Germany, was founded in 1951 as the National Theatre School in Berlin with the stat ...

in Berlin. After a string of engagements at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, at the Theater Brandenburg and at the

Mecklenburg State Theatre The Mecklenburg State Theatre (german: Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin) is the principal theatre of Schwerin in Germany. Its main theatre (or ''Großes Haus'') seats 650 people and is used for the performance of plays, opera, musical th ...

, she fled with her sister to

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shortly before the fall of the

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. After the

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she played at the

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and the Theater am Kurfüstendamm in Berlin as well as in multiple TV shows, where she was often cast as a doctor. At the

Störtebeker Festival The Störtebeker Festival (german: Störtebeker-Festspiele) is an yearly open-air theatre festival in Germany. It is based on stories around the medieval German privateer Klaus Störtebeker and his Victual Brothers, who later turned to pirates. ...

she played the Duchess van Dooren in 2006. In March 2008 she was on the cover of the German edition of ''

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Personal life

Gerit Kling lives with her sister Anja Kling in Michendorf-Wilhelmshorst. She separated from her husband Stefan Henning at the end of 2015 and divorced him in March 2016. In June 2016 she got engaged to Wolfram Becker whom she married on 9 November 2016.

Partial filmography

Movies

* 1972: '' Hund über Bord'' * 1988: '' Ich liebe dich – April! April!'' * 1989: ' * 1989: ' * 1989: '' Zwei schräge Vögel'' * 1990: ''Der Streit um des Esels Schatten'' * 1991: ''

Go Trabi Go ''Go Trabi Go'' is a 1991 German comedy and road movie directed by Peter Timm. It was the first major box office hit about events concerning the newly reunified Germany. Unlike other films in this period that focused on the problems following reun ...

'' * 1992: '' Go Trabi Go 2 – Das war der wilde Osten'' * 2000: ''The Sea Wolf'' * 2000: '' Zurück auf Los!'' * 2006: ''

Wo ist Fred? ''Where Is Fred?'' (German: ''Wo ist Fred?''), also credited as ''Where Is Fred!?'', is a 2006 German film directed by Anno Saul, and produced by Philip Voges and Eberhard Junkersdorf. Written by Bora Dağtekin, it stars Til Schweiger, Alexandra M ...

'' * 2013: ''

Kaiserschmarrn ''Kaiserschmarrn'' or ''Kaiserschmarren'' (Emperor's Mess) is a lightly sweetened pancake that takes its name from the Austrian emperor (Kaiser) Franz Joseph I of Austria, Franz Joseph I, who was fond of this fluffy shredded pancake. It is serv ...

Television

* 1987: ''

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort ''Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort'' ("The state prosecutor has the floor") was an East German television series. See also * List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ...

: Um jeden Preis'' (TV series episode) * 1988: ''Der Geisterseher'' * 1988–1990: '' Barfuß ins Bett'' (TV series, 14 episodes) * 1991: ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

: Todesfall im Park'' (TV series episode) * 1991: ''Luv und Lee'' (TV series, 7 episodes) * 1993–1994: '' Immer wieder Sonntag'' (TV series, 4 episodes) * 1994: '' Elbflorenz'' (TV series, 10 episodes) * 1994: ''Die Gerichtsreporterin'' (TV series, 13 episodes) * 1996: ''Wer hat Angst vorm Weihnachtsmann?'' (short) * 1997: ''

Unser Charly ''Unser Charly'' (in English Our Charly) is a German television series produced by Phoenix Film and broadcast on ZDF. It ran from 27 December 1995 to 9 June 2012. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of televi ...

'' (TV series, 4 episodes) * 1997–2000: ''

Die Rettungsflieger ''Die Rettungsflieger'' is a TV series in which fictitious missions of a rescue helicopter are displayed. The series, which was produced by Studio Hamburg and premiered by ZDF from 1997 to 2007, tries to preserve the closeness to reality in som ...

'' (TV series, 31 episodes) * 1998: ''

Das Traumschiff ' ("The Dream Ship") is a German television drama series by ZDF. The series, about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world, debuted in 1981 and became one of the most-watched television shows in Germany. A total of 83 episodes have ...

: Namibia'' (TV series episode) * 1999: ''

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: Klippen der Liebe'' (TV series episode) * 2000: ''

Für alle Fälle Stefanie ''Für alle Fälle Stefanie'' is a German medical drama television series created by Werner Krämer that aired on Sat.1 from 15 May 1995 to 29 August 2005. It was produced by Novafilm Fernsehproduktion. ''Für alle Fälle Stefanie'' follows ...

: Stephanies Rückkehr'' (TV series episode) * 2001: '' Offroad.TV'' (TV series, 10 episodes) * 2001: ''

In aller Freundschaft (''In all friendship'') is a German television soap opera that began airing in 1998 every Tuesday. The series follows the staff of the fictional Sachsenklinik hospital in the city of Leipzig. The series is produced by Degeto (a subsidiary of ...

'' (TV series, 2 episodes) * 2002: ''

Die Affäre Semmeling ''Die Affäre Semmeling'' was a 2002 German miniseries, broadcast on ZDF, directed by Dieter Wedel. It starred Mario Adorf as Walter 'Beton-Walter' Wegener, Robert Atzorn as Dr. Klaus Hennig, Heinz Hoenig as Axel Ropert, Stefan Kurt as Sigi Se ...

'' (TV miniseries) * 2002: ''Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt'' (TV series, 11 episodes) * 2002: ''

Im Namen des Gesetzes ''Im Namen des Gesetzes'' ( en, in the name of the law) is a German television series. It follows the work of Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and populati ...

: Tod am Telefon'' (TV series episode) * 2003: ''

: Doktorspiele'' (TV series episode) * 2003: ''

Körner und Köter ''Körner und Köter'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * ''Alarm für Cobra ...

: Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen'' (TV series episode) * 2004: ''Der Ferienarzt in der Wachau'' (TV series episode) * 2005: ''Irren ist sexy'' * 2005–2006: ''

Unter weißen Segeln ''Unter weißen Segeln'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * '' 4 Blocks'' ( TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * '' Alarm für ...

(TV series, 3 episodes) * 2005: ''

Hallo Robbie! ''Hallo Robbie!'' is a German television series, which was broadcast on ZDF between 2001 and 2009. It is named after the character of Robbie, played by Gordy the seal. Gordy was found dead in Tetzitzer Lake in Rügen in May 2005. See also *Lis ...

: Das Marathonschwimmen'' (TV series episode) * 2006: '' M.E.T.R.O. – Ein Team auf Leben und Tod: Lassa'' (TV series episode) * 2006: ''Meine bezaubernde Feindin'' * 2006: ''

Da kommt Kalle ''Da kommt Kalle'' (''Here comes Kalle'') was a German family entertainment television program depicting a Parson Russell Terrier who helps solve criminal cases and family dramas. 70 episodes were made in 5 series and broadcast on ZDF from 2006 t ...

: Familienbande'' (TV series episode) * since 2007: ''

Notruf Hafenkante ''Notruf Hafenkante'' is a German television series broadcast on ZDF. It is set in Hamburg and is about the members of the police department PK 21 and the doctors of the fictional hospital Elbkrankenhaus. The show's premise is modelled on the ...

'' (TV series, more than 300 episodes) * 2007: ''Die Masche mit der Liebe'' * 2008: ''

Kreuzfahrt ins Glück ''Cruise to Happiness'' (in German: ''Kreuzfahrt ins Glück'') is a German television series. It is a ''Das Traumschiff'' spin-off that follows two wedding planners and the couple that hired them. They are all traveling on the Dream Ship cruise ...

: Hawaii'' (TV series episode) * 2008: ''

: Charly und das schwarze Schaf'' (TV series episode) * 2009: ''Am Kap der Liebe – Unter der Sonne Uruguays'' * 2009: ''

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...

: Der Panther'' (TV series episode) * 2011: ''

: Bora Bora'' (TV series episode) * 2011: ' * 2016: ''

Leipzig Homicide ''Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig)'' is a German crime drama television series first broadcast on 31 January 2001 on ZDF. More than 400 episodes have been screened since. On 12 November 2008, the first of a two-part crossover between ''SOKO Leipz ...

: Neues Leben'' (TV series episode) * 2017: ''

Familie Dr. Kleist ''Familie Dr. Kleist'' is a German television series about a German doctor named Christian Kleist and his family, internationally also known as ''Circle of Life''. Familie Dr. Kleist stars Francis Fulton-Smith in the title role, which has been ...

: Falsche Tatsachen'' (TV series episode) * 2019: ''

Rote Rosen ''Rote Rosen'' (Red Roses) is a German telenovela produced by Studio Hamburg Serienwerft Lüneburg and broadcast by Das Erste since 6 November 2006. The show is a complex telenovela, which tells one love story every season about women in their ...

'' (TV series, 200 episodes)

German-language Dubbing

* Natalie Brown (Kelly Goodweather), in ''

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'' (since 2014, TV series)

Other works

* 2004: ''Unser großes Haus'' (children's book with CD)

References

External links

*
Official homepageGerit Kling
at the German Dubbing Card Index
Gerit Kling
at the Agentur Wendel

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