Katharina Böhm (born 20 November 1964) is a Swiss-born

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. Between 1999 and 2002 she played the role of Livia Burlando in the Italian TV series ''

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'', based on the character

Salvo Montalbano Inspector, the chief of a precinct or station of the Italian National Police, i.e. a . Salvo Montalbano is a fictional police chief who is a brilliant detective created by Italian writer Andrea Camilleri in a series of novels and short stories. ...

from the novels created by

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. Böhm was born in

Sorengo Sorengo is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Sorengo was first mentioned in 1189 as ''Sourengo'' when the S. Lorenzo Cathedral in Lugano acquired the right to collect tithes. In the Late ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, the daughter of

Karlheinz Böhm Karlheinz Böhm (16 March 1928 – 29 May 2014) was an Austrian-German actor and philanthropist. He took part in 45 films and became well known in Austria and Germany for his role as Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in the Sissi film trilogy a ...

and Barbara Kwiatkowska-Lass, as well as the granddaughter of

Karl Böhm Karl August Leopold Böhm (28 August 1894 – 14 August 1981) was an Austrian conductor. He was best known for his performances of the music of Mozart, Wagner, and Richard Strauss. Life and career Education Karl Böhm was born in Graz. T ...

. She first appeared on camera in 1978, when she played a lead role (Klara) in the Austrian television production of '. She played Susanne 'Nane' von Guldenburg in ''

Das Erbe der Guldenburgs ''Das Erbe der Guldenburgs'' ("The legacy of the Guldenburgs") is a German television series that originally aired on ZDF from 1987 to 1990 and revolves around the destiny of the Guldenburgs, a wealthy aristocratic family, and their nouveau riche ...

'' (1987 to 1990). Her more recent work includes four different roles in different episodes of ''

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'' between 2002 and 2010. In 2010 she was in Season 8, Episode 3 of '' Stolberg''. Since 2012 she starred as First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz in ''

Die Chefin ''Die Chefin'' is a German crime drama television series starring Katharina Böhm as First Police Chief Inspector Vera Lanz, a Munich police detective who has to balance her professional and private life. The show premiered on 24 February 2012 ...

''. Böhm is the longtime companion of assistant director Rick Ostermann, the couple live in

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near

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with her son Samuel (born 1998).

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* 1964 births Living people People from Ticino Austrian film actresses Austrian television actresses Austrian people of Swiss descent Austrian people of German descent Austrian expatriates in Germany 20th-century Austrian actresses 21st-century Austrian actresses {{Austria-actor-stub