Lisa Kreuzer (born 2 December 1945) is a German television and film actress with credits for appearances in over 120 films and television series.

Career

Kreuzer co-starred with Dennis Hopper and

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'' (1977), a German-French co-production. During the years that she and Wenders were married (1974 to 1978), she also appeared in his

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: ''

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'' (1974), '' The Wrong Move'' (1975) and '' Kings of the Road'' (1976). She is also in

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's Wenders-influenced ''

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'' (1979), which was shot in the UK and is predominantly in English. More recently, she is also known for her role as Claudia Tiedemann in ''

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'', the first German-language Netflix original series. Kreuzer appeared in the German TV series ''

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'' from 1977 to 1990 on nearly a dozen occasions.

Filmography

Films

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'' (1974), as Lisa, Alice's mother. *'' The Wrong Move'' (1975), as Janine *''Kampf um ein Kind'' (1975, TV film), as Maria Mandelstam *''Auf Biegen oder Brechen'' (1975), as Monika *''

'' (1977), as Marianne Zimmermann. *''

'' (1980), as Ingrid. *'' Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed'' (1981), as Birgitt Haas *'' The Wounded Man'' (1983), as Elisabeth *'' Cold Fever'' (1984), as Silvie *' (1984), as Gudrun / Margueritte *''

Among Wolves ''Among Wolves'' (or ''Les Loups entre eux'') is a French drama, crime film directed by José Giovanni. Plot A group of terrorists kidnap a US general of NATO. The viewer follows the recruitment of a commando of mercenaries (by the Secret Servic ...

'' (1985), as Carla *''Berlin-Jérusalem'' (1989), as

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*''Von Gewalt keine Rede'' (1991, TV film), as Erika Zielke *''Never Sleep Again'' (1992), as Rita *' (1996, TV film), as Caroline *' (1999), as Maja's mother *''Der Schandfleck'' (1999, TV film), as Aloisia *''Nicht mit UN's'' (2000), as Babsi *''Gone Underground'' (2001, short film) *''Das sündige Mädchen'' (2001), as Mutter. *''Der Freund von früher'' (2002), as Katharina. *''Love Crash'' (2002) *''

Brush with Fate ''Brush with Fate'' is a television film debuted on February 2, 2003, on CBS. It followed the life of an imaginary painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer as it passes through the hands of various people. The film was based on '' Girl In Hyaci ...

'' (2003, TV film), as old Magdalena *' (2008, TV film), as Angelika Ill *' (2009), as Mrs. Danner *''Dreileben: Don't Follow Me Around'' (2011), as Jo's mother *'' The Fifth Estate'' (2013), as East Berlin Woman *''

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'' (2014), as Grande Dame.

Television series

* '': Der Einarmige'' (1976, TV series episode), as Karin Schulke * ''

'' – Season 4, Episode 9: ''"Inkasso"'' (1977), as Lena * ''Die Dämonen'' (1977, TV miniseries), as Marya Timofeevna Lebyadkina * ''

'' – Season 5, Episode 8: ''"Solo für Margarete"'' (1978), as Margarete Wenk * ''

'' – Season 6, Episode 4: ''"Ein unheimliches Haus"'' (1979), as Annie * ''

'' – Season 7, Episode 4: ''"Tödliche Sekunden"'' (1980), as Ina Dommberg * ''

'' – Season 7, Episode 13: ''"Eine Rechnung geht nicht auf"'' (1980), as Helene Moldau * '' Exil'' (1981, TV miniseries), as Erna Redlich * ''

'' – Season 8, Episode 9: ''"Der Untermieter"'' (1981), as Gudrun Kaul * ''

'' – Season 10, Episode 5: ''"Die kleine Ahrens"'' (1983), as Vera * ''

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'' (1983, TV miniseries), as Friederike Meyer * ''

'' – Season 12, Episode 3: ''"Raskos Kinder"'' (1985), as Evelyn Hausner * ''

'' – Season 12, Episode 7: ''"Ein unheimlicher Abgang"'' (1985), as Mrs. Meissner * ' (1988), as Silvia Lorentz * ''Tassilo'' (1991), as Mia von Mufflings * '' Amico mio'' (1998), as Angela's Mother * '' Ihr Auftrag, Pater Castell'' (2008–2009), as Franziska Blank * ''

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'' (2009–2010), as Aunt Maria * ''

'' (2017–2020, Netflix Original Series), as Claudia Tiedemann

References

External links

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Lisa Kreuzer at allmovie.com
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