Biography
Luitgard Im was born in Wemding, Germany. Luitgard Im debuted on film in the German language, German movie ''Alle kann ich nicht heiraten'' in 1952. The following years she had the lead role in many TV-movies like ''Die Stunde der Antigone'', ''Phädra'', and ''Fräulein Julie''. She won particular fame as Electra (Giraudoux), Electra and as Judith (Giraudoux), Judith in the eponymous plays by Jean Giraudoux and as Cleopatra in George Bernard Shaw's ''Caesar and Cleopatra (play), Caesar and Cleopatra''. She received considerable success in the movie ' in 1969. In 1965, she received the Goldene Kamera, Golden Camera award. Im had several roles in popular TV-series like ''Der Kommissar (TV series), Der Kommissar'', ''Der Alte (TV series), Der Alte'' and ''Derrick (TV series), Derrick'', where she appeared in two episodes (in 1975 and 1981). Her final role was in the German TV-series ''Air Albatros'' in 1994. Im died aged 67 in her birth town Wemding in 1997. A book under the title ''Arm, aber reich...'' was published posthumously with experienced and told anecdotes of Luitgard Im.Filmography
Film
*1952: ''I Can't Marry Them All'' - Emmi *1955: ''Urlaub auf Ehrenwort'' - Dagmar Köhler *1966: ''Spätere Heirat erwünscht'' - Nina *1969: ''When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills'' - May *1979: ''Weichselkirschen'' - AnnaTelevision
*1954: ''Die Generalprobe'' (TV Movie) - Julie *1960: ''Die Stunde der Antigone'' (TV Movie) - Antigone *1963: ''Beatrice und Juan'' (TV Movie) - Julia *1964: ''Elektra'' (TV Movie) - Elektra *1975-1981: ''Derrick (TV series), Derrick'' - Frau Dederich / Kamilla Kessler *1994: ''Air Albatros'' - (final appearance)External links
*http://www.filmportal.de/df/1d/Credits,,,,,,,,A8594B177A88475EB9BE501F74A176B3credits,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html Luitgard Im on Filmportal.de * *http://www.discogs.com/artist/Luitgard+Im Luitgard Im on Discogs.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Im, Luitgard 1930 births 1997 deaths People from Donau-Ries German film actresses German stage actresses German television actresses 20th-century German actresses