Sabine Sinjen (18 August 1942 – 18 May 1995) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1994. Sinjen was married to television director

Peter Beauvais Peter Beauvais (September 9, 1916, Weißenstadt, Germany – December 17, 1986, Baden-Baden, Germany) was a German television film director and scriptwriter. As a director for three decades, he helped pioneer and significantly influenced the devel ...

from 1963 to 1984. She appeared as one of 28 women under the banner

We've had abortions! Wir haben abgetrieben! ("We've had abortions!") was the headline on the cover of the West German magazine ''Stern'' on 6 June 1971. 374 women, some, but not all, of whom had a high public profile, publicly confessed that they had had pregnancies ...

(Wir haben abgetrieben!) on the cover page of the West German magazine ''

Stern The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Ori ...

'' on 6 June 1971. In that issue, 374 women publicly stated that they had had pregnancies terminated, which at that time was illegal.

Selected filmography

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Precocious Youth ''Precocious Youth'' (german: Die Frühreifen) is a 1957 West German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Heidi Brühl, Christian Doermer and Christian Wolff.Hake p. 115 The film's sets were designed by Emil Hasler and Paul Markwi ...

'' (1957), as Hannelore * ''

Schmutziger Engel ''Schmutziger Engel'' (''Dirty Angel'') is a German film made in 1958, directed by Alfred Vohrer. Cast Censorship in Italy When ''Schmutziger Angel'' was first released in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ...

'' (1958), as Ruth * ''

Mädchen in Uniform ' ("Girls in Uniform") is a 1931 German romantic drama film based on the play ' (''Yesterday and Today'') by Christa Winsloe and directed by Leontine Sagan with artistic direction from Carl Froelich, who also funded the film. Winsloe also wrote ...

'' (1958), as Ilse von Westhagen * '' Stefanie'' (1958), as Stefanie Gonthar * '' Marili'' (1959), as Marili * '' Old Heidelberg'' (1959), as Käthi * '' A Glass of Water'' (1960), as

Abigail Abigail () was an Israelite woman in the Hebrew Bible married to Nabal; she married the future King David after Nabal's death ( 1 Samuel ). Abigail was David's second wife, after Saul and Ahinoam's daughter, Michal, whom Saul later married ...

* ''

Stefanie in Rio ''Stefanie in Rio'' is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Carlos Thompson, Sabine Sinjen and Andréa Parisy.Bock & Bergfelder p.41 It is a sequel to the 1958 film '' Stefanie''. It was shot at the Spa ...

'' (1960), as Stefanie Gonthar * ' (1960), as Sabine Lorenz * ''The Wild Duck'' (1961, TV film), as Hedvig Ekdal * ''

Napoleon II, the Eagle ''Napoleon II, the Eagle'' (French: ''Napoléon II, l'Aiglon'', in English ''Napoleon II, the eaglet (or young eagle)'') is a 1961 French historical drama film directed by Claude Boissol and starring Bernard Verley, Jean Marais and Danièle Gaub ...

'' (1961), as Archduchess Sophie * ''The Vinegar Tree'' (1961, TV film), as Leone * ' (1961), as Thérèse * '' The Forester's Daughter'' (1962), as Christel * '' Alle meine Tiere'' (1962–1963, TV series, 9 episodes), as Bärbel Hofer * ''

Les Tontons flingueurs ''Les Tontons flingueurs'' ('' en, Crooks in Clover'', also known as ''Monsieur Gangster'', literally ''Gun-toting Uncles'') is a 1963 French-Italian-West German crime comedy film with French dialogue, directed by Georges Lautner. It is an adapt ...

'' (1963), as Patricia * ''

The Pirates of the Mississippi ''The Pirates of the Mississippi'' (German: ''Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi'') is a Western film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Hansjörg Felmy, Brad Harris and Sabine Sinjen. A Eurowestern, it was a co-production between West Germa ...

'' (1963), as Evelyn * '' It'' (1966), as Hilke * ''

Next Year, Same Time ''Next Year, Same Time'' (german: Alle Jahre wieder) is a 1967 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Schamoni and starring Ulla Jacobsson, Sabine Sinjen, Johannes Schaaf.Hake p. 157 The film won three Deutscher Filmpreis, German Film Awards ...

'' (1967), as Inge Deitert * ' (1969, TV film), as Pauline * ' (1970), Hella Meyer * ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

: '' (1971, TV series episode), as Ulrike * '' Der Kommissar: '' (1971, TV series episode), as Sybille Laresser * ' (1971, TV film), as Lizzie Shaw * ' (1974, TV film), as Griseldis von Ronach * ''Phantasten'' (1979, TV film), as Julia Sollier * ' (1986), as Caroline Friedrich

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinjen, Sabine 1942 births 1995 deaths People from Itzehoe German film actresses German television actresses Deaths from cancer in Germany Best Actress German Film Award winners 20th-century German actresses