Saskia Vester (born 24 July 1959) is a German actress and author.

Life

Vester was born in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

, the daughter of the biochemist and environmentalist

Frederic Vester Frederic Vester (November 23, 1925 – November 2, 2003) was a German biochemist, and an expert in the field of ecology. Biography Vester was born in Saarbrücken, and studied chemistry at the universities of Mainz, Paris and Hamburg. From 1955 ...

and the sister of actress . After completing her training at the , Vester began acting in plays, among others at

Theater Augsburg The Staatstheater Augsburg is a theatre of Augsburg, Germany. Until 1999 it was called Städtische Bühnen Augsburg, from then until the end of August 2018 it was called ''Theater Augsburg''. It offers on four stages musical theatre, plays and bal ...

Staatstheater Nürnberg The Staatstheater Nürnberg is a German theatre company in Nuremberg, Bavaria. The theatre is one of four Bavarian state theatres and shows operas, plays, ballets and concerts. History Its main venue, the opera house ("Opernhaus Nürnberg"), i ...

, Stadttheater Ingolstadt, at the

Kampnagel Kampnagel is a theatre in Hamburg, Germany. It is Germany's biggest independent production venue for the performing arts. It is based on the premises of a former mechanical engineering factory in Winterhude, founded in 1865. History Since 198 ...

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

and Theater44 and Komödie im Bayerischen Hof in Munich. At the same time, and since 2000 exclusively, she worked in numerous theatrical and TV films as well as in TV series. In 1985, Vester published her own novel, ''Pols Reise''. Vester lives with her husband, television producer Robbie Flörke, and their two children in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

Filmography (selection)

* 1986: Der Schwammerlkönig * 1986: Zwei auf der Straße * 1987: Hans im Glück * 1987: Franz Xaver Brunnmayr – Der sechzigste Geburtstag (TV series) * 1988:

Doppelter Einsatz ''Doppelter Einsatz'' is a German television series. This classic series starred Despina Pajanou as one of the two titular female, Hamburg police officers. Her partner changed over the seasons. See also *List of German television series T ...

* 1988:

Alle meine Töchter ''Alle meine Töchter (All My Daughters)'' was a German drama television series which aired on ZDF between 1995 and 2001. it is based on a widowed judge Berthold Sanwaldt ( Günter Mack), who lives with his three daughters, Anna, Sylvie, and you ...

* 1988: * 1989: Filser Briefe * 1990:

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 ...

– Wer zweimal stirbt * 1990: Das Geheimnis der falschen Spuren * 1991: Tatort – * 1991:

Ein Fall für zwei ''Ein Fall für zwei'' (''"A case for two"'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private invest ...

– Eiskalt * 1991: Wie Pech und Schwefel * 1991: Die Anhalterin * 1991: Abgetrieben * 1993: Janas Freiheit * 1993: Rußige Zeiten (TV series) * 1993: Im Schatten der Gipfel * 1995: Tatort – Tod eines Auktionators * 1995: Ausweglos * 1995: Eldorado * 1996: Der Fahrradfahrer * 1996: Rendezvous des Todes * 1997: Winterschläfer * 1997: Zum sterben schön * 1997: Die Schule * 1998: * 1998: Supersingle * 1998: Gestern ist nie vorbei * 1998: Zwei allein * 1998:

Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari ''Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari'' 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 ...

* 1998:

Der Bulle von Tölz ''Der Bulle von Tölz'' is a German television series which has been produced and broadcast by Sat.1 since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made. Genre Set in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, the series is about t ...

(The Mistletoe Murder) * 1998–2001:

Anwalt Abel ''Anwalt Abel'' (German: ''Attorney Abel'') is a German television film series, broadcast on ZDF between 1988 and 2002. 20 television films were produced, based on the detective novels of Fred Breinersdorfer. See also *List of German televisi ...

(TV series, 7 episodes) * 1999: Tatort – Kinder der Gewalt * 1999: Vertrauen ist alles * 1999: The Coq Is Dead * 1999: Gangster * 1999: Eine schräge Familie * 2000: Tatort – * 2000: Love Trip * 2000: Ich beiß zurück * 2001: * 2001: – Amoklauf * 2001: Mein Vater und andere Betrüger * 2001: Die Westentaschenvenus * 2002: Verdammt verliebt (TV series, 26 episodes) * 2002: Geht nicht gibt’s nicht * 2002: Der Glücksbote * 2002: Mann gesucht, Liebe gefunden * 2002: Weihnachten im September * 2002: Mutter auf der Palme * 2003:

Die Rosenheim-Cops ''Die Rosenheim-Cops'' is a German television series set in Chiemgau, mainly in Rosenheim. It is produced by the Bavaria Film GmbH for the ZDF public TV network. The cost per episode is estimated at 425,000 euros. Concept The series' mai ...

– Blattschuss * 2003: Die Ärztin * 2003:

(Painting with Vincent) * 2003: Ein großes Mädchen wie du ''(Une grande fille comme toi)'' * 2004: Ein Gauner Gottes * 2004:

Guys and Balls ''Guys and Balls'' (German language, German: ''Männer wie wir'', literally ''Men like us'', UK title: Balls) is a 2004 sports comedy/romantic comedy, romance film by German American director Sherry Hormann about a gay goalkeeper who assembles a g ...

* 2004: Im Zweifel für die Liebe * 2004:

K3 – Kripo Hamburg ''K3 – Kripo Hamburg'' 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 Cob ...

– Porzellan * 2004: Mein Weg zu dir heißt Liebe * 2005: Das Gespenst von Canterville * 2005–2010:

Die Landärztin ''Die Landärztin'' (''The Country Doctor'') 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, 2017–201 ...

* 2005: Heirate meine Frau * 2005: * 2005: Liebe wie am ersten Tag * 2005: Das Glück klopft an die Tür (alternative title: ''Rein ins Leben'') * 2006:

Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born in Montclair, New Jersey) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. In 2003, she received the Corine Literature Prize. Leon lived in Veni ...

– Das Gesetz der Lagune * 2007–2009:

KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst ''KDD – Berlin Crime Squad'', German title ''KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst'' is a German television series that was broadcast from 2007 to 2010. The series differs from typical police procedurals by focusing on the daily work life and the private ...

* 2006:

Grave Decisions ''Grave Decisions'' (german: Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot, literally The sooner you die, the longer you'll be dead) is a 2006 comedy directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller which plays in the fictitious Upper Bavarian Upper Bavaria (german: O ...

* 2006: Im Namen der Braut * 2006: Das Glück klopt an die Tür * 2007: Die Schnüfflerin – Peggy kann’s nicht lassen * 2008: Unser Mann im Süden – Ausgetrickst * 2008–2012: Der Schwarzwaldhof (6 episodes) * 2008: Don Quichote – Gib niemals auf! * 2008:

Wilsberg ''Wilsberg'' is a German TV series based on novels about the fictional private detective Georg Wilsberg. A first TV episode was aired in 1995, five years after the release of the first novel, starring Joachim Król. Since the second episode (aired ...

– Das Jubiläum * 2008: Die Rebellin * 2009: Bleib bei mir * 2009: Die göttliche Sophie * 2009:

All You Need Is Love – Meine Schwiegertochter ist ein Mann ''All You Need Is Love: Meine Schwiegertochter ist ein Mann'' ( en, My Daughter-In-Law Is A Man) is a German romantic comedy television film, that first aired on November 3, 2009, on the German channel Sat.1. The film deals with a young man who ...

* 2010: Ayla * 2010: Hochzeitsreise zu viert * 2010: Das Haus ihres Vaters * 2011: Almanya: Welcome to Germany * 2011: Für kein Geld der Welt * 2011: * 2011: Nach der Hochzeit bin ich weg! * 2011:

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 ...

: Denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun * 2012: Balthasar Berg – Sylt sehen und sterben * 2012: Emilie Richards – Spuren der Vergangenheit * 2012: Heiraten ist auch keine Lösung * 2012: Herbstkind * 2012: Jeder Tag zählt * 2012: Mord in bester Gesellschaft – Der Tod der Sünde * 2013: Utta Danella: Wer küsst den Doc? * 2013: Viva la libertà * 2014:

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 ...

– Hochzeitsreise nach Barcelona * 2014: Die reichen Leichen. Ein Starnbergkrimi * 2014: Die Dienstagsfrauen – Sieben Tage ohne * 2014: Die Fremde und das Dorf * 2014: Schluss! Aus! Amen! * 2015: Die Dienstagsfrauen – Zwischen Kraut und Rüben * 2015: Kubanisch für Fortgeschrittene * 2015: Weihnachts-Männer * 2016: Beat Beat Heart * 2016:

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 ...

– Spott und Ruhm * 2016: Marie fängt Feuer * 2017: Frühling Schritt ins Licht

Radio

* 2012: Der Stalker – ARD Radio-Tatort (

Bayerischer Rundfunk Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR; "Bavarian Broadcasting") is a public-service radio and television broadcaster, based in Munich, capital city of the Free State of Bavaria in Germany. BR is a member organization of the ARD consortium of public broadcas ...

) – Regie: Ulrich Lampen

Awards

* 2007:

Bavarian TV Awards Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

for the role of Kristin Bender in ''

Literature

*''Pols Reise'' (1985)

References

External links

*
Saskia Vester at prisma.de

Saskia Vester at die-agenten.de
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