Simone Thomalla (born 11 April 1965) is a German actress.
Career
As a child, Thomalla wanted to be a musician, but instead attended the
Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch acting-school in Berlin. She began her career in 1982 in East-Germany, with the movie ''Abgefunden''. Since then, she has had many roles in a variety of German movies and TV-series. Thomalla is well-known for appearing in commercials. She won the
Goldene Kamera
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together with Rudi Assauer for her
Veltins commercial. She played detective Eva Saalfeld in the German TV-series ''
Tatort'', as well as other roles.
Playboy
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Germany published photos of Thomalla in their February 2010 edition.
Personal life
Thomalla is the daughter of architect Alfred Thomalla. She grew up in
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...
,
East-Germany.
She gave birth to her daughter
Sophia Thomalla during the
East German revolution of 1989.
From 1991 to 1995, Thomalla was married to actor André Vetters. From 2000 to 2009, she was in a relationship with German soccer executive
Rudi Assauer. Since 2009, she has been in a relationship with handball player
Silvio Heinevetter.
References
External links
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German film actresses
Living people
1965 births
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
German television actresses
Actresses from Leipzig
20th-century German actresses
21st-century German actresses
Actresses from Potsdam