Sonja Sutter (17 January 1931 – 1 June 2017) was a German film actress. She was one of the few actors that was allowed to appear in productions in both East and West Germany. She is remembered for her role as Fraulein Rottenmeier in the German TV series ' from 1978. This series aired in many countries in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s, and was dubbed into several languages. She is also remembered for having had several roles in the TV series ''

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'' from 1983 to 1998.

Biography

Sonja Sutter was born in

Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

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. She went on the Rudolf Steiner School in Freiburg but ended with only a limited education but she later studied Greek and Latin. At that time she matured into the decision to become an actress. Her stage debut was in 1950 at the Municipal Theater. Later she worked in

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, at the Schauspielhaus in Hamburg and at the State Theater in Munich. In test shots for a movie by and with Luis Trenker, the

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director

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discovered and engaged Sutter for the role as Renate Ludwig in the German movie ''

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'' in 1952. After this movie many film offers came from

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and Sutter was thus one of the few artists of her time, which worked on two German territories. Her big breakthrough came in 1957 with Lissy, an award-winning movie, which gave Sonja Sutter a certain notoriety in

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. During the 1950s she starred in movies like ''

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'' (1955), '' Star mit fremden Federn'' (1955), Das Schweigen im Walde (1955), Drei Birken auf der Heide (1956) and Johannisnacht (1956). In 1961 she lost, , the opportunity to participate in further DEFA films related with the construction of the Berlin Wall From 1961 until her death, she lived in

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and worked at the Burgtheater. She appeared in 16 TV-movies and in such popular German TV-series like '' Der Kommissar'', ''

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'' and ''Derrick''. In ''Derrick'' she played in 6 episodes from 1983-98.

Death

Sutter died on 1 June 2017 in

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, at the age of 86.

Filmography

Films

*1976 ' (Frau Sörby) *1976 '' Ich will leben'' (Lucille) *1961 '' Jedermann'' (Gute Werke) *1958 ''

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'' (Frau Jönsson) *1958 ''Sie kannten sich alle'' (Herte Klausner) *1958 ''Tatort Berlin'' (Walters Freundin) *1957 '' Lissy'' (Liesbeth 'Lissy' Frohmeyer) *1956 ''

Three Birch Trees on the Heath ''Three Birch Trees on the Heath'' (German: ''Drei Birken auf der Heide'') is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm produced that year, a ...

'' (Rose Heidkämper) *1956 ''Johannisnacht'' (Irene Hofmann) *1955 ''

'' (Gisa von Eyff) *1955 ''Star mit fremden Federn'' (Isolde Sturm) *1955 ''Das Schweigen im Walde'' (Lo Petri) *1954 ' (Lena) *1952 ''Frauenschicksale'' (Renate Ludwig)

TV

*2005 ''

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'' (TV series) – "Der Nachruf" (Gerda Walser) *2003 ''

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'' (TV series) - "Falsche Fährten" (Elisabeth) *2000 ''The Old Fox'' (TV series) – "Der Schatten des Todes" (Berta Kolberg) *1998 ''

'' (TV series) – "Mama Kaputtke" (Kraus) *1995 ''Derrick'' (TV series) – "Eines Mannes Herz" (Eva Dalinger) *1995 ''Lieben wie gedruckt 'Dora Krummacher'' (TV series) *1993 ''The Old Fox'' (TV series) – "Korruption" (Ilse Brinkmar) *1992 ''Derrick'' (TV series) – "Der stille Mord" (Greta Zinser) *1992 ''Derrick'' (TV series) – "Mord im Treppenhaus" (Helga Strohm) *1991 ''The Old Fox'' (TV series) – "Das Gericht" (Beate Kranz) *1990 ''Wilhelm Tell'' (Armgard)'' (TV movie) *1989 ''The Old Fox'' (TV series) – "Bahnhofsbaby" (Carola Wendisch) *1986 ''Derrick'' (TV series) – "Die Rolle seines Lebens" (Lydia Theimer) *1983 ''Derrick'' (TV series) - "Die Tote in der Isar"'' (Gerlinde Rudolf) *1981 ''

'' (TV series) – "Mord in der Oper" (Frau Homann) *1980 ''Die weiße Stadt'' (Lepa) (TV movie) *1978 ' (Fraulein Rottenmeier) (TV series) *1976 '' Der Kommissar - Der Held des Tages'' (Frau Weise) (TV series) *1976 ''Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig'' (Mutter Hogelmann) (TV movie) *1970/II ''Nachbarn'' (Sie) (TV movie) *1970 ''Jedermann'' (Glaube) (TV movie) *1968 ''Schmutzige Hände'' (Olga) (TV movie) *1965 ''Onkel Wanja - Szenen aus dem Landleben'' (Jelena Andrejewna - seine Frau) (TV movie) *1964 ''Die letzte Folge'' (Gwendoline) (TV movie) *1964 ''Heinrich VI'' (TV movie) *1963 ''Ein Dorf ohne Männer'' (Die Blonde) (TV movie) *1963 ''Elektra'' (TV movie) *1962 ''Lumpazivagabundus'' (Amorosa - Beschützerin der wahren Liebe) (TV movie) *1961 ''Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua'' (Leonore) (TV movie) *1957 ''Der Geisterzug'' (Julia) (TV movie) *1957 ''Mrs. Cheneys Ende'' (Mrs. Cheney) (TV movie) *1957 ''Minna von Barnhelm'' (Minna von Barnhelm) (TV movie)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutter, Sonja 1931 births 2017 deaths German film actresses German television actresses Actors from Freiburg im Breisgau 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses