Xenia Seeberg (born Anke Wesenberg; 4 April 1967) is a German film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as
Xev Bellringer in the
science fiction television
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series ''
Lexx
''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul and Michael Donovan. It originally aired on April 18, 1997, on Cana ...
''. She also debuted as a singer in 1996 on the EMI Electrola label with her maxi single "Heartbeat". Several of her songs, including "Heartbeat", have appeared on compilations such as ''Dance Fever'' (1996), ''
Dancemania 4
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With its 23 tracks and one bonus track,''Dancemania 4'', CD booklet p.26 : "24. THE AXEL BOYS QUARTET / DUB ...
'' (1997) and ''Absolute Music 20'' (1999).
Discogs
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From 2003 to 2011, she was married to actor Sven Martinek. They have one son Philip-Elias (born 2005). She is the lead singer of the band Vertikals.
In April 2005, Seeberg appeared on the cover of the German edition of ''Playboy
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K ...
''.
She was ranked No. 84 on the ''Maxim
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* ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine
** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition
** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition
*Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...
'' Hot 100 Women of 2001.
Seeberg stands tall; speaks German, English, and French; and has degrees in Latin
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and philosophy
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. She studied theater at the Lee Strasberg school.[Resume](_blank)
alexander-pat.de. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
Filmography
*'' Mafia, Pizza, Razzia'' (1997, short film)
*''Knockin' on Heaven's Door
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, written for the soundtrack of the 1973 film ''Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid''. Released as a single two months after the film's premiere, it became a worldwide hit, r ...
'' (1997)
*''Geliebte Schwestern
''Geliebte Schwestern'' 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 Co ...
'' (1997, TV series, 4 episodes)
*''Lexx
''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul and Michael Donovan. It originally aired on April 18, 1997, on Cana ...
'' (1998–2002, TV series, 55 episodes)
*''Total Recall 2070
''Total Recall 2070'' is a science fiction television series influenced by the work of Philip K. Dick. It was first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was late ...
'' (1999, TV series) - episode 18 "''Assessment''"
*'' Hellchild - The World of Nick Lyon'' (anthology film
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, episode "Hilda Humphrey", 2002)
*''Beyond the Limits
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'' (2003)
*''Lord of the Undead
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'' (2004)
*' (2005)
*''So, You've Downloaded a Demon'' (2007)
*''80 Minutes
''80 Minutes'' is a 2008 German direct-to-video English-language action thriller film written and directed by Thomas Jahn and starring Gabriel Mann, Natalia Avelon, Joshua Dallas, Oliver Kieran-Jones and Francis Fulton-Smith. The film was released ...
'' (2008)
*'' Annihilation Earth'' (2009)
*''Tatort
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: Der Hammer'' (2014, TV series episode)
External links
*
''Lexx'' fan site
Xenia and The Vertikals
References
1972 births
Living people
People from Geldern
German film actresses
German television actresses
German female models
20th-century German actresses
21st-century German actresses
21st-century German women singers
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