Klara Höfels

Klara Höfels (; 5 April 1949 – 15 May 2022) was a German actress, director and theatre producer. She was first a stage actress, who played leading roles on stage at Schauspiel Frankfurt, Residenztheater in Munich and Staatstheater Stuttgart. She became known for roles in television series such as ''SOKO'' and '' Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast'', beginning in the 1990s. She produced film documentaries, responsible for direction and camera, and ran Autorentheater Berlin for new theatre projects.

Life

Born on 5 April 1949 in Grevenbroich, Höfels studied to be an actress at the Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen from 1969 to 1972. She had a relationship with the actor ; their daughter Alwara Höfels, born in 1982, also became an actress.

Höfels died in Berlin on 15 May 2022 at age 73 after a short illness.

Theatre

Höfels was first engaged at the Schlosstheater Celle from 1972 to 1974. From 1974 to 1978, she played at the Stadttheater Kiel, which was run as a , directed by . She then moved to the Schauspiel Frankfurt, directed by Peter Palitzsch also as a Mitbestimmungstheater. She portrayed there Elmire in ''Tartuffe'', directed by , and Mascha, directed by , among other leading roles. She collaborated with directors such as Hans Neuenfels and Maria Reinhard.

From 1983, Höfels was a member of the Residenztheater in Munich, where she performed as Princess in Calderón's '' Das Leben ein Traum'', directed by . She played Marjorie in William Mastrosimone's ''Extremities'' directed by Reinhard.

In 1985, she moved to the Staatstheater Stuttgart where she remained until 1990. Leading roles there included Anna Petrovna in Michael Frayn's '' Wild Honey'', alongside Gert Voss as Platonov. She also appeared as Farown in O'Casey's '' Freudenfeuer für den Bischof'', directed by . From 1990, Höfels worked freelance to focus on her own projects for theatre and films. She played as a guest with the Berliner Ensemble in 1997, in the role of Frau Sarti in Brecht's '' Leben des Galilei'', alongside Sepp Bierbichler in the title role, directed by Tragelehn.

Film and television

Beginning in the mid-1990s, Höfels also played in film and television. She played in crime series such as ''SOKO'', the role of Ingrid Schlüter in the RTL '' Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast'' from 2006 to 2007. In 2017, she portrayed Dr. Hannelore Thies in the tele-novela '' Rote Rosen''. She played in the series '' Wilsberg'', and in 2020 the physician Dr. Susanne Oppermann in '' Gute Besserung'' of the ZDF ''Ein starkes Team''.

World premieres

Höfels appeared in new plays, some in collaboration with author and director :
* 1989: ''Medea Medea'', coproduction with Staatstheater Nürnberg, authors: Christian Duda and Helmut Lorin, Medea: Klara Höfels, director: C. A. Gad Elkarim
* 1991: ''EswarKriegesistKriegeswirdKriegsein'', coproduction with Renitenztheater Stuttgart, author: Duda, director: Elkarim
* 1990: ''Theater Intim'' – coproduction with Renitenztheater Stuttgart, author and actor: Lorin, director: Elkarim
* 1992: ''Lucrezia Borgia'', commission of Universität Stuttgart for the congress ''Die Borgia in Schwäbisch Hall'', author: Duda, production and acting: Höfels, director: Elkarim
* 1993: ''Dr. hc. Burkhardt Blässling'', , author: Duda, director: Elkarim
* 1997: '' Der Jude von Malta'' by Christopher Marlowe arranged by Duda, Theater am Ufer Berlin, production and acting: Höfels, direction: Elkarim

Autorentheater

She founded the Autorentheater Berlin (Authors' theatre), with projects including:
* 2005: ''Leben: Acht Frauen – acht Wege'', coproduction with Theaterhaus Mitte Berlin, conceived and directed by Höfels
* 2006: ''Leonida oder Miss Europa'', author: , Leonida: Höfels, director:
* 2008–2009: ''Pantarhei-allesfließt'', at Babylon Berlin, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
* 2010: ''Der Abend nach dem Begräbnis der besten Freundin'', coproduction with Kesselhaus der Kulturbrauerei Berlin, author: Marlene Streeruwitz, director:

Filmography

Roles in films and television

* 2012: ', TV film, dir.
* 2016: ''Toni Erdmann'', film, dir. Maren Ade
* 2016: SOKO München, series, dir. Katharina Bischof
* 2017: ', dir.
* 2017: '' Abgeschnitten'', film, dir. Christian Alvart
* 2018: Wilsberg: ''Mörderische Rendite'', episode, dir.
* 2019: : ', episode, dir. Josef Rusnak
* 2020: Ein starkes Team: ''Gute Besserung'', episode, dir.
* 2021: SOKO Hamburg: ''Tod an der Alster'', episode, dir. Jan Bauer

Documentaries

Höfels produced several documentaries, from idea to direction, camera and editing, including:
* 2010: ''10 MONATE''
* 2009: ''Das letzte Mal'' (camera also Harald Korff, editing also Britt Kanja)
* 2008: ''Klara Klar''
* 2007: ''Frauenleben''

Awards

* 2016: ''Eho'' (''Echo'') – Silver Zenith, International Film Festival in Montreal
* 2018: ''A Mere Breath'' – Heart of Sarajevo for the best short film

References

External links

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(in German, management) Red Carpet Actors

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1949 births
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German film actresses
German stage actresses
German theatre directors
German women theatre directors
German theatre managers and producers
People from Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Folkwang University of the Arts alumni
20th-century German actresses
21st-century German actresses
Actresses from North Rhine-Westphalia