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After her parents divorced, she moved to Hamburg with her mother. There she attended elementary school and then several boarding schools. She stopped her school education before graduating from high school. Berben was active in the Hamburg protest scene and came to film in the late 1960s. She took dance and movement lessons in London and completed speaking and singing training in Berlin. From 1967 onwards she played her first roles in short films at the Hamburg Art School and only a year later made her film debut in "The Man with the Glass Eye". Afterwards she was also seen on television, like in the film "Arsonist". The television series "Two Heavenly Daughters" brought her her first popularity alongside Ingrid Steeger. Further TV and film roles followed in the 1970s, but great success was a long time coming. Their son Oliver was born in 1971.

Iris Berben's popularity grew in the 1980s and she finally made her breakthrough in 1985 alongside Diether Krebs. She starred with him in the successful comedy series "Sketchup" until 1986. Berben also appeared in front of the camera for crime series such as "Der Alte", "Derrick" and "Soko", as well as for the family saga "Die Guldenburgs". Berben earned a high level of popularity with the public and became one of the most popular actresses in Germany. Numerous awards followed, such as the "Golden Camera" in 1987 and the "Bambi" in 1989. The actress also worked with her son, the producer Oliver Berben. Among other things, they were involved together in "Das Miststück" (1998) and in some episodes of the series "Rosa Roth".

"The Frog Prince" was created in 1991 and "Rochade" in 1994. In 1995 the comedic production "Rennschwein Rudi Rüssel" was released in cinemas. Berben became a member of the board of trustees of the German AIDS Foundation. In 1997, Federal President Roman Herzog awarded her the Federal Cross of Merit for her social commitment. In 1998 Berben appeared in the TV films "Andrea and Marie", "Raped" and the cinema productions "Frau Rettich, die Czerni and I" and "Am I beautiful?" to see. Her other works included the comedy "666 - Don't Trust Anyone You Sleep With", which was released in German cinemas in 2002. For her work in the fight against anti-Semitism in Germany, Iris Berben was awarded the "Leo Baeck Prize" in September 2002 by Paul Spiegel, the Central Council of Jews in Germany. In the same year, Michael Verhoeven staged their juxtaposing readings from the diaries of Anne Frank and Josef Goebbels.

In February 2004 she was awarded the Golden Camera for her 10th TV anniversary with "Rosa Roth". In June of the same year she received the "World Tolerance Award" from Mikhail Gorbachev as part of the "World Woman's Award" in Hamburg. She was also awarded the "Romy" in 2004 and 2005. In 2005 she appeared in front of the camera for the productions "The Patriarch", "The Command" and "Silver Wedding". In the same year Berben was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit. In January 2007 Berben was awarded the Karl Valentin Order. In 2009 she portrayed Bertha Krupp in the TV series "Krupp - A German Family". In 2010 she was elected President of the German Film Academy alongside Bruno Ganz; From 2013 to 2019, Berben held the office alone. In 2016 she supported the SPD-initiated campaign "My Voice for Reason".

In 2018 she received the platinum Romy. In 2019 she was awarded the honorary prize of the "Max Ophüls Film Festival".

Suzanne Bernert is a German-born Indian actress living in India who works primarily in Indian films in various languages. She was born on 26th September in Detmold in Germany. She grew up in Westallgaeu Region in Bavaria in Germany. She did a three year Acting Course with Heidelotte Diehl and then went on to perform at AuGus Theater in Neu Ulm with the play 3XLife by Yasmina Reza. A chance encounter in Dubai brought her to Bollywood where she has a successful TV and Movie Career since 2005. She is known for speaking very good Hindi and that she can act in Benagli and Marathi. Noteable work include Titan Ad opposite Aamir Khan, playing the first foreign Bahu on Television in India , being the first negative Lead in "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat" as Queen Helena and most important ..playing Sonia Gandhi as the first ever Actress worldwide in "The Accidental Prime Minister ".October 2019 saw her stepping into Producers Shoes with "Majnu ki Juliet" in which she also acted . March 2020 saw the release of her first WebSeries "State of Siege 26/11" on the Mumbai Terror Attacks. She played a Jewish Hostage Yocheved Orpaz.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was born on 5 January 1956 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Stromberg - Der Film (2014), Tagesschau (1952) and Deutscher Zukunftspreis (1997). He has been married to Elke Büdenbender since 27 December 1995. They have one child.

Stefan Westerwelle was born on 5 March 1980 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for While You Are Here (2006), Kannawoniwasein! (2023) and Into the Beat (2020).

Tommi Schmitt was born on 26 January 1989 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer and actor, known for Jerks (2017), Der große Olli Schulz Adventskalender (2020) and Studio Schmitt (2021).

Sebastian Faust was born in 1965 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Air Rescue Team (1997), Lune de Miel and Stahlnetz (1958).

Christian Dietrich Grabbe was born on 11 December 1801 in Detmold, Lippe, Holy Roman Empire [now North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany]. He was a writer, known for Don Juan et Faust (1922), Teatro de siempre (1966) and Faust (1994). He was married to Louise Christina Clostermeier. He died on 12 September 1836 in Detmold, Lippe, Germany].

Hans Ottomeyer was born on 12 March 1946 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is known for Die Arier (2014), Kunst & Krempel (1985) and 30 fast vergessene Dinge (2009).

Katharina Held was born in 1977 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for The Edukators (2004), Montagsgeschichten (1997) and Free Rainer (2007).

Tillmann Depping was born in 1998 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Wall Between Us (2019), Nie Wieder (2019) and Der Lehrer (2009).

Jürgen Osterhage was born on 5 November 1955 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Jürgen is a writer and director, known for Weihnachten in Prag (2016), Zapp (2002) and Weltspiegel (1963).

Frederike von Stechow was born on 16 November 1967 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Marienhof (1992), Familie Merian (1980) and One Out of 8 (2009). She died on 15 July 2009 in Graz, Styria, Austria.

Lars Penke was born on 2 September 1978 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Herrad Schenk was born on 5 January 1948 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Katja Stauber was born on 23 August 1962 in Blomberg, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Michael Madeja was born on 13 May 1962 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Timm Kruse was born on 3 March 1970 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer, known for ZDF-Mittagsmagazin (1989), DAS! (1991) and Mein Nachmittag (2008).

Eva-Lotte Brakemeier was born on 30 July 1976 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.