- After first traveling to Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967, she has been interested in the country and has fought against antisemitism and xenophobia in her native Germany.
- Was on the cover of "Time" magazine as one of 36 "European heroes 2003". She was honoured as an ambassador for Christian-Jewish understanding (April 2003).
- In a noted stage program by Michael Verhoeven, she read the diaries of Anne Frank and Joseph Goebbels (2002).
- Mother of Oliver Berben.
- She has lived with businessman Gabriel Lewy since 1974. They run several cafes and restaurants in Munich and Berlin.
- Member of the Board of the German AIDS Foundation.
- Received the "Bayerischer Verdienstorden" (highest Bavarian order) (14 July 2005).
- Has lived together with stuntman Heiko Kiesow since the shooting of Afrika, mon amour (2007).
- Chosen "Germany's sexiest TV star between 50 and 60" by the readers of Best Life magazine (2005).
- For Miss Sixty (2014), she recorded with Alexander Hacke the French song "C'est si bon" which was written in 1947 by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics).
- Announced her separation from Gabriel Lewy (June 2006).
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