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Charlotte Kerr(1927-2011)

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Writer
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Charlotte Kerr, Thomas Reiner, and Benno Sterzenbach in Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966)
A toe-tapping portrait of the Oscar winning costume designer filmed in her opulent house and garden. Edith Head presents some of her famous designs using glamorous models to impersonate Mae West, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly. They move to the music of the films for which she was the designer as Head recalls the times and places that served as inspiration for the famed looks.
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Charlotte Kerr was born on 29 May 1927 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. She was an actress and director, known for Anna Weidacher - In Memoriam (1975), Heldinnen (1960) and Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966). She was married to Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Harry R. Sokal. She died on 28 December 2011 in Bern, Switzerland.
BornMay 29, 1927
DiedDecember 28, 2011(84)
BornMay 29, 1927
DiedDecember 28, 2011(84)
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    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

Anna Weidacher - In Memoriam
Short
  • Narrator
  • 1975
Marianne Koch and Johanna von Koczian in Heldinnen (1960)
Heldinnen
6.4
  • Actress
  • 1960
Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966)
Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion
8.0
TV Series
  • General Lydia van Dyke
Edith Head (1981)
Edith Head
7.8
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1981

Credits

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Actress

  • Achterloo IV
    TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Der Andro-Jäger (1982)
    Der Andro-Jäger
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Chefin Airavab Reileta
    • 1982–1984
  • Jeremy Irons, Alain Delon, and Ornella Muti in Swann in Love (1984)
    Swann in Love
    6.5
    • Sous-maitresse
    • 1984
  • Siegfried Lowitz in The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Talkmasterin
    • 1978–1981
  • Spare Parts (1979)
    Spare Parts
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Jackson
    • 1979
  • Plutonium (1978)
    Plutonium
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Anna Ferroli
    • 1978
  • Eichholz und Söhne (1977)
    Eichholz und Söhne
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Personalleiterin
    • 1978
  • Abelard (1977)
    Abelard
    5.1
    • 1977
  • Maya (1975)
    Maya
    6.7
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1975
  • Anna Weidacher - In Memoriam
    Short
    • Narrator
    • 1975
  • Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind (1974)
    Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind
    5.5
    • Hilde Hellmann
    • 1974
  • Telerop 2009 - Es ist noch was zu retten
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Lydia Keno
    • 1974
  • Lukas Ammann and Wolfgang Völz in Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1967)
    Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Emily Alberty
    • 1974
  • Arsène Lupin (1971)
    Arsène Lupin
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mme Zimmermann
    • 1974
  • Mordkommission (1973)
    Mordkommission
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Helga Keunecke (as Charlotte Kerr-Sokal)
    • 1973

Director

  • Mario Botta, Architekt: Die Kunst ist grenzenlos
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Zwischen Passion und Profession - Dürrenmatt als Maler
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Bernhard Wicki: Regisseur
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Melina Mercouri - ihre beste Rolle
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Ein Abend mit Friedrich Dürrenmatt
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Keine zufällige Geschichte - Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin (1984)
    Keine zufällige Geschichte - Melina Mercouri - Jules Dassin
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Robert Altman: Ich bin, was ich bin
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Carlos Saura - Ein Cineast
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Fred Zinnemann - Ein Hollywoodregisseur
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Carl Orff - Portrait des Komponisten
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Mikis Theodorakis in Quo Vadis, Mikis? - Fragen an Theodorakis (1982)
    Quo Vadis, Mikis? - Fragen an Theodorakis
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Edith Head (1981)
    Edith Head
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • co-director
    • 1981
  • Conrad Hurtt in Das Musik-Porträt (1978)
    Das Musik-Porträt
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Brigitte Horney - gestern und heute
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Der Dirigent Eugen Jochum
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980

Writer

  • Mario Botta, Architekt: Die Kunst ist grenzenlos
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Zwischen Passion und Profession - Dürrenmatt als Maler
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1993
  • Bernhard Wicki: Regisseur
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Ein Abend mit Friedrich Dürrenmatt
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Robert Altman: Ich bin, was ich bin
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Carlos Saura - Ein Cineast
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Mikis Theodorakis in Quo Vadis, Mikis? - Fragen an Theodorakis (1982)
    Quo Vadis, Mikis? - Fragen an Theodorakis
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Conrad Hurtt in Das Musik-Porträt (1978)
    Das Musik-Porträt
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Brigitte Horney - gestern und heute
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Der Dirigent Eugen Jochum
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Susanna Agnelli: eine Frau von Bedeutung
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Anna Weidacher - In Memoriam
    Short
    • concept
    • 1975
  • Mit siebzig hat man noch Träume
    TV Short
    • adaptation
    • idea
    • 1970
  • Marianne Koch and Johanna von Koczian in Heldinnen (1960)
    Heldinnen
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1960

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  • Alternative names
    • Charlotte Kerr-Dürrenmatt
  • Born
    • May 29, 1927
    • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
  • Died
    • December 28, 2011
    • Bern, Switzerland(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Friedrich DürrenmattMay 8, 1984 - December 14, 1990 (his death)

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    Widow of Swiss playwright and novelist Friedrich Dürrenmatt.

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