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Gruschenka Stevens

Gruschenka Stevens is a German actress. Stevens initially made a guest appearance on the children's television program "Die Sendung mit der Maus" (The Show with the Mouse ). At the age of eleven, she performed in a play at the Schauspielhaus Köln (Cologne Playhouse) and at seventeen moved to New York City, where she took acting classes at Herbert Berghoff's studios. She then attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, London, and Los Angeles, where she landed a role in a Canadian-German soap opera. In 1994, she landed her first small roles in German films, including "Keiner liebt mich" and "Voll normaaal". In 1995, she played the lead role of telephone operator Conny in the erotic thriller "Der kalte Finger". In 1999, Stevens portrayed a singer in Sherry Hormann's comedy "Widows – First Marriage, Then Pleasure" and an overwhelmed mother in the drama "Get Out of Here", directed by Franziska Buch. The film won the Max Ophüls Prize . As she had already done in the television series "Around 30", she worked again in 2001 under the direction of Ralf Huettner in the film adaptation of Ildikó von Kürthy's bestseller "Moonlight Tariff". Tim Bergmann and Jasmin Tabatabai were her co-stars in this film, in which she played a confused woman in her late twenties who, after many romantic misunderstandings, finally finds her dream man. This was followed by a collaboration with director Vivian Naefe, who cast her in two leading roles: "Crazy Is Also Normal", a musical tragicomedy alongside Dieter Pfaff, and the dark comedy "Men in Bites". In 2010, the episode "Netzangriff" from the series Krimi.de, starring Stevens as Lena Mederling, won the Rose d'Or in the Children & Youth category.

Herbert Feuerstein

Herbert Feuerstein (born June 15, 1937, in Zell am See, Austria; died October 6, 2020, in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia) was an Austrian-German journalist, cabaret artist, actor, and entertainer. Herbert Feuerstein initially studied music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and later worked in New York as a journalist and editor-in-chief of the German-language newspaper *New Yorker Staats-Zeitung*. After returning to Europe, he became the publishing director of the satirical magazine *pardon* and subsequently, over many years, shaped the German edition of *MAD* magazine as its editor-in-chief. Feuerstein achieved nationwide fame starting in the late 1980s through his collaboration with Harald Schmidt on the television programs *Pssst …* and *Schmidteinander*, in which his absurdist humor and self-deprecating demeanor became his trademarks. Numerous other television formats followed, including *Feuersteins Reisen*, the legendary twelve-hour live broadcast *Feuersteins Nacht*, as well as regular appearances on shows such as *Genial daneben* and *Was bin ich?*. He was also active as an actor, appearing in films such as *Vollidiot* and *Wickie und die starken Männer*, as well as in theater and opera productions. Furthermore, Feuerstein worked extensively as a voice actor and writer. Among other roles, he lent his voice to characters in *Die Sendung mit der Maus* and the animated film *The Incredibles*. His literary radio program *SpielArt* on WDR 5, which he hosted from 2003 to 2017, also received great acclaim; his autobiographically tinged segments blended humor, culture, and personal memories. In 2014, he published his memoirs, *Die neun Leben des Herrn F.*. Feuerstein most recently lived in Erftstadt and was married to editor Grit Bergmann. He died in 2020 at the age of 83.

Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke, born in Montreal/Canada in 1965, grew up trilingual. As a child, she gained early dubbing experience and hosted TV and radio shows. Engelke was part of the weekly show ensemble, her series Ladykracher is considered the most successful German sketch format with eight seasons. Since 2000, Anke Engelke has appeared regularly in feature films, soon in leading roles in Mein Sohn, Der Onkel and Mutter. Currently, Anke Engelke can be seen in the leading role in the Netflix series Das letzte Wort and on Amazon Prime Video in the first season of the acclaimed comedy format LOL - Last One Laughing. As a voice actress, she lends her voice to various characters: Marge on The Simpsons, Dory in Finding Nemo and in Finding Dory, Captain Ericka in Hotel Transylvania 3 and Silver in Angry Birds 2. In the pre-school television series Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten, Anke Engelke has been the inhabitant of Anke's World since its launch in 2007. Together with Kristian Thees, Anke Engelke can be heard on the SWR3 podcast Wie war der Tag, Liebling: Every Tuesday and Thursday, SWR3 presenter Kristian Thees calls his best friend Anke Engelke and the two tell each other their little stories of the day. Anke Engelke is on the road with various reading programmes: currently with KOMISCH - Iris Berben meets Anke Engelke and Letters of Note - Anke Engelke, Devid Striesow & Jörg Thadeusz, among others. Between 2003 and 2019, she presented the opening and the Bear Awards Gala of the Berlinale 13 times as host. In 2011, she co-hosted the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) with Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers. From 2012 - 2017, Anke Engelke taught television dramaturgy and creative television production at the KHM in Cologne as a substitute professor. Alongside Dirk von Lowtzow, Prof. Diedrich Diederichsen and Prof. Dr. Christoph Jacke, Anke Engelke is a member of the advisory board of the Pop Institute of the Folkwang University of the Arts. Anke Engelke has been an ambassador for the medical aid organisation action medeor since 2003.

Jasmin Schwiers

Jasmin Schwiers is a German actress. Following her television debut in *Die Nacht der Nächte – School’s Out* (1997), Schwiers achieved her breakthrough in 1998 as the daughter of the matriarch Rita Kruse (played by Gaby Köster) in the RTL comedy series *Ritas Welt*. Schwiers made her feature film debut the following year in Otto Alexander Jahrreiss's comedy *Alles Bob!* By the time she graduated from school, she had already appeared in approximately 20 productions. Jasmin Schwiers lives in Cologne and is married to actor Jan van Weyde. Their daughter was born in August 2014. Her brother, Rene, is a musician in the Kölsch rock band Kasalla.

Martha Hillier

Writer · Known for The Last Kingdom, Vera

Martha Hillier is known for The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023), Vera (2011) and The Last Kingdom (2015).

Cornelia Froboess

Cornelia Froboess, initially also known as Die kleine Cornelia in the early stages of her career, later as Conny, is a German actress, voice actress and former pop singer.

Gro Swantje Kohlhof

German-born actress, known for Wir sind die Flut (2016), Tore tanzt (2013) and Endzeit (2018).

Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle

Zsá Zsá Inci Bürkle Bürkle is known for her role as Trude in the movie Die Wilden Hühner and its sequels. She also appeared in all three seasons of the series "Doctor's Diary" and in commercials for RBB and ZDF.

Katherina Unger

Katherina Unger is an actress, known for Die Pfefferkörner (1999), Sibel & Max (2015) and Notruf Hafenkante (2007).

Florian Martens

Er ist der Sohn der Schauspielerin Ingrid Rentsch und des Schauspielers Wolfgang Kieling. Seine Halbschwester ist die Schauspielerin Susanne Uhlen

Natalia Wörner

Natalia Wörner is a German actress and writer. She achieved her breakthrough in 1994 in Dominik Graf's action thriller *Die Sieger*. She gained further recognition as Commissioner Jana Winter in the lead role of the ZDF crime series *Unter anderen Umständen* and as Karla Lorenz in the title role of the ARD television series *Die Diplomatin*.

Igor Tjumenzev

Igor Tjumenzev is known for his work on Survival (2013), Bunker of the Dead (2015) and Die Goldfische (2019).

Elliot Korte

Elliot Korte is known for Damages (2007), Not Tryina Die Young: Princess on Vacation (2014) and Law & Order (1990).

Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson is an American actor and producer, known for Die Hard 2 (1990), The Last Starfighter (1984) and Van Wilder (2002). He is best known for his recurring role as Brian in the 80's TV Miniseries V. He is often confused with Canadian actor Peter Nelson, who has a varied background in local improv/theater as well as TV series and movies.

Lara Zaluski

Lara Zaluski is an award-winning actress known for her performances in Fargo, Six Days to Die, and Mutant World.

Jim Caesar

Cast · Known for Havoc

Jim Caesar is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes We Die Young, The Witcher, Baby Reindeer, The Doll Factory, Quietus, Death in Paradise

Andrea Abreu

Andrea Abreu is known for Elle (2026), A Podcast to Die For (2023) and The Hunting Party (2025).

Jake Szymanski

Jake Szymanski is an actor-writer-director-producer, known for Funny or Die, SNL Digital Shorts, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, 7 Days in Hell, Tour de Pharmacy, and The Package.

Bruno Bilotta

Cast · Known for Masterplan, The Equalizer 3

Bruno Bilotta is an actor known for The Equalizer 3 (2023), Those About to Die (2024) and The Tourist (2010).

Ruben Madera

Ruben Madera is an actor known for Enough (2002), We're All Gonna Die (2024) and Good vs Evil (1999).

Klaus-Peter Thiele

Klaus-Peter Thiele was a German actor. Thiele was best known for the DEFA film Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, which premiered to great acclaim in the GDR in 1965 and in West Germany in 1966.

Dali Benssalah

Cast · Known for No Time to Die

Dali Benssalah is a franco-algerian actor, known for No Time to Die (2021), Nox (2018) and L'homme fidèle (2018).

Frank J. Urioste

Editor · Known for Basic Instinct, Die Hard, Tombstone

Frank J. Urioste (born april 28 1938) is an american film editor best known for editing Die Hard(1988), Tombstone(1993) and various projects from Paul Verhoeven such as Robocop(1987), Total Recall(1990) and Basic Instinct(1992). He has been nominated for an academy award three times but has never won.

Robyn Rossouw

Robyn Rossouw is known for The Fix (2024), The Heart Is a Muscle (2025) and Die Geval van Gideon (2024). She is from Kimberley in South Africa and got a BA degree in Drama and Theatre from Stellenbosch University.