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Irm Hermann

Acting

Born October 4, 1942 · Munich, Germany

Died May 26, 2020

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Biography

Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who cast her in many of his films.

Awards & recognition

  • German Film Award

Filmography22 titles

Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven

1975as Helene

Fear Eats the Soul

1974as Krista

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972as Marlene

Berlin Alexanderplatz

1980as Trude

Fox and His Friends

1975as Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972as Irmgard Epp

A Woman in Berlin

2008as Witwe

Woyzeck

1979as Margret

Effi Briest

1974as Johanna

Katzelmacher

1969as Elisabeth

Fear of Fear

1975as Lore

Polizeiruf 110

1971as Klara Hansen

Scene of the Crime

1970as Fefi Zänglein

Love Is Colder Than Death

1969as Sonnenbrillenverkäuferin

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

2017as Ploppis Oma

Last Five Days

1982as Else Gebel

Fashion Victims

2007as Frau Retzlaff

Gods of the Plague

1970as Barkeeper

The Swing

1983as Frau Erlendicht

Baal

1970as Hausfrau

Fassbinder's Women

2000as Self

The German Chainsaw Massacre

1990as Customs Officer