Inge Keller
Actor
Biography
Inge Keller (December 15, 1923 – February 6, 2017) was a German stage and film actress whose career on stage and screen spanned seventy years. She was one of the most prominent performers in the former German Democratic Republic. Thomas Langhoff described her as "perhaps the most famous actress of the German Democratic Republic—a star." Deutschlandradio Kultur reporter Dieter Kranz called her "a theater legend".
Internationally, Keller was known for her portrayal of the older Lilly Wust in the Golden Globe nominated Aimée & Jaguar. She won the Award for the Best Supporting Actress in the 36th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for her participation in the film Lola and Billy the Kid.
In 2006, Keller received the Order of Merit of Berlin from Mayor Klaus Wowereit.
Filmography
Lola and Billy the Kid
as Ute 1999
The Fiancee
as Irene 1980
Carla
as Schulrätin Jansen 1965
Council of the Gods
as Edith Scholz 1950
Effi Briest
1970
Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
as Ellen Zander 1951
The Little Prince
as Snake 1972
Happy End
as Frau Oxlett 1977
On the Way to Lenin
as Mrs. von Roettger 1970
Alles Samba
as Frau von Lengsdorf 2003
Stories of That Night
1967
Das Kindermädchen
as Irene Zernikow 2012
Weihnachtsgeschichten
1986
Frau Venus und ihr Teufel
as Venus 1967
Die letzte Heuer
as Charly 1951
Gespenster
as Frau Alving 1983