Katja Hannchen Leni Riemann (, born 1 November 1963) is a German actress. The daughter of two teachers, Riemann grew up in Weyhe, near Bremen. After high school she went to Hamburg to study music and theater. She is the mother of actress Paula Riemann, whose father is Peter Sattmann.

Selected filmography

* ' (dir. Peter Beauvais, 1987, TV miniseries) * ''Von Gewalt keine Rede'' (dir. , 1991, TV film) * '' Regina auf den Stufen'' (dir. , 1992, TV miniseries) * ' (dir. , 1993) * '' Making Up!'' (dir.

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, 1993) * '' Der bewegte Mann'' (dir.

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, 1994) * '' Over My Dead Body'' (dir. , 1995) * '' Talk of the Town'' (dir.

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, 1995) * ' (dir. Dennis Satin, 1996) * '' Bandits'' (dir.

, 1997) * '' The Pharmacist'' (dir.

, 1997) * ''

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'' (1997) * ' (dir.

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, 1999, TV film) * '' Desire'' (dir. Colleen Murphy, 2000) * '' Rosenstrasse'' (dir.

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, 2003) * '' Agnes and His Brothers'' (dir.

Oskar Roehler Oskar Roehler (born 21 January 1959) is a German film director, screenwriter and journalist. He was born in Starnberg, the son of writers Gisela Elsner and Klaus Roehler. Since the mid-1980s, he has been working as a screenwriter, for, among ot ...

, 2004) * ' (dir.

, 2006) * ' (dir. , 2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

Runaway Horse ''Runaway Horse'' (german: Ein fliehendes Pferd) is a 1978 novella by the German writer Martin Walser. Plot Two men facing midlife crisis, Klaus Buch and Helmut Halm, are old school friends and meet by chance during vacation with their wives at ...

'' (dir.

, 2007) * ' (2010, TV film) * ' (2011) * ''

The Foster Boy ''The Foster Boy'' (german: Der Verdingbub) is a 2011 Swiss drama film directed by Markus Imboden. It dramatizes the fate of two Verdingkinder in Emmental. Plot Max is an orphan whose one true passion is to play the accordion. He is sent to the ...

'' (2011) * '' The Weekend'' (2012) * ' (2012, TV film) * ' (2013, TV film) * ''

Fack ju Göhte ''Fack ju Göhte'' (intentional misspelling of "Fuck you, Goethe") is a 2013 German comedy film directed by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek and Karoline Herfurth, while Max von der Groeben and Jella Haase appear in supporting roles. ...

'' (dir.

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, 2013) * '' Coming In'' (dir.

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, 2014) * ' (dir.

, 2015) * '' Look Who's Back'' (dir. David Wnendt, 2015) * ''

Fack ju Göhte 2 '' Fack ju Göhte 2'' (intentional misspelling of "Fuck you, Goethe") is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek, Karoline Herfurth and Jella Haase, while upcoming actors Max von der Groeben and Volker ...

'' (dir. Bora Dağtekin, 2015) * '' Too Hard to Handle'' (2016) * ''

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'' (dir. Karoline Herfurth, 2016) * ''

Fack ju Göhte 3 '' Fack ju Göhte 3'' (intentional misspelling of "Fuck you, Goethe") is a 2017 German comedy directed by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek and Jella Haase, while upcoming actors Max von der Groeben and Gizem Emre appear as supporting ro ...

'' (dir. Bora Dağtekin, 2017) * '' Forget About Nick'' (2017) * '' Subs'' (dir.

, 2018) * ''

Enfant Terrible ''Enfant terrible'' (; ; "terrible child") is a French expression, traditionally referring to a child who is terrifyingly candid by saying embarrassing things to parents or others. However, the expression has drawn multiple usage in careers of ...

'' (2020)

Awards

* 1993

Bavarian Film Award The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the ...

, Best Actress * 1995 Bavarian Film Award, Best Actress * 1997 Bavarian Film Award, Best Film Score

References

;Bibliography * Katharina Blum: ''Katja Riemann. Mit Charme und Power''. Heyne, München 1998.

External links

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Photographs of Katja Riemann
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riemann, Katja 1963 births Living people People from Diepholz (district) German television actresses Best Actress German Film Award winners Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover alumni Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners German film actresses 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses