Charlotte Kerr (29 May 1927 – 28 December 2011) was a German director, film producer, actress, writer and journalist. She first performed on stage in

Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn, 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director. Life and career Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jews, Jewish family. He studied at the Vien ...

’s version of Schiller's ''

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is an 1867 five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the 1787 play '' Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Fried ...

'' in 1951. She became well known for her television role as commander of the spaceship Hydra in the '' Raumpatrouille'' series and for her appearances in the films of

Rainer Erler Horst Rainer Erler (26 August 1933 – 8 November 2023) was a German director, screenwriter, writer and producer. Life and career Born in Munich, Erler grew up in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln, Solln and entered the ...

, including '' Fleisch'' (1979). In 1971, she was a member of the jury at the

21st Berlin International Film Festival The 21st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 6 July 1971. The ''Young Filmmakers Forum'' (in 1987 renamed ''International Forum for New Cinema'') section was introduced at the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded ...

. In 1983, during the filming of a film about the Greek minister

Melina Mercouri Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a prominent political family for multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a F ...

, Kerr met the Swiss poet

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant- ...

. They became close after discussing his latest play '' Achterloo'' and were married in 1984. The two collaborated on the film '' Portrait eines Planeten'' and the play '' Rollenspiele''. Dürrenmatt died in 1990. Her autobiography, ', discussed her life with the writer. In 2000, her Centre Dürrenmatt was opened in

Neuchâtel Neuchâtel (, ; ; ) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the capital (political), capital of the cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Neuchâtel (canton), Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel ...

. She took legal action against the writer Hugo Loetscher for an alleged affront of her dignity and personal rights in his book about Dürrenmatt's death and funeral, which was released 13 years after Dürrenmatt's death and published by ''Lesen statt Klettern''. She died on 28 December 2011 in a hospital in Bern.

Filmography

*'' Carnival in White'' (1952) - Peggy Swenson *''Dein Mund verspricht mir Liebe'' (1954) *''Heldinnen'' (1960, screenplay) *''

The Miracle of Father Malachia ''The Miracle of Father Malachia'' () is a 1961 West German black-and-white film directed by Bernhard Wicki and starring Horst Bollmann. The film is based on Bruce Marshall's 1931 novel '' Father Malachy's Miracle'' and tells the story of a sup ...

'' (1961) - Dr. Renate Kellinghus *'' Raumpatrouille'' (1966, TV series) - General Lydia van Dyke *' (1968) - Frau Bergmann *''Peter und Sabine'' (1968) - Frauenärztin *''Mattanza - Ein Liebestraum'' (1969) - Geraldine *' (1969) - Mother *''

Alexander Zwo Alexander Zwo (literally translated "Alexander No. 2") is a German- French-Austrian-Italian TV mini-series directed by Franz Peter Wirth. Synopsis Mike Friedberg (Jean-Claude Bouillon) is a chemist in the United States. When his father dies in a ...

'' (1972–1973, TV miniseries) - Maud *'' Temptation in the Summer Wind'' (1972) *'' Only the Wind Knows the Answer'' (1974) - Hilde Hellmann *' (1977) - Prosecutor *' (1978, TV film) - Anna Ferroli *'' Fleisch'' (1979, TV film) - Dr. Jackson *'' Swann in Love'' (1984) - Sous-maitresse *'' Raumpatrouille Orion – Rücksturz ins Kino'' (2003) - General Lydia van Dyke (archive footage)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, Charlotte German documentary film directors German women film directors German film actresses German television actresses German stage actresses German theatre directors German women theatre directors 1927 births 2011 deaths Film people from Frankfurt Journalists from Frankfurt German autobiographers 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses Friedrich Dürrenmatt German women autobiographers Actresses from Frankfurt