Delia Mayer (born 8 March 1967) is a Hong Kong-born Swiss actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Isabel Becker in the German television series ''

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Biography

Mayer was born on 8 March 1967 in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. She is the daughter of Swiss jazz musician

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and sister of

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, and grew up near

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. She trained in acting, dance, and singing in

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and classical singing at the

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and the BGZ Opera School. She played Isabel Becker in the German television series ''

'' and as Miriam Shapiro in the German-American television miniseries ''

''.

References

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