Sabine Zimmermann (22 July 1951 – 1 May 2020) was a German television host and producer, mainly known for her involvement with popular crime-solving programme '' Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst''.

Biography

Zimmermann was the adopted daughter of journalist and television presenter Eduard Zimmermann, who died in 2009. She had originally aimed for a different career path, successfully completing training as a police photographer and working for the Munich Police Department for seven years. However, in 1983, after finishing business training, she joined her adoptive father's

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-based production company as its managing director. Between 1987 and 2001, she co-hosted '' Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst'', first alongside her father and later with Butz Peters. She continued to be the show's producer until 2011. Zimmermann died on 1 May 2020, following a short, but severe illness.

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1951 births 2020 deaths German television personalities German women journalists German television journalists 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists ZDF people {{Germany-tv-bio-stub