Cordula Trantow

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Cordula Trantow (born 29 December 1942 in Berlin) is a German actress and director. For her performance as Geli Raubal in the 1962 film, Hitler , she was nominated for a 1962 Golden Globe in the category Most Promising Newcomer - Female. Today, she works mostly as a stage actress and director. Her father was the film composer Herbert Trantow.

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