Gudrun Ritter

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Gudrun Ritter
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Ritter in 2000
Born (1936-11-16) 16 November 1936 (age 87)
Marienberg, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1959–present

Gudrun Ritter (born 16 November 1936) is a German actress. [1] She appeared in more than one hundred films since 1959.

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Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Between Day and Night
1980 Jadup and Boel
1982 Romance with Amelie
1989 Coming Out
2005 Antibodies
2007 Vacation  [ fr ]
2009 Haus und Kind  [ de ]TV film
2010 The Poll Diaries
Boxhagener Platz
2015 Look Who's Back
2020 The Last Word
2020 Deutschland 89

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References

  1. "Gudrun Ritter". Steffi-line.de. Retrieved 26 May 2018.