Sunnyi Melles

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Sunnyi Melles
MJK 70172 Sunnyi Melles (Hessen-Empfang, Berlinale 2020).jpg
Melles in 2020
Born (1958-10-07) 7 October 1958 (age 65)
OccupationActress

Sunnyi Melles (born 7 October 1958 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg) is a Swiss-Hungarian actress active in Germany and Austria.

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Biography

She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter:

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Pedigree Chart for Sunnyi Melles: Genealogics".