Ursula Hinrichs

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Ursula Hinrichs
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Born (1935-04-27) April 27, 1935 (age 88)
Ammerland, Apen, Lower Saxony, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationActor

Ursula Hinrichs (born April 27, 1935) is a German actress.

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Biography

Ursula was born on April 27, 1935. She is a well-known actress and her nickname is "The Hinrichs." [1] She is also known as "the Grand Dame of Theater." [2] In the 1990s and 2000s, Hinrichs also appeared regularly on television outside of Ohnsorg recordings. In the successful children's series Neues vom Süderhof (1991-1997) and Die Kinder vom Alstertal (1998-2004), for example, she was among the main cast in the role of the lovable grandmother. In 1993, she appeared in the miniseries Der große Bellheim as Emma, the housekeeper of Bellheim, played by Mario Adorf. In addition, she has been active since 1956 as a narrator of Low German radio plays and texts, such as since 2011 as Oma Hertha in the NDR radio series Düsse Petersens. [3] In recent years, Hinrichs has been doing more frequent Low German readings in northern Germany. [4]

Neues vom Süderhof

From 1991 to 1997, Ursula was one of the few actors to appear in all five seasons of the children's TV show, Neues vom Süderhof.

Die Kinder vom Alstertal

From 1998 to 2004, Ursula reprised a similar role to her Süderhof role, as the kind grandmother in Die Kinder vom Alstertal.

Stage career

Hinrichs has worked for 40 years in plattdeutsch German theater. [5]

Filmography

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References

  1. "The Grand Old Dame of Ohnsorg Theater".
  2. "'Talent, intellect, and heart and soul are the nuts and bolts': Ohnsorg Theater actress Ursula Hinrichs from Buchholz turned 80 years old".
  3. Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt- (October 19, 2015). "Gala für plattdeutsches Original Ursula Hinrichs". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  4. Nordwest-Zeitung. "Plattdeutsche Woche In Huntlosen: Wenn selbst Beleidigungen nett klingen". www.nwzonline.de (in German). Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  5. "What became of the 'Children of the Suderhof?'".
  6. "What became of the 'Children of the Suderhof?'".