Xenia Seeberg

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Xenia Seeberg
Born
Anke Wesenberg [1]

(1967-04-04) 4 April 1967 (age 56)
Years active1994–present

Xenia Seeberg (born Anke Wesenberg; 4 April 1967) is a German film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Xev Bellringer in the science fiction television series Lexx . She also debuted as a singer in 1996 on the EMI Electrola label with her maxi single "Heartbeat". Several of her songs, including "Heartbeat", have appeared on compilations such as Dance Fever (1996), Dancemania 4 (1997) and Absolute Music 20 (1999). [2]

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From 2003 to 2011, she was married to actor Sven Martinek. They have one son Philip-Elias (born 2005). She is the lead singer of the band Vertikals. [2]

In April 2005, Seeberg appeared on the cover of the German edition of Playboy .

She was ranked No. 84 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001. [3]

Seeberg stands 173 centimetres (5 ft 8 in) tall; speaks German, English, and French; and has degrees in Latin and philosophy. She studied theater at the Lee Strasberg school. [4]

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