Margit Carstensen
Margit Carstensen
Person

Margit Carstensen

Actor 1940-02-29 Kiel, Germany

Margit Carstensen (29 February 1940 – 1 June 2023) was a German theatre and film actress, best known outside Germany for roles in the works of film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Carstensen was born and raised in the northern German city of Kiel. Upon graduation from the local high school in 1958, she studied acting at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. This education led to her first stage appearances in Kleve, Heilbronn, Münster, and Braunschweig. In 1965, Carstensen began a four-year engagement w...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Possession

Possession

1981 · Margit Gluckmeister

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972 · Petra von Kant

Sonnenallee

Sonnenallee

1999 · Director

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970 · Margarethe

Chinese Roulette

Chinese Roulette

1977 · Ariane Christ

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

1973 · Maya Schmidt-Genter

Martha

Martha

1974 · Martha

Finsterworld

Finsterworld

2013 · Frau Sandberg

Derrick

Derrick

1974 · Frau Hauser

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

1980 · Sekretärin

The Third Generation

The Third Generation

1979 · Petra Vielhaber

Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973 · Frau Lindner

Satan’s Brew

Satan’s Brew

1976 · Andree

Agnes and His Brothers

Agnes and His Brothers

2004 · Roxy

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975 · Frau Thälmann

Fear of Fear

Fear of Fear

1976 · Margot

Hands off Mississippi

Hands off Mississippi

2007 · Frau Strietzel

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

1972 · Erste Hausfrau

The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop

1997 · Self