Ursela Monn


Ursela Monn is a Swiss actress and singer.

Life

Monn is the daughter of a Swiss father and an Irish mother. From the age of eleven onward, she received ballet lessons. A year later, she attended the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Her first stage role was a reproduction of Fiddler on the Roof. There she collaborated with Boy Gobert of which before they concluded their drama at the Thalia Theatre in Hamburg. In 1976, she retired from there.
Her breakthrough came through the role of Rieke in the 13-part ZDF series ', based on the eponymous novel by Hans Fallada. This was followed by numerous appearances in television series and movies. From 1998, she has played in theatres in Berlin, especially in the Renaissance Theatre, as well as in Munich and Düsseldorf. She has also appeared at the Theater an der Wien and the Theater am Neumarkt. Since 2006, she has portrayed Charlotte Baumgart in the television series '.
Ursela Monn also released LPs as Rieke Jesänge, where she sang Berlin chansons.
She received the Order of Merit of Berlin and the Federal Cross of Merit for her advocacy of palliative care by hospices. On 20 January 2006, she was appointed as am ambassador for the Stiftung Pflege, a German charity. She was married to English director Ralph Bridle. Her current husband is Michael Wintzer. She has a son, Marc, and lives in Berlin.

Filmography

Films