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'{{short description|German actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Hannelore Elsner | image = Hannelore Elsner 001.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Elsner in 2011 | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|7|26|df=y}} | birthname = Hannelore Elstner | birth_place = [[Burghausen, Altötting|Burghausen]], [[Bavaria]], [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|4|21|1942|7|26|df=y}} | death_place = [[Munich]], Germany | years_active = 1959–2019 | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{plainlist| * Gerd Vespermann (1964–1966) * [[Alf Brustellin]] (1970s–1981) * Uwe B. Carstensen (1993–2000) }} | awards = {{plainlist| * [[Bavarian Film Awards]] * [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] }} }} '''Hannelore Elsner''' (born '''Hannelore Elstner''', 26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a [[Germany|German]] actress with a long career in television and film. She first performed on stage in [[Munich]], and later starred in popular films and television series such as ''[[The Black Forest Clinic|Die Schwarzwaldklinik]]'' (''The Black Forest Clinic''), and as the lead character, Inspector Lea Sommer, in the series ''[[Die Kommissarin]]''. She was recognized internationally for her lead role in the 2000 film ''Die Unberührbare'' (''[[No Place to Go (2000 film)|No Place to Go]]''), shown at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. == Career == She was born Hannelore Elstner<ref name="Filmportal" /> in [[Burghausen, Altötting|Burghausen]] on 26 July 1942.<ref name="Tagesschau" /> Her five-year-old brother was killed in an air raid at the end of the Second World War. Her father died from tuberculosis when she was eight.<ref name="T-Online" /> After finishing [[drama school]] in [[Munich]],<ref name="Rodek" /> she was engaged at the Munich theatres [[Münchner Kammerspiele]] and {{ill|Kleine Komödie am Max II|de}}.<ref name="Tagesschau" /> She was the first to appear nude on stage at the Kammerspiele.<ref name="Rodek" /> Elsner appeared in her first film, ''Alt Heidelberg'' (''[[Old Heidelberg (1959 film)|Old Heidelberg]]''), in 1959 at age 17.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/german-actor-hannelore-elsner-dies-aged-76/a-48449289 German actor Hannelore Elsner dies aged 76] dated 23.04.2019 at ''[[Deutsche Welle]]'' online, retrieved 12 May 2019</ref> She was discovered for more serious acting by [[Edgar Reitz]], who cast her alongside [[Elke Sommer]] for a lead role in the 1973 film ''Die Reise nach Wien'' (''[[Trip to Vienna]]''), her first role outside Germany.<ref name="Rodek" /> Later she starred in films and TV series such as ''Die Schwarzwaldklinik'' (''[[The Black Forest Clinic]]''). Elsner is remembered for the title role, Inspector Lea Sommer, in the German detective series ''[[Die Kommissarin]]'' which aired on public television in 66 episodes from 1994 to 2006. She was the first woman to play an inspector in a television series.<ref name="Tagesschau" /> Elsner achieved international recognition for her lead role in the 2000 film ''Die Unberührbare'' (''[[No Place to Go (2000 film)|No Place to Go]]''), which recounts the last days in the life of a writer, based closely on the life of [[Gisela Elsner]], who took her own life in 1992. The black-and-white film was written and filmed by Gisela Elsner's son, [[Oskar Roehler]]. It was a German entry for the [[Cannes Film Festival]], and received three film awards.<ref name="Tagesschau" /> Elsner's last completed film was ''Kirschblüten und Dämonen'' by [[Doris Dörrie]]; Dörrie said that Elsner was a great adventurer who threw herself into every role and her life with curiosity, dedication and bravery ("Für mich war Hannelore Elsner eine große Abenteuerin, die sich mit Neugier, Hingabe und Tapferkeit in jede Rolle und in ihr Leben gestürzt hat".)<ref name="FAZ" /> Elsner also participated in audio plays and read audio books. She worked in an association exhorting people not to forget the [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]]. She wrote her memoirs in 2011, titled ''Im Überschwang: Aus meinem Leben'' (''In Exuberance: From My Life''),<ref name="Rodek" /> which describe in detail how she grew up in Bavarian provincial surroundings and recount tragic episodes from her childhood.<ref name="Tagesschau" /> == Awards == For her title role in ''Die Unberührbare'' (''No Place to Go''), Elsner was awarded the [[Deutscher Filmpreis]] (German Film Award) in the category Best Actress, the Deutscher Kritikerpreis (German Critics' Prize) and the 2000 [[Bavarian Film Awards|Bayrischer Filmpreis]] (Bavarian Film Award).<ref name="FAZ" /><ref name="Filmpreis" /> In 2003, she won the Best Actress category for ''{{ill|Mein letzter Film|de}}'' (''My Last Film''), directed by [[Oliver Hirschbiegel]], at the German Film Awards.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/2973520.stm |title=Lenin comedy wins German awards |publisher=BBC |date=8 June 2003 |accessdate=23 April 2019 }}</ref> In 2005, she received the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany|German Order of Merit]] for her campaign against [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]].<ref name="Tagesschau" /> In 2006, she was awarded the Bavarian Film Award for her life's work.<ref name="FAZ" /> == Personal life == Elsner was married three times: to the actor Gerd Vespermann from 1964 to 1966, to the director [[Alf Brustellin]] from the 1970s until his death in 1981, and to Uwe B. Carstensen from 1993 until their divorce in 2000.<ref name="FAZ" /> In 1981, she had a son with the director {{ill|Dieter Wedel|de}}.<ref name="FAZ" /> She died of cancer in a clinic in Munich on 21 April 2019.<ref name="Stache" /><ref name="STOL" /> Hanns-Georg Rodek, in an obituary for ''[[Die Welt]]'', described her as "a national institution ... wild, seductive and independent" ("eine nationale Institution ... wild, verführerisch und unabhängig").<ref name="Rodek" /> The broadcaster [[Bayerischer Rundfunk|BR]] changed their programming in her honour, to show films that she had appeared in as well as an interview.<ref name="Stache" /> == Filmography == Films in which Elsner appeared include:<ref name="Filmportal" /> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[Old Heidelberg (1959 film)|Old Heidelberg]]'' (1959), as Helene * ''{{ill|Das Mädchen mit den schmalen Hüften|de}}'' (1961), as Yusha * ''{{ill|Die endlose Nacht|de}}'' (1963), as Sylvia Stössi * ''[[An Alibi for Death]]'' (1963), as Hanne Wasneck * ''[[Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn]]'' (1967), as Johanna * ''[[Zur Hölle mit den Paukern]]'' (1968), as Geneviève Ponelle * ''[[Student of the Bedroom]]'' (1970), as Brigitte * ''[[Gentlemen in White Vests]]'' (1970), as Susan * ''[[Willi Manages the Whole Thing]]'' (1971), as Constanze * ''[[The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (film)|The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of]]'' (1972), as Irina * ''{{ill|… aber Jonny!|de}}'' (1973), as Monika Winkler * ''[[Trip to Vienna]]'' (1973), as Marga Kroeber * ''[[Challenge to White Fang]]'' (1974), as Jane LeClerq * ''{{ill|Berlinger (film)|de|3=Berlinger (Film)|lt=Berlinger}}'' (1975), as Maria / Marlit * ''[[Grete Minde]]'' (1977), as Trude Minde * ''{{ill|Der Sturz|de|3=Der Sturz (Film)|lt=Der Sturz}}'' (1979), as Alissa Kristlein * ''[[The Tailor from Ulm]]'' (1979), as Anna Berblinger * ''{{ill|Der grüne Vogel|de}}'' (1980), as Dr. Renate Winter * ''[[Man Without Memory|Mann ohne Gedächtnis]]'' (1984), as Dr. Essner * ''[[Eine Art von Zorn]]'' (1984, TV film), as Adele Sanger * ''[[Parker (1986 film)|Parker]]'' (1985), as Jillian Schelm * ''Kaminsky'' (1985), as Nicole Kaminsky * ''{{ill|Operation Dead End|de}}'' (1985), as Dr. Hoppe * ''{{ill|Bitte laßt die Blumen leben|de}}'' (1986), as Yvonne Duhamel * ''Noch ein Wunsch'' (1989, TV film), as Brigitte * ''Der achte Tag'' (1990), as Mrs. De Vries * ''{{ill|Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel|pl|3=Długa rozmowa z ptakiem|lt=Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel}}'' (1992, TV film), as Polly * ''Klippen des Todes'' (1993, TV film), as Rita Freymuth * ''[[Die Kommissarin]]'' (1994-2006, TV series), as Lea Sommer * ''Schmetterlingsgefühle'' (1996, TV film), as Marie-Luise Wendt * ''[[A Girl Called Rosemary]]'' (1996, TV film), as Marga Hartog * ''{{ill|Andrea und Marie|de}}'' (1998, TV film), as Andrea * ''[[Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller]]'' (1998), as Hilde Strassburger * ''[[No Place to Go (2000 film)|No Place to Go]]'' (2000), as Hanna Flanders * ''{{ill|Mein letzter Film|de}}'' (2002), as Marie * ''{{ill|Eine Liebe in Afrika|de}}'' (2003, TV film), as Denise * ''{{ill|Rot und Blau|de}}'' (2003), as Barbara Bärenklau * ''Frau fährt, Mann schläft'' (2004), as Dr. Sue Süssmilch * ''[[Alles auf Zucker!]]'' (2004), as Marlene Zuckermann * ''{{ill|Die Spielerin (2005)|de|3=Die Spielerin|lt=Die Spielerin}}'' (2005, TV film), as Polina Sieveking * ''{{ill|Du hast gesagt, dass du mich liebst|de}}'' (2006), as Johanna Perl * ''Rauchzeichen'' (2006), as Annabella Silberstein * ''Vivere'' (2007), as Gerlinde von Habermann * ''Das Sichtbare und das Unsichtbare'' (2007), as Maria Döbereiner * ''[[War and Peace (2007 miniseries)|War and Peace]]'' (2008, TV miniseries), as Countess Rostova * ''[[Cherry Blossoms (film)|Cherry Blossoms]]'' (2008), as Trudi Angermeier * ''{{ill|Mein Herz in Chile|de}}'' (2008, TV film), as Laura Hansen * ''[[Zeiten ändern dich]]'' (2010), as Mother * ''Der letzte Patriarch'' (2010, TV film), as Ruth Buchleitner * ''{{ill|Lüg weiter, Liebling|de}}'' (2010, TV film), as Martha Ebinghaus * ''{{ill|Alles Liebe (film)|de|Alles Liebe|lt=Alles Liebe}}'' (2010, TV film), as Irma Bergner * ''{{ill|Das Blaue vom Himmel (2011 film)|de|Das Blaue vom Himmel (2011)|lt=Das Blaue vom Himmel}}'' (2011), as Marga Baumanis * ''{{ill|Alles inklusive|de}}'' (2014), as Ingrid * ''[[Tour de Force (film)|Tour de Force]]'' (2014), as Irene * ''{{ill|Auf das Leben!|de}}'' (''To Life'', 2014), as Ruth Weintraub * ''Kirschblüten und Dämonen'' (2019), as Trudi Angermeier {{div col end}} == References == {{Reflist|30em | refs = <ref name="Rodek">{{cite news | last = Rodek | first = Hans-Georg | url = https://www.welt.de/kultur/kino/article192355327/Hannelore-Elsner-Ein-Nachruf-auf-die-grosse-Schauspielerin.html | title = Hannelore Elsner † / Sie wollte das Schwere und das Leichte spüren | newspaper = [[Die Welt]] | date = 23 April 2019 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="Stache">{{cite news | last = Stache | first = Soeren | url = https://www.tz.de/stars/hannelore-elsner-ist-tot-todesursache-schon-bekannt-zr-12211582.html | title = Bereits am Ostersonntag / Im Alter von 76 Jahren: Schauspielerin Hannelore Elsner ist tot – BR ändert sein Programm | newspaper = [[Tageszeitung]] | date = 23 April 2019 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="FAZ">{{cite news | url = https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kino/hannelore-elsner-schauspielerin-im-alter-von-76-jahren-gestorben-16153707.html | title = Film- und Fernsehstar : Schauspielerin Hannelore Elsner gestorben | newspaper = [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|FAZ]] | date = 23 April 2019 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="Filmportal">{{cite news | url = https://www.filmportal.de/en/person/hannelore-elsner_efc0caa3e15703c1e03053d50b372d46 | title = Hannelore Elsner | publisher = Filmportal | year = | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="Filmpreis">{{cite news | url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090325011005/http://www.bayern.de/Anlage19170/PreistraegerdesBayerischenFilmpreises-Pierrot.pdf | title = Bayerischer Filmpreis – "Pierrot" | publisher = [[Bayerischer Filmpreis]] | year = 2000 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="STOL">{{cite news | url = https://www.stol.it/Artikel/Chronik-im-Ueberblick/Chronik/Hannelore-Elsner-ist-tot | title = Hannelore Elsner ist tot | publisher = stol.it | date = 23 April 2019 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="Tagesschau">{{cite news | url = https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/tod-hannelore-elsner-101.html | title = Trauer um Schauspielerin Hannelore Elsner mit 76 Jahren gestorben | publisher = [[Tagesschau (German TV series)|Tagesschau]] | date = 23 April 2019 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="T-Online">{{cite news | url = https://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/stars/id_85630794/hannelore-elsner-76-sie-wurde-schon-frueh-mit-dem-tod-konfrontiert.html | title = Hannelore Elsner - Sie wurde bereits früh mit dem Tod konfrontiert | publisher = [[T-Online]] | date = 23 April 2019 | language = de | accessdate = 23 April 2019 }}</ref> }} == External links == {{commonscat}} * {{official|http://www.hannelore-elsner.de}} * {{DNB portal|134984676}} * {{IMDb name|0255678}} * {{discogs artist}} * [https://www.zeit.de/kultur/film/2019-04/hannelore-elsner-schauspielerin-film-biographie-fs Hannelore Elsner: Dieser ganz undeutsche Glamour] (photos) [[Die Zeit]], 23 April 2019 {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elsner, Hannelore}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:People from Burghausen, Altötting]] [[Category:German film actresses]] [[Category:German television actresses]] [[Category:Best Actress German Film Award winners]] [[Category:Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] [[Category:20th-century German actresses]] [[Category:21st-century German actresses]]'