Inge Keller

Actor

1923-12-15 – 2017-02-06 · Berlin, Germany

Ingeborg Keller (December 15, 1923 – February 6, 2017) was a German stage and film actress whose career on stage and screen spanned seventy years. She was one of the most prominent performers in the former German Democratic Republic. Thomas Langhoff described her as "perhaps the most famous actress of the German Democratic Republic—a star." Deutschlandradio Kultur reporter Dieter Kranz called her "a theater legend".

Internationally, Keller was known for her portrayal of the older Lilly Wust in the Golden Globe nominated Aimée & Jaguar. She won the Award for the Best Supporting Actress in the 36th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival for her participation in the film Lola and Billy the Kid.

In 2006, Keller received the Order of Merit of Berlin from Mayor Klaus Wowereit.

• Aimée & Jaguar (1999) — Lilly Wust (1997)
• Lola and Billy the Kid (1999) — Ute
• The Fiancee (1980) — Irene
• Carla (1965) — Schulrätin Jansen
• Council of the Gods (1950) — Edith Scholz
• Effi Briest (1970)
• Zugverkehr unregelmäßig (1951) — Ellen Zander
• The Little Prince (1972) — Snake
• On the Way to Lenin (1970) — Mrs. von Roettger
• Alles Samba (2003) — Frau von Lengsdorf
• Happy End (1977) — Frau Oxlett
• Stories of That Night (1967)
• Weihnachtsgeschichten (1986)
• Frau Venus und ihr Teufel (1967) — Venus
• Die letzte Heuer (1951) — Charly
• Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes (1963) — Ella Conradi
• Junge Frau von 1914 (1970) — Mathilde Wahl
• Das Kindermädchen (2012) — Irene Zernikow
• Der kleine Herr Friedemann (1991) — Konsulin Friedemann
• Nebelnacht (1969) — Mathilde Nikolai
• Der Andere neben dir (1964) — Lucie Marschner
• Life Begins (1960)
• Keine Hochzeit ohne Ernst (1976) — Lady Bracknell
• Die Liebe und die Königin (1977) — Maria Tudor