German actress
Daughter of Sabine Thalbach.
Daughter of Benno Besson , stepdaughter of Ursula Karusseit and Coline Serreau.
Mother of Anna Thalbach.
Half-sister of Philippe Besson , Pierre Besson and Madeleine Besson.
Her acting teacher was Doris Thalmer.
In December 1976, she left East Germany together with longtime companion Thomas Brasch and daughter Anna after the expulsion of songwriter Wolf Biermann.
One of Germanys most respected stage actresses mostly working in Hamburg and Berlin. She has also directed since the late 1980s.
After her mothers death, Helene Weigel supported her acting career.
Grandmother of Nellie Thalbach.
