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Inge Keller

Date of birth: 1923-12-15

Place of birth: Berlin, Germany

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Инге Келлер

Inge Keller

Biography

Inge 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.

Movie Credits

Aimée & Jaguar
3.4

Aimée & Jaguar

1999-02-11

In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dange

Weihnachtsgeschichten
2.5

Weihnachtsgeschichten

1986-12-24

The paths of many people cross before Christmas Eve. Each of them has their own special story to tel

The Fiancee
2.3

The Fiancee

1980-09-05

The wrenching story of a woman sentenced in 1934 to ten years in prison for antifascist activities.

Woman Doctors
0

Woman Doctors

1984-01-19

Lydia Kowalenko is fired from the pharmaceutical company where she has worked for many years because

Carla
3.3

Carla

1965-01-01

An idealistic teacher is shocked to discover her pupils are already cynical and opportunistic. Her c

Zugverkehr unregelmäßig
2.8

Zugverkehr unregelmäßig

1951-07-26

After Jochen saves police officer Erich's life, the two men become close friends and Erich helps Joc

Frau Venus und ihr Teufel
3

Frau Venus und ihr Teufel

1967-06-24

Hans Müller finds himself on a trip in Thüringen, accompanied by his loving female friend, Moritz. H

On the Way to Lenin
2.5

On the Way to Lenin

1970-04-15

A train travels through the vastness of Russia, a train with German prisoners of war returning home,

Die letzte Heuer
3.5

Die letzte Heuer

1951-04-12

The ship stoker Heini Holler leaves Greece for health reasons and reports to the consulate of fascis

Alles Samba
2.4

Alles Samba

2003-12-12

Art expert Katharina Diezmann is out of the blue, when one day the little Brazilian Marcia is standi

The Little Prince
2.5

The Little Prince

1972-05-21

Adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella for East German television, produced in 1965/66, no

Der kleine Herr Friedemann
0

Der kleine Herr Friedemann

1991-03-29

The Lübeck merchant Friedemann owes his crippled figure to a wet nurse "devoted to drink". He lives

Die Wildente
0

Die Wildente

1981-01-04

Gespenster
4

Gespenster

1983-11-20

Mrs. Alving has hidden her unhappy marriage to a morally depraved man from the world for years. To r

Der Auftrag
0

Der Auftrag

2004-05-12

Klaras Hochzeit
0

Klaras Hochzeit

2001-01-01

Lola and Billy the Kid
3.2

Lola and Billy the Kid

1999-02-12

Murat, a Turkish gay youth living in Berlin’s Turkish ghetto, decides to come out to his family. Wha

Marie Grubbe
0

Marie Grubbe

1990-01-01

Nebelnacht
0

Nebelnacht

1969-06-11

When a motorcyclist dies in an accident, lieutenant Kreutzer and his colleague Arnold receive the or

Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
2.5

Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes

1963-11-15

Ella Conradi, a dedicated journalist from Germany, is in Jerusalem to report about the trial against

Council of the Gods
3.2

Council of the Gods

1950-05-12

Based on the records of the Nuremberg trial of the chemical giant IG Farben; a story about the colla

Quartett zu fünft
0

Quartett zu fünft

1949-06-03

Anne Treibel owns a small house that is home to four women and one man, Martin, a badly injured war

Die Liebe und die Königin
0

Die Liebe und die Königin

1977-01-02

In England in 1553, the marriage of Queen Mary Tudor to the Spanish crown prince Philip II is being

Endlich fliegen
0

Endlich fliegen

1982-05-18

Ein idealer Gatte
0

Ein idealer Gatte

1986-10-18

Der Andere neben dir
0

Der Andere neben dir

1964-01-17

Two doctors, a German and a Czech brain surgeon, meet in a Berlin hospital, unaware of how fatefully

Happy End
2.6

Happy End

1977-05-29

In Chicago of the 1920s, crime gangs are fighting a bitter battle for power. Gangster boss Bill Crac

Effi Briest
2.3

Effi Briest

1970-03-07

In the nineteenth century, seventeen year old Effi Briest is married to the older Baron von Instette

Junge Frau von 1914
3

Junge Frau von 1914

1970-01-17

In 1914 Berlin, bank heiress Leonore Wahl and struggling Munich student Werner Bertin fall passionat

Life Begins
0

Life Begins

1960-04-08

A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees f

Der Ritter vom Mirakel
0

Der Ritter vom Mirakel

1959-03-29

Ein Monat auf dem Lande
0

Ein Monat auf dem Lande

1965-04-19

Stories of That Night
2.5

Stories of That Night

1967-06-07

Four directors - four styles - four episodes, all relating the events of a single night which has en

Goldene Zeiten - Feine Leute
0

Goldene Zeiten - Feine Leute

1977-04-08

Historical television comedy around Friedrich Alfred Krupp, whose connection to the imperial court a

Keine Hochzeit ohne Ernst
0

Keine Hochzeit ohne Ernst

1976-02-26

Die Dame und der Blinde
0

Die Dame und der Blinde

1959-12-22

A woman meets a blind man who helped her during the war and has fallen on hard times since.

Das Kindermädchen
3

Das Kindermädchen

2012-01-09