Hannelore Elsner

Hannelore Elsner
Elsner in 2011
Born
Hannelore Elstner

(1942-07-26)26 July 1942
Died21 April 2019(2019-04-21) (aged 76)
Munich, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1959–2019
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Awards

Hannelore Elsner (German: [ˈhanəloːʁə ˈɛlsnɐ] ; born Hannelore Elstner; 26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a 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 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), shown at the Cannes Film Festival.