Irm Hermann | |
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 Irm Hermann in 2008 | |
| Born | 4 October 1942 |
| Died | 26 May 2020 (aged 77) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1966–2018 |
| Awards | Deutscher Filmpreis |
Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who cast her in many of his films. She was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis for playing Irmgard Epp in Fassbinder's The Merchant of Four Seasons, and again for appearing as Else Gebel, a woman in prison with Sophie Scholl, in Percy Adlon's Fünf letzte Tage.