PROFESSIONS
Actor, Director, Screenwriter
SOMETIMES CREDITED AS
BIOGRAPHY
Margarethe von Trotta is a prominent director in the New German Cinema movement; she is also one of Germany's best known and most successful female directors. She began her cinematic career while working in Paris where she participated in several film collectives. After returning to Germany, she studied acting and went on to become a successful, acclaimed screen and television....
Margarethe von Trotta is a prominent director in the New German Cinema movement; she is also one of Germany's best known and most successful female directors. She began her cinematic career while working in Paris where she participated in several film collectives. After returning to Germany, she studied acting and went on to become a successful, acclaimed screen and television actress in the late '60s and '70s. She made her directorial debut in collaboration with Volker Schloendorff, her husband, with Die Verloren Ehre der Katherina Blum (1975). She then directed her own films, including Das zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages (1978) a film based on the true story of a Munich teacher who robbed a bank to help support her alternative daycare center; it was one of the first films to address the issue of terrorism in West Germany.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide


Rovi Data Solutions, Inc.
- Portions of Content Provided by Rovi Data Solutions © 2009 Rovi Data Solutions, Inc.

Advertisement

Recently Worked With...

Rosenstrasse
Released: Aug. 20, 2004

Paura e amore
Released: Apr. 19, 1988

Rosa Luxemburg
Released: May. 1, 1987

Blaubart
Released: Jan. 1, 1984

Heller Wahn
Released: Jan. 1, 1983


Fan Sites

Margarethe von Trotta Fansites

No fan sites available. Create the first!
Are you the #1 Margarethe von Trotta Fan? Sign Up To Create A Website Here.

Top 5 Celebrities

Michael Jackson
August 29, 1958
Gary, IN

Angelina Jolie at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 2009 - Arrivals.  London, England - 02/08/09
June 04, 1975
Los Angeles, CA

Megan Fox up close at 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' UK premiere
May 16, 1986
Tennessee

Robert Pattinson on the set of 'Remember Me' - New York City, NY - 06/15/09
May 13, 1986
London, England