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Thomas Thieme was born on 29 October 1948 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Lives of Others (2006), Downfall (2004) and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008).

In addition to her vocal dubbing and on-screen film credits, Etta Moten played the role of Bess in the 1943 revival of "Porgy and Bess" at the personal request of Ira Gershwin (not George, who had died in 1937). Etta and husband Claude Barnett, founder of the Negro Associated Press, served as US representatives to the independence celebrations of Ghana and several other African countries. Also a radio journalist, Etta interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after the ceremonies in Ghana on March 6, 1957, and conducted her own radio show for WMAQ/NBC in Chicago for many years.

Lothar G. Buchheim was born on 6 February 1918 in Weimar, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for Das Boot (1981), Das Boot (2018) and Das Boot (1985). He was married to Diethild Wickboldt and Geneviève Militon. He died on 22 February 2007 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany.

Bernhard Conrad was born on 8 May 1981 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. He is an actor, known for A Clear Felling (2018), Monaco 110 (2014) and Die Kanzlei (2015).

Ekaterina Novikova was born on 9 October 1982 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic [now Germany]. She is an actress, known for Salyut-7 (2017), Kak zavesti zhenshchinu (2013) and Taras Bulba (2009).

Alex Rodine was born on 18 June 1922 in Berlin, Weimar Republic [now Germany]. He was an actor, known for JFK (1991), Firefox (1982) and Battlestar Galactica (1978). He was married to Anna Cheselka. He died on 4 January 2003.

Ivo Kortlang was born in 1994 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Club der roten Bänder (2015), Tatort (1970) and Ameisen gehen andere Wege (2011).

Claudia Geisler-Bading was born on 30 November 1965 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The Monuments Men (2014), Jerichow (2008) and Lore (2012). She is married to Thomas Bading. They have two children.

Holger Mahlich was born on 6 December 1945 in Weimar, Germany. He is an actor, known for Traffik (1989), Eolomea (1972) and Das unsichtbare Visier (1973). He was previously married to Micaela Kreißler.

Juliane Korén was born on 17 January 1951 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. She was an actress, known for Sleeping Beauty (1971), The Diary of Anne Frank (1982) and Die Hosen des Ritters Bredow (1973). She died on 7 May 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

Claus Clausen was born on 15 August 1899 in Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach [now Thuringia], Germany. He was an actor, known for Burning Hearts (1945), Der Feuerteufel (1940) and Our Flags Lead Us Forward (1933). He died on 25 November 1989 in Essen, Germany.

Paula was born in Weimar, Germany, in 1995 and later moved to Wales. She is bilingual; fluent in English and German. She started acting at the age of 9, when she was discovered by a Berlin Acting Agency. Paula made her debut on the German TV show 'Leo ein fast perfekter Typ'. Paula attended the UWC Atlantic College, where she graduated with an International Baccalaureate. She later moved to Scotland to study Business Administration. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Hendrik Arnst was born on 7 May 1950 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for Enemy at the Gates (2001), The Reader (2008) and Hamlet_X (2003). He died on 2 January 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Karl Walter Sprungala was born on 14 April 1957 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. He was an actor, known for Sapphire Blue (2014), Lindenstraße (1985) and Tatort (1970). He died on 7 July 2022.

Ken Lamkin was born on 22 June 1932 in Weimar, Texas, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for This Is the Life (1952), Frasier (1993) and Shadow Force (1992). He died on 1 November 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Ilka Teichmüller was born on 15 November 1970 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Manifest (2018), Cosmo (1995) and Sawdust Tales (1997).

Harald G. Petersson was born on 16 October 1904 in Weimar, Germany. He was a writer, known for Vom Schicksal verweht (1942), Mistress of the World (1960) and Winnetou: The Last Shot (1965). He was married to Sybille Schmitz. He died on 8 July 1977 in Berlin, Germany.

Cora Kneisz was born in 1996 in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany. She is an actress, known for 30 Tage Lust (2024) and Days in a Life (2022).

Helmut Gauß was born on 2 August 1944 in Weimar, Germany. He is an actor, known for Tatort (1970), Liebling Kreuzberg (1986) and Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle (1968).

Wolfgang Hohlbein (born August 15, 1953 in Weimar) is a German writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction who was born in Weimar, Thuringia and today lives near Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia. His wife, Heike, is also a writer and often works with her husband. He is quoted saying it is she who brings the "fairytale-magic" to his works.

Writing short stories since age 15, Hohlbein was first recognized as an author after sending in a manuscript he and his wife had written at a fantasy and science fiction writing contest in 1982. They won and their book, Märchenmond (English title: "Magic Moon"), was published by Ueberreuter Publishing, soon becoming a bestseller and winning several awards. It is one of their greatest successes till today.

Hohlbein is the best known and most productive German writer of fantasy. Many of his more than 200 books are translated and published in all major European countries except Great Britain as well as in Korea. Yet for many years none of his works had been translated into English, not even the eight Indiana Jones novels he wrote. In 2006, Magic Moon was translated into English and published in the United States.

He says that Hagen von Tronje, his adaptation of the germanic legend of the same name, is his favorite among his own novels.

Johanna Ragwitz was born in 1978 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. She is a casting director, known for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), Pandorum (2009) and Cloud Atlas (2012).

Lisa Weise was born on 16 December 1880 in Weimar, Germany. She was an actress, known for Klein Doortje (1917), Durchlaucht Hypochonder (1918) and Fräulein Wildfang (1916). She died on 6 December 1951 in Weimar, Germany.

Katherina Lange was born on 10 March 1963 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for In einem Atem (1988), SOKO Wismar (2004) and Jugend ohne Gott (1991). She was previously married to Volker Kühn.

Hans Werner was born on 11 May 1950 in Weimar, German Democratic Republic. He is a director and writer, known for Police Call 110 (1971), Tatort (1970) and Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (1965).

Charlotte Flemming was born on 3 July 1920 in Weimar, Germany. She was a costume designer and actress, known for Cabaret (1972), The Last Summer (1954) and Der Turm der verbotenen Liebe (1968). She was married to Günther Anders. She died on 3 March 1993 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.