Sonja Kirchberger
- Actress
At first she wanted to become a dancer. Sonja Kirchberger took classical ballet lessons for 10 years and was part of the ballet ensemble at the Vienna Opera from 1974 to 1978. Then Sonja Kirchberger left the spotlight and became a dental assistant. She also worked as a model. At the age of 21, she came to the attention of director Robert van Ackeren, who first saw Sonja Kirchberger in a furniture catalog. He also discovered her talent and hired her for the lead role in the film "The Venus Trap", which also marked her breakthrough as an actress.
After the big screen success with which she is still identified today, the Viennese took acting, speaking and singing lessons. In 1990 she played the role of Nene in the film "Sissi" directed by Christoph Böll. In the same year she filmed again with Robert von Ackeren, "The True Story of Men and Women". She starred with Hollywood star Anthony Quinn in the 1995 film "Seven Servants" directed by Daryush Shokof and also appeared in international TV productions, such as "Alerte Rouge" in France in 1991, "Padre Papa" and "Fratello Mio" in 1996 " and in 1998 in "Il fondo al Cuore".
Sonja Kirchberger's important productions also include "Peanuts - the bank pays everything" directed by Carlo Rola and "Our Man" directed by Rainer Bär, both from 1995, as well as "Dance on the Volcano" in 1996 and "Gigolo" in 1998. . She also played the dancer Lajana in Dieter Wedel's highly acclaimed multi-part film "The King of St. Pauli" (1997/98). In 1999 she impressed as Inspector Anna Göllner in "Kill me softly", in the role of a single mother in the melodrama "The Lover" and as an unscrupulous businesswoman active in the human organ trade in the science fiction thriller "The Runner" by director Michael Rowitz.
In addition to the successful film adaptation of Utta Danella's novel "The Black Mirror" from 2000 and the second Anna Göllner film adaptation, which was shown on RTL in autumn 2001, Kirchberger played in the RTL fantasy/adventure TV movie "Lenya - The Greatest Warrior of all time" the black magician Kundrie. This film was also broadcast in autumn 2001. She also appeared in a guest role in Dieter Wedel's multi-part series "The Semmeling Affair". She also appeared in a number of stage plays, such as twice as Buhlschaft in "Everyman" in the Berlin Cathedral in 1996/97. In 1995 she went on tour with "Weibsteufel" and from 1997 to 1998 as "Effi Briest". In October 2001, Sonja Kirchberger was seen again in the Berlin Cathedral for the 15th anniversary of the "Everyman Festival".
In 2003 she appeared in front of the camera for the TV productions "Your Hardest Case" and "Savoy with Chopsticks" and again on the theater stage for "Madame Melville". In April 2005, Sonja Kirchberger, Julia Stemberger and Marianne Mendt caused a stir with their reading of "Vagina Monologues" in Vienna. This was followed in September 2005 by the audio book production "Sonja Kirchberger reads Christmas stories". At the 2006 Nibelungen Festival, Kirchberger played in "Siegfried's Women" directed by Dieter Wedel.
In her personal life, Sonja Kirchberger is the mother of two children and lives in Mallorca.
After the big screen success with which she is still identified today, the Viennese took acting, speaking and singing lessons. In 1990 she played the role of Nene in the film "Sissi" directed by Christoph Böll. In the same year she filmed again with Robert von Ackeren, "The True Story of Men and Women". She starred with Hollywood star Anthony Quinn in the 1995 film "Seven Servants" directed by Daryush Shokof and also appeared in international TV productions, such as "Alerte Rouge" in France in 1991, "Padre Papa" and "Fratello Mio" in 1996 " and in 1998 in "Il fondo al Cuore".
Sonja Kirchberger's important productions also include "Peanuts - the bank pays everything" directed by Carlo Rola and "Our Man" directed by Rainer Bär, both from 1995, as well as "Dance on the Volcano" in 1996 and "Gigolo" in 1998. . She also played the dancer Lajana in Dieter Wedel's highly acclaimed multi-part film "The King of St. Pauli" (1997/98). In 1999 she impressed as Inspector Anna Göllner in "Kill me softly", in the role of a single mother in the melodrama "The Lover" and as an unscrupulous businesswoman active in the human organ trade in the science fiction thriller "The Runner" by director Michael Rowitz.
In addition to the successful film adaptation of Utta Danella's novel "The Black Mirror" from 2000 and the second Anna Göllner film adaptation, which was shown on RTL in autumn 2001, Kirchberger played in the RTL fantasy/adventure TV movie "Lenya - The Greatest Warrior of all time" the black magician Kundrie. This film was also broadcast in autumn 2001. She also appeared in a guest role in Dieter Wedel's multi-part series "The Semmeling Affair". She also appeared in a number of stage plays, such as twice as Buhlschaft in "Everyman" in the Berlin Cathedral in 1996/97. In 1995 she went on tour with "Weibsteufel" and from 1997 to 1998 as "Effi Briest". In October 2001, Sonja Kirchberger was seen again in the Berlin Cathedral for the 15th anniversary of the "Everyman Festival".
In 2003 she appeared in front of the camera for the TV productions "Your Hardest Case" and "Savoy with Chopsticks" and again on the theater stage for "Madame Melville". In April 2005, Sonja Kirchberger, Julia Stemberger and Marianne Mendt caused a stir with their reading of "Vagina Monologues" in Vienna. This was followed in September 2005 by the audio book production "Sonja Kirchberger reads Christmas stories". At the 2006 Nibelungen Festival, Kirchberger played in "Siegfried's Women" directed by Dieter Wedel.
In her personal life, Sonja Kirchberger is the mother of two children and lives in Mallorca.
