Franziska Pigulla(1964-2019)
- Actress
- Additional Crew
After graduating from high school, she began studying German and English in Berlin. Eventually, however, she followed in the footsteps of her father, the actor Rainer Pigulla, and took acting lessons in Berlin. After graduating in 1988, she took further acting courses in London. There she also spoke for the BBC's German radio program. In 1990 she made her debut in the film Dr. M by Claude Chabrol in front of the camera. In the period that followed, she worked primarily as a speaker for various television and radio stations. She became particularly well known in the mid-1990s as a presenter for the news channel n-tv.
She also dubbed the American actress Gillian Anderson in the German version of the television series The X-Files - The Sinister Cases of the FBI. Pigulla's distinctive, very dark voice was sought after. She also dubbed, among others, Demi Moore (Revelation, An Immoral Offer), Mercedes Ruehl (Last Action Hero), Téa Leoni (Deep Impact), Sharon Stone (Encounters - Intersection) and Naomi Campbell. She also lent her voice to the video game character Nicole "Nico" Collard in the Bane of Baphomet series and as a voice actor in Battle Isle: The Andosia Conflict.
She was one of the speakers for dubbing, commercials (e.g. Duckstein), television reports (e.g. Galileo, Files - Reporters Fight for You and Autopsy - Mysterious Deaths) as well as audio book productions. Alongside her colleague Benjamin Völz, she also had guest appearances on four albums by the Schiller music project.
She can also be heard as Jane Collins in the radio play series Ghostbusters John Sinclair and as a key speaker in the audio books The Bloodline and The Artist of Death by Cody McFadyen. She was also the speaker for the audio books of various novels by Ken Follett. His novel Eisfieber, which she narrated, received gold in the audio book award. Her voice is also represented in the documentary 9/11 Mysteries - The Destruction of the World Trade Center. Pigulla could also be heard as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the television series Hannibal.
In September 2018 it was announced that Franziska Pigulla would be unable to speak as a speaker for the time being due to illness. She died on February 23, 2019 at the age of 54 in Berlin. The burial took place on March 12, 2019 at the Heerstraße cemetery in Berlin-Westend.
She also dubbed the American actress Gillian Anderson in the German version of the television series The X-Files - The Sinister Cases of the FBI. Pigulla's distinctive, very dark voice was sought after. She also dubbed, among others, Demi Moore (Revelation, An Immoral Offer), Mercedes Ruehl (Last Action Hero), Téa Leoni (Deep Impact), Sharon Stone (Encounters - Intersection) and Naomi Campbell. She also lent her voice to the video game character Nicole "Nico" Collard in the Bane of Baphomet series and as a voice actor in Battle Isle: The Andosia Conflict.
She was one of the speakers for dubbing, commercials (e.g. Duckstein), television reports (e.g. Galileo, Files - Reporters Fight for You and Autopsy - Mysterious Deaths) as well as audio book productions. Alongside her colleague Benjamin Völz, she also had guest appearances on four albums by the Schiller music project.
She can also be heard as Jane Collins in the radio play series Ghostbusters John Sinclair and as a key speaker in the audio books The Bloodline and The Artist of Death by Cody McFadyen. She was also the speaker for the audio books of various novels by Ken Follett. His novel Eisfieber, which she narrated, received gold in the audio book award. Her voice is also represented in the documentary 9/11 Mysteries - The Destruction of the World Trade Center. Pigulla could also be heard as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the television series Hannibal.
In September 2018 it was announced that Franziska Pigulla would be unable to speak as a speaker for the time being due to illness. She died on February 23, 2019 at the age of 54 in Berlin. The burial took place on March 12, 2019 at the Heerstraße cemetery in Berlin-Westend.
