Curiosidades

Daughter of Johannes Heesters.

At the age of 19, she suffered potentially disfiguring facial injuries during an automobile accident while on tour in South America.

Ensemble member of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus (1954-1972) under the direction of Karl-Heinz Stroux. Ensemble member of the Thalia Theater 1972-1980), Hamburg, under the direction of Boy Gobert. Winner in 2014 of the Nestroy Prize as Best Actress.

Was married to the German production designer and set decorator Pit Fischer until his death in 2010.

Trained at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna. Made her debut in 1954 in 'Gigi' at the Wiener Volkstheater.

Daughter of Flemish actress and opera singer Louisa Ghijs.

In 1978, she played the first senior female detective in the long-running crime series Tatort. Very active on TV since the 1990s, both in series and made-for-TV movies.

Her older sister Wiesje (b. 1931) is a pianist in Vienna, Austria.

Mother of actress Saskia Fischer.