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Tabea Blumenschein(1952-2020)

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Costume Designer
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Based on Patricia Highsmith's personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer's life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.
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Tabea Blumenschein was born on 11 August 1952. She was an actress and director, known for The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975), Looping (1981) and Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978). She died on 1 March 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
BornAugust 11, 1952
DiedMarch 1, 2020(67)
BornAugust 11, 1952
DiedMarch 1, 2020(67)
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Known for

The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
6.4
  • Eine Sirene
  • Ein Hawaiimädchen
  • Ein junger Vogel
  • 1975
Shelley Winters, Hans Christian Blech, Ingrid Caven, and Sydne Rome in Looping (1981)
Looping
5.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1981
Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
5.2
  • Madame X
  • 1978
Laocoon & Sons
5.9
  • Esmeralda del Rio
  • Olimpia Vincitor
  • Linda MacNamara
  • Jimmy Junod
  • 1975

Credits

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Actress

  • In Afrika ist Muttertag
    Short
    • 1985
  • Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)
    Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
    6.5
    • Aldamana
    • 1984
  • Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten (1982)
    Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten
    Short
    • 1982
  • Uliisses (1982)
    Uliisses
    5.5
    • 1982
  • Die Geschwister
    Short
    • Sister
    • 1982
  • Frank Ripploh in Taxi to the Toilet (1980)
    Taxi to the Toilet
    6.6
    • A lady
    • 1980
  • Ticket of No Return (1979)
    Ticket of No Return
    6.7
    • Sie
    • 1979
  • Die Dollarprinzessin (1978)
    Die Dollarprinzessin
    Short
    • 1978
  • Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
    Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
    5.2
    • Madame X
    • 1978
  • The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
    6.4
    • Eine Sirene
    • Ein Hawaiimädchen
    • Ein junger Vogel
    • 1975
  • Laocoon & Sons
    5.9
    • Esmeralda del Rio
    • Olimpia Vincitor
    • Linda MacNamara ...
    • 1975

Director

  • Zagarbata
    1.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten (1982)
    Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten
    Short
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Infermental 1 (1982)
    Infermental 1
    Video
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Die Dollarprinzessin (1978)
    Die Dollarprinzessin
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
    Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Laocoon & Sons
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1975

Costume Designer

  • Hamlet
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983
  • Kiez (1983)
    Kiez
    5.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983
  • Shelley Winters, Hans Christian Blech, Ingrid Caven, and Sydne Rome in Looping (1981)
    Looping
    5.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981
  • Plastikfieber
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1980
  • Ticket of No Return (1979)
    Ticket of No Return
    6.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1979
  • The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1975

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Loving Highsmith
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  • Alternative name
    • Die Tödliche Doris
  • Born
    • August 11, 1952
  • Died
    • March 1, 2020
    • Berlin, Germany

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