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Margit Carstensen(1940-2023)

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Margit Carstensen and Günther Kaufmann in The Third Generation (1979)
A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
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Possession (1981)
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Margit Carstensen was born on 29 February 1940 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Martha (1974) and Possession (1981). She died on 1 June 2023 in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
BornFebruary 29, 1940
DiedJune 1, 2023(83)
BornFebruary 29, 1940
DiedJune 1, 2023(83)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Known for

Margit Carstensen and Hanna Schygulla in The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
7.5
  • Petra von Kant(as Margit Cartensen)
  • 1972
Margit Carstensen in Martha (1974)
Martha
7.5
TV Movie
  • Martha Salomon, née Heyer
  • 1974
Possession (1981)
Possession
7.3
  • Margit Gluckmeister
  • 1981
Chinese Roulette (1976)
Chinese Roulette
7.2
  • Ariane Christ
  • 1976

Credits

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Actress

  • Peter von Kant (2022)
    Peter von Kant
    6.3
    • Petra von Kant (voice)
    • 2022
  • Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Margarethe
    • 2016
  • Finsterworld (2013)
    Finsterworld
    6.8
    • Frau Sandberg
    • 2013
  • Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir (2009)
    Eine Kirche der Angst vor dem Fremden in mir
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • 2009
  • Hände weg von Mississippi (2007)
    Hände weg von Mississippi
    6.4
    • Frau Strietzel
    • 2007
  • It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007)
    It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine.
    6.9
    • Linda Barnes
    • 2007
  • Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Puppe
    • Marie Hoprecht
    • Eine Frau
    • 2005
  • Agnes and His Brothers (2004)
    Agnes and His Brothers
    6.6
    • Roxy
    • 2004
  • Erster Attaistischer Film
    • 2003
  • Scherbentanz (2002)
    Scherbentanz
    6.8
    • Käthe
    • 2002
  • Der Narr und seine Frau heute Abend in Pancomedia
    TV Movie
    • Leserin #2
    • Alte
    • 2002
  • Manila (2000)
    Manila
    5.7
    • Regine Görler
    • 2000
  • John Gabriel Borkman
    TV Movie
    • Gunhild
    • 2000
  • Alexander Beyer, Detlev Buck, Patrick Güldenberg, Elena Meißner, Martin Moeller, David Müller, Alexander Scheer, Robert Stadlober, and Teresa Weißbach in Sun Alley (1999)
    Sun Alley
    6.8
    • Direktorin
    • 1999
  • Feuerreiter (1998)
    Feuerreiter
    5.9
    • Madame von Proeck
    • 1998

Additional Crew

  • Effi Briest (1974)
    Effi Briest
    6.9
    • voice dubbing: Irm Hermann (uncredited)
    • 1974

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Possession (1981)
Trailer 1:57
Possession (1981)

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Margit Cartensen
  • Height
    • 5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • February 29, 1940
    • Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
  • Died
    • June 1, 2023
    • Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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  • Trivia
    Aside from her native German, she was fluent in English, French and Spanish.
  • Quotes
    Fassbinder was a great poet and visionary - with an incredible charisma and insane power.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently cast in Rainer Werner Fassbinder films.

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