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As the daughter of a family of musicians, her passion for the stage was awakened early. After finishing school, she completed her training at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Hamburg with Professor Eduard Marks. Her career as a theater actress then took her to the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, the Deutsches Theater Göttingen, the Städtische Bühnen Heidelberg and the Theater of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. She appeared in front of the camera for the first time in a TV series in 1965 for "Polizeifunk Calls". From 1969 she appeared in the series "Ida Rogalski - Four Hours on Elbe 1", which brought her further fame. In 1976 she met Vicco von Bülow. This also marked the breakthrough of her TV career.

As Loriot's film partner, she and him became the most popular couple on comedic television. In 1978 she was awarded the "Golden Camera" for the first time. In the 1980s, films such as "Happy Voyage", "Pirate Radio Powerplay", "Looking for Family - Pay Cash" and "Evelyn and the Men or ''Like Dogs and Cats'' followed. Evelyn Hamann was also seen in TV series such as "Roncalli", "Schwarzwaldklinik" and "Jacob and Adele". Hamann had one of her most popular roles in 1988 alongside Loriot in the cinema production "Ödipussi". Her contribution was again honored with the "Golden Camera" award in the same year. In 1991 she appeared in front of the camera again with Loriot for the comedy "Pappa Ante Portas". Another star role as the criminal-headstrong secretary "Adelheid Möbius" in "Adelheid and Her Murderers" started as a series in 1992.

In the same year, the series "Stories from Life", "The Heir to Millions" and "Father Needs a Woman" also started. In 1993, Evelyn Hamann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class. In 1997, Hamann received the "Tele-Star" and the "Bavarian Television Prize" for the series "Adelheid and Her Murderers". Her most recent films include "Angry in the Belly" (1998), "Ehe-Bruch" (1999) and "Husbands and Other Liars" from 2001. Evelyn Hamann has always said little to the press about her private life. She was divorced and lived in seclusion in Hamburg.

Evelyn Hamann died on October 29, 2007 in Hamburg after a short, serious illness.

Peter Aust and Evelyn Hamann in The Old Fox (1977)

Awards

Evelyn Hamann

Bavarian TV Awards

Golden Camera, Germany

RTL Golden Lion Awards

TeleStar, Germany

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