Susanne Uhlen
- Actress
During her childhood she changed schools every year, as her mother had
to move to other towns because of her acting commitments. She first
appeared in front of the camera in an advertising spot as a child, then
she played in her first movie when she was 9 years old. She soon
started playing theater, at 14 she played Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"
in Berlin. She became independent and traveled a lot at an early age.
When she was 16 she married a student in Gretna Green, but her mother
canceled the marriage. Then she married cameraman Charly Steinberger with whom she
had a son, Florian (born in 1976). They divorced a few years later. In
1981 she met actor Herbert Herrmann, who was her partner in life and in many TV
appearances for 13 years. With him she has her second son, Christopher
(born in 1988). She became very popular after playing Kitty Balbeck in
the successful German series "Das Erbe Der Guldenburgs". She acted in
numerous TV movies and series, but she also constantly played theater.
In the last years she delighted the German audience with her
exceptional interpretation of Catherine in the dramatic play "Der
Beweis" by David Auburn. In 1995 she met her present partner, Henry
Dawidowicz, the manager of a cosmetics company. She is currently living
with him and her younger son Christopher in Köln.
