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German actor Christian Oliver worked in the entertainment industry for more than 15 years, with, among others, Steven Soderbergh in The Good German; with Brian Singer and Tom Cruise in Valkyrie; and with the Wachowski sisters in Speed Racer. He also starred in Europe's Number One action series Alarm for Cobra 11 (RTL) for two years and had numerous other TV appearances in the US and Germany.

Rainer Sellien was born on 6 November 1963 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for The Reader (2008), Unknown (2011) and All the Money in the World (2017).

Robert Dalban was born on 19 July 1903 in Celles-sur-Belle, Deux-Sèvres, France. He was an actor, known for Diabolique (1955), Fantomas (1964) and Crooks in Clover (1963). He was married to Francine Claudel and Madeleine Robinson. He died on 3 April 1987 in Paris, France.

Henk Handloegten, born in 1968, studied film at the Berlin Film Academy (dffb) and received multiple awards for his graduation film Paul Is Dead. This was followed by several TV plays and crime thrillers as well as other successful features like "Learning Ti Lie" and "Summer Window" and co-writing of the script for the international hit "Good Bye, Lenin". He is one of the three show runners of Babylon Berlin. Henk Handloegten creates, writes and directs "Babylon Berlin" together with Achim von Borries and Tom Tykwer.

Katrin Weisser was born on 3 May 1975 in Celle, Germany. She is an actress, known for Gegen den Wind (1995), The Peppercorns (1999) and In Search of an Impotent Man (2003).

Mirja du Mont was born on 21 January 1976 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), Unter uns (1994) and Buddy (2013). She was previously married to Sky du Mont.

Vincent Meyer was born on 2 June 1958 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France. He was a producer, known for Replay (2001) and Les filles du douze (2000). He died on 15 May 2003 in Paris, France.

Tom Hoßbach was born on 23 February 1998 in Celle, Germany. He is an actor, known for Iron Sky (2012), V8 - Du willst der Beste sein (2013) and Heavenly Bonds (2013).

Lilo Wanders was born on 22 September 1955 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), In Search of an Impotent Man (2003) and Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken (2007). She has been married to Brigitte Reinhardt since 1985. They have three children.

Roland Freisler rose from small-town lawyer to chief judge, prosecutor and jury at the Nazi Ministry of Justice, where he oversaw thousands of trials of opponents--both real and imagined--of the Nazi regime. A soldier in the German army during World War I, he was captured by the Russians and interned in Russia, where he embraced Communism and joined the German Communist Party upon his release after the war. He soon saw the writing on the wall, however, and switched allegiance to the Nazi Party, becoming one of its more brilliant legal minds. A well-regarded speaker with an innate grasp of the finer points of the law and the ability to use them to the party's advantage, he rose quickly through the ranks and was eventually appointed to head the Ministry of Justice. He became notorious for his unsparing use of the death penalty. Over 90% of all trials conducted by the Ministry of Justice during his reign ended in a death sentence--more than 5000 were handed down in trials conducted by the Ministry between 1942-45, 2600 of them by Freisler himself (many of which were decided upon before the trial was even held). He usually acted as not only the judge but also the prosecutor, and was infamous for his habit of leaping up, insulting, shouting, screaming at and otherwise humiliating defendants who appeared before him, and he often pronounced the death sentence with a wave of his hand and a dismissive "Off with his head". He had many of these trials filmed--often screaming so loudly at defendants that he would cause the microphones to blow out--so there is actually footage of him "in action".

Freisler was in the courthouse in Berlin on 2/3/1945 when waves of Allied bombers struck the city. He had taken refuge in the cellar when a bomb hit the courthouse. In what can only be regarded as poetic justice, the building in which he sentenced so many thousands to die collapsed on top of him, and a huge beam crushed him to death.

Ann-Kristin Leo was born in 1978 in Celle, Germany. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Die Wache (1994), Nicht von schlechten Eltern (1993) and Kant, Sophie und der kategorische Imperativ (2006).

Idil Baydar was born on 30 April 1975 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for A Spicy Kraut (2013), Ellbogen (2024) and Marry Me - Aber bitte auf Indisch (2015).

Tom Bartels was born on 13 September 1965 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor, known for FIFA Soccer 2003 (2002), Landesschau (1957) and Flutlicht (1984).

After graduating from high school in 1981, Bauer began studying English, Romance languages, philosophy and education at the University of Hamburg. Her studies gradually took her to the universities of Hanover and Grenoble as well as to a college in Michigan. In 1988, Bauer passed the first state examination. She then completed journalistic training at "Radio FFN Niedersachsen", in whose Braunschweig regional studio she worked as a reporter and presenter. Bauer then moved to the FFN broadcast headquarters in Hanover, where she worked as an editor, presenter and deputy news director.

In 1992, Bauer joined the broadcasting department of NDR in Hamburg. Here she initially worked in the NDR-2 culture department as an editor and presenter. At special domestic political highlights such as the 1994 federal election, she also appeared as a reporter for the second and fourth NDR radio programs. In 1995, Bauer finally switched to NDR television. From then on she presented the "Niedersachsen-Magazin" at the Hanover State Broadcasting House. In the same role, we also got to know her in some special programs on N3 and ARD. Bauer then worked as a reporter for NDR's third television program and for the editorial team at ARD-aktuell, which is responsible for "Tagesschau" and "Tagesthemen" until 1996.

In 1997, the journalist became the presenter of the "Tagesschau um 5". However, Bauer undoubtedly achieved her greatest popularity in her role as presenter of "Tagesthemen", which she held from September 1997 to April 2001. Bauer's journalistic achievements have been recognized by several awards. In 2000 she was named "TV Woman of the Year". In the same year she also received the "Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Prize". In the spring of 2001, Bauer initially withdrew from journalistic work for family reasons, only to celebrate her return to public television culture a year later: In March 2002, the presenter began broadcasting the interview program "Gabi Bauer".

At the end of 2003, Bauer ended her talk show prematurely because the necessary audience response had not been received. In autumn 2004, Bauer went on air with her colleague and former "Hello Germany" presenter Susanne Stichler with the new political talk show "Paroli" on NDR. From January 3, 2006, Gabi Bauer moderated the ARD night magazine.

David Proux was born on 23 July 1968 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines, France. He is an actor, known for L'un contre l'autre (1996), Hélène et les garçons (1992) and Julie and Her Guys (2010).

Billie Zöckler was born on 18 January 1949 in Celle, Germany. She was an actress and editor, known for Im Himmel ist die Hölle los (1984), Amico mio 2 (1998) and Money (1989). She died on 18 October 2019 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Francine Claudel was born on 15 February 1921 in Pont-à-Celles, Belgium. She was an assistant director and actress, known for Fièvres (1942), Tierce à coeur (1947) and Marchandes d'illusions (1954). She was married to Robert Dalban. She died on 15 December 1987 in Courcelles, Hainaut, Belgique.

Sebastian Rostalski was born on 5 June 1976 in Celle, Germany. He is an actor, known for Brainstorming (2010).

Nicole Noevers was born on 25 July 1968 in Celle, Germany. She is an actress, known for Eine Hochzeit und (k)ein Todesfall (2001), Fort Boyard - Stars auf Schatzsuche (2000) and Mallorca - Suche nach dem Paradies (1999).

Diethard Prengel was born on 26 April 1956 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for The Invincibles (1994), Rote Glut (2000) and Der Fluch (1988).

Wulf Mey was born in 1960 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany. He is an actor, known for Emilia (2005), Greed: Black Border (2009) and Verbotene Liebe (1995).

Harry Berber was born on 11 December 1886 in Celle, Germany. He was an actor and writer, known for Knautsch und Stange (1920), Der Anti-Detektiv (1920) and Nihil Nemo Kakadu (1920). He died on 28 April 1972 in Berlin, Germany.

Elke Loewe was born in 1940 in Celle, Germany. She is a writer, known for Tatort (1970), St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1979) and Lokalseite unten links (1974).

Will van Deeg was born on 18 February 1916 in Celle, Germany. He was an actor, known for Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955), Lautlose Jagd (1965) and Die Tintenfische (1966). He died on 23 August 1980 in Hamburg, West Germany.

Johannes Kneifel was born in 1982 in Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany.