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Meryem Uzerli was born in Kassel, and has German-Turkish nationality. Her mother is German and her father is Turkish. Her great-grandmother is from Croatia. She embraces and unites both diverse cultures, demonstrated by her two residences - in Berlin and Istanbul. At just 17 years - and thus as the youngest student - she enrolled at the Acting Studio Frese and attended it until she was 20 years old. She settled in Hamburg's Schauspiel Studio Frese and studied acting and theater. The real breakthrough for Meryem came in 2010 with her role as Hürrem Sultan in one of the most successful Turkish series "Muhtesem Yüzyil" (The Magnificient Century).

She has also played in Germany in many TV series, and films, and knows English very well. In "The Magnificent Century" her portrayal of Hürrem Sultan had such an influence that she is remembered for that role. Meral Okay-Sahin-Yilmaz wrote a character of Hürrem and had to choose from all of the actresses in Turkey's agencies, and through process of elimination actresses were selected. Uzerli was the most suitable of them. She was called to Istanbul and took on the role of Hürrem. In 2011 Uzerli won two awards for a best actress for a role of Hürrem Sultan and a TV Stars Special Award. In 2012 she was awarded Best Actress in Drama category for the role of Hürrem Sultan.

Gisela Getty was born on 3 April 1949 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008), The State of Things (1982) and Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Maria, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia e Sofia, le chiamo tutte... anima mia (1974).

Jacob Grimm was a German folklorist, linguist, and philologist. He and his younger brother Wilhelm Grimm (1786 - 1859) co-operated in collecting, compiling, and revising German folk tales into "Grimms' Fairy Tales" (1812). By its final revised edition in 1857, the collection included 210 unique fairy tales. Grimm also published the historical treatise "Teutonic Mythology" (Deutsche Mythologie, 1835) on Germanic mythology and its impact in modern German folk culture. He spend his last years working on "The German Dictionary" (Deutsches Wörterbuch), the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of High German. It was left unfinished with his death, but was expanded and finished by other scholars. Its first complete edition was published in 1961, nearly a century after Grimm's death.

In 1785, Grimm was born in Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. His father was the lawyer Philipp Grimm (d. 1796). His father died when Grimm was 11-years-old, severely reducing the Grimm family's income and social status. However, Jacob received financial help from a maternal aunt who served as a lady of the chamber to the Landgravine of Hesse.

Grimm was educated at public schools, and enrolled at the University of Marburg in 1802. He was initially only interested in studying law, but he was impressed with the lectures of the historian Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779 -1861). Savigny awakened in Jacob a love for historical and antiquarian research, and allowed the young man to study Middle High German texts from his personal library.

In 1805, Grimm joined his mentor Savigny in his work at Paris, where he took time to study available medieval texts. In 1806, Grimm found a new job, working in the war office at Kassel. His salary was meager, but provided him with enough free time to pursue his own interests.

In 1808, Grimm was appointed superintendent of the private library of Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia (1784-1860, reigned 1807-1813). He also as an auditor to the state council. His combined salary for these two positions were 4000 francs. Following Jerome's deposition, Grimm served as Secretary of Legation in Hesse-Kassel. He spend a few years trying to claim restitutions of books from Kassel that had been taken by the French Army.

In 1816, Grimm was appointed as the second librarian at the Kassel library, second-in-command for this department. He worked closely with his brother Wilhelm, who was also employed as a librarian at this library. In 1828, the chief librarian died. Both brothers were nominated for promotion, but were disappointed when the vacant seat was occupied by another candidate.

In 1829, the frustrated Jacob accepted an offer to work as both a professor and a librarian at the University of Göttingen. He lectured on legal history, historical grammar, literary history, and diplomatics. He also provided commentaries on Old German poetry and the "Germania" of Tacitus, one of the oldest surviving works on Germanic history and culture.

In 1837, Jacob and Grimm were both included in the Göttingen Seven, academics who protested against the planned abolition of the constitution of the Kingdom of Hanover by the new monarch, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771-1851, reigned 1837-1851). The academics were all fired by the king, and the Grimm Brothers were exiled. The brothers spend a few years under reduced circumstances in Kassel.

In 1840, Grimm was appointed a professor at the University of Berlin, after accepting an offer of employment Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795-1861, reigned 1840-1861). By the terms of his employment, he was not actually obligated to lecture students. He chose to only lecture on occasion, devoting much of his time to compiling more literary works.

Grimm died in September 1863, while still working in Berlin. He was 78-years-old at the time of his death. He had never married and had no known descendants. His legacy includes a large influence on several fields of scholarship, and frequent adaptations of his fairy tales over the following centuries. He is the originator of "Grimm's law" in linguistics, which is used in the study of the Proto-Indo-European language.

Christoph Eichhorn was born on 8 September 1957 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. He is a director and actor, known for Krimi.de (2005), Die Chance (1982) and Jenseits von Blau (1989).

Growing up as a teacher's son in the center of Germany, Maxim Mehmet spent most of his life in Berlin. He visited the film university Konrad Wolf in Potsdam-Babelsberg, where he got his degree after a four years acting program. His first appearance in a feature movie he made in Leander Haußmann's "NVA", followed by leading roles in films such as "Fleisch ist mein Gemüse", "66/67" or "Men in the city". International productions include "The red baron", Alexander Sokurov's "Faust", "Heidi" or more recently "Baghdad in my shadow" (by Swiss director Samir). Since 2017 he is part of the main cast of "Friesland", one of Germany's most successful crime-comedy shows.

Maxim Mehmet lives with his family in Germany and Italy.

Moritz Führmann was born on 5 July 1978 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Capelli Code (2021), Harter Brocken (2015) and Cloudy Clouds (2021). He is married to Anna Schudt. They have two children.

Richard Claus studied at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. After graduating he worked as a cameraman, directed and shot several TV documentaries and short films and wrote and directed two theatrical films. In 1986 Richard co-founded and served as the managing director of the German production and distribution company Delta Film in Berlin and produced several mostly German language theatrical feature films. In 1994 he co-founded the Cometstone companies with offices in Amsterdam and Los Angeles, which he was running until 1999. During this period he lived predominantly in Los Angeles and produced among others Mute Witness, directed by Anthony Waller and The Little Vampire directed by Uli Edel. In 2000 Richard moved back from the US to Europe, producing with his companies Comet Film in Germany Cool Beans in the Netherlands, including The Thief Lord, which Richard also co-wrote and directed, The Silent Army directed by Jean van de Velde and Black Butterflies directed by Paula van der Oest. Between 2008 and 2017 Richard produced five theatrical films in South Africa. After having co-produced several animated films Richard produced and directed the animated movies The Little Vampire 3D (2017), Ainbo - Spirit of the Amazon (2020) and Panda Bear in Africa (2023).

Oliver Stokowski was born on 8 August 1962 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Book Thief (2013), Zeit der Helden (2013) and Der Ermittler (2001). He has been married to Lilian Naumann since 2014. They have one child.

Milton Welsh was born on 3 February 1969 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Conan the Barbarian (2011) and Æon Flux (2005).

Ulrike Folkerts was born on 14 May 1961 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. She is an actress, known for Tatort (1970), Rose (2016) and Drehkreuz Airport (2001).

Chiara Fleischhacker was born on 6 April 1993 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. Chiara is a director and writer, known for Golden Girl (2018), Vena (2024) and Wir sind die Flut (2016).

Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859) was a German author and pioneering anthropologist. He was the younger brother of philologist Jacob Grimm.

Wilhelm was born in the town of Hanau, in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire. His parents were Philipp Wilhelm Grimm and his wife Dorothea Zimmer, respectively a jurist and a housewife. Wilhelm's maternal grandfather was a city councilman in Kassel. Wilhem was one of 9 children born to the couple, but 3 of his siblings died in infancy.

In 1791, the Grimm family moved to the town of Steinau an der Straße, where Philipp Grimm had been appointed as the new Amtmann (district magistrate). They settled in a large house, surrounded by fields. Wilhelm initially did not attend school, but was educated at home by private tutors. He was given a strict, religious education as a Lutheran.

In 1796, Philipp Grimm died in office, due to pneumonia. The Grimm family fell into poverty, and had to relinquish its house and servants. Jacob Grimm (only 11-year-old at the time) legally became the new head of household, and had to undertake some adult responsibilities. The Grimm family was, for the time being, financially dependent on Wilhelm's maternal grandfather and on Wilhelm's maternal aunt, who was serving as a lady-in-waiting at the court of William I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1743-1821, reigned 1785-1821).

In 1798, the same maternal aunt arranged for both Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm to attend the Friedrichsgymnasium Kassel, a gymnasium (equivalent to preparatory high school) in Kassel. By this time, Wilhelm's maternal grandfather had died, and their aunt was their only protector.

The two brothers Grimm became roommates in their school years, and formed a particularly close relationship which would endure into their adult lives. They relied entirely on each other in most matters. They were both hard-working students, but considered as inferior by several classmates who came from aristocratic families. The two brothers differed in temperament, with Jacob being the more intellectual and introspective, and Wilhelm being slower to grasp new ideas, but acting jovial and out-going. Wilhelm suffered from various illnesses, but his talent for music and storytelling made him more popular with their peers.

In 1803, Jacob Grimm graduated the Gymnasium at the top of his class. In 1804, Wilhelm Grimm also graduated at the top of his class. Both brothers next started college life in the University of Marburg. They became roommates again while they were both college students, and would continue living together for most of their adult lives. They shared their books and other property items.

At the University, the Grimm brothers were subject to class discrimination, disqualified from admission in certain courses in favor of aristocratic students, and denied tuition aid. However, they kept excelling in their studies. While initially interested in legal studies, both brothers were impressed with the teachings of professor Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779-1861). Savigny was an innovative historian, and awakened in the brothers a new passion for history, philology, and medieval literature. Savigny introduced the brothers to some of his own friends,who were leading romantic writers and intellectuals of the time.

Due to increasing financial problems, Jacob Grimm (who was legally responsible for the financial care of all his siblings), quit school in 1805, and started seeking employment in various German courts. By 1808, Jacob became a librarian in Kassel. Wilhelm at the time suffered from heart and respiratory ailments, and Jacob paid for his medical treatments. Jacob then managed to arrange for Wilhem to be hired as a fellow librarian in Kassel, allowing the brothers to work together. Their salaries were rather small, but they had a steady income and plenty of time for research.

An old acquaintance, the novelist Clemens Brentano (1778-1842) asked the brothers to help him in collecting traditional stories. Brentano was working on a new collection of folk tales, but did not have enough time to search for more tales. For the following few years, the brothers Grimm interviewed storytellers from various social backgrounds and collected 53 individual tales. But when they send their report to Brentano, he had lost interest in the project. Unwilling to waste years of effort, the brothers Grimm prepared to publish the tales under their own name. They worked on revising the various oral tales for a literate audience. In 1812, the first version of Grimms' Fairy Tales was published, containing 86 stories. Wilhelm, the storyteller of the duo, was responsible for many of the revisions to the stories. Over the following decades, the brothers kept revising and expanding their work. By 1857, the 7th edition of the collection, it included 211 individual tales.

Following the success of their first published work, the brothers started producing philological books and studies on various European mythologies, primarily Irish and Norse mythology. They became literary celebrities and earned honorary doctorates from various universities.

In 1825, Wilhelm Grimm married his long-time friend Henriette Dorothea "Dortchen" Wild. Her family had been among those interviewed for Grimms' Fairy Tales, and they had kept in touch for over a decade. Jacob Grimm never married and continued co-cohabiting with his brother and new sister-in-law. Wilhelm and Henriette had four children together: Jacob (April-December 1826), Herman Friedrich (1828 -1901), Rudolf Georg (1830 -1889), and Barbara Auguste Luise Pauline Marie (1832 - 1919).

In 1830, both Jacob and Wilhelm were candidates for the position of head librarian at Kassel, but were overlooked despite their fame. They resigned their positions soon after, and took new jobs as professors at the University of Göttingen, in the Kingdom of Hanover. They pioneered the course of German studies.

In 1837, the Grimms were fired from the University, as part of the so-called "Göttingen Seven". The new king of Hanover, Ernest Augustus (1771-1851, reigned 1837-1851), announced plans to abolish or heavily rewrite Hanover's constitution. Seven college professors opposed the abolition of the constitution and protested. They were all fired and deported from Hanover.

Wilhelm and his brother returned to Kassel, but were now unemployed. They relied on financial support from friends and admirers, while working on a new dictionary. In 1840, their former mentor Savigny convinced new king Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795-1861, reigned 1840-1861) to employ the Brothers Grimm. They gained positions at the University of Berlin, and stipends from the German Academy of Sciences at Berlin. They continued jointly working on their dictionary, but each brother started producing individual works, since their intellectual interests had become much different.

During the Revolutions of 1848, the Brothers Grimm were elected to the civil parliament in Mainz, but they resumed their teaching positions in Berlin at the end of the Revolution. Jacob chose retirement in the late 1840s, but Wilhem continued teaching until 1852. They devoted the rest of their lives to working on their incomplete dictionary.

In 1859, Wilhem died in Berlin, due to an unspecified infection. He was 73-years-old. His brother Jacob survived him, but reportedly became increasingly reclusive following Wilhelm's death.

Clemens Rehbein was born on 12 November 1992 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. He is an actor and composer, known for Junk Space Berlin (2022), Center of My World (2016) and The Voice (2012).

Ini Assmann was born on 13 July 1940 in Kassel, Germany. She was an actress, known for Revenge (1968), Carnal Circuit (1969) and The Magnificent Tony Carrera (1968). She died on 6 December 2015 in California, USA.

Philipp Dausch was born on 15 November 1992 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. He is a composer and actor, known for The Voice (2012), Milky Chance: Stolen Dance (2013) and Conan (2010).

Oliver Krekel was born on 10 September 1967 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Crossclub: The Legend of the Living Dead (1999), Project Genesis: Crossclub 2 (2011) and Robin Hood: Ghosts of Sherwood (2012). He has been married to Nadine Krekel since 2000. They have one child.

Ilona Schulz was born in 1955 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Blood Red Sky (2021), Kleines Arschloch (1997) and Love Gets a Room (2021).

Micha Lewinsky was born on 19 December 1972 in Kassel, Germany. He is a writer and director, known for Der Freund (2008), A Decent Man (2015) and Herr Goldstein (2005).

Mo Asumang was born on 13 June 1963 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. She is a director and writer, known for The Ghost Writer (2010), Die Arier (2014) and Suck My Dick (2001).

Wolfgang Groos was born on 22 April 1968 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. He is a director and assistant director, known for Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt (2016), Vampire Sisters (2012) and The Crocodiles: All for One (2011).

Fabian Krüger was born on 14 August 1971 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. He is an actor, known for The Fraulein and the Sandman (2011), Rosie (2013) and Enemies in Love (2013).

Sabrina Sarabi was born on 27 August 1982 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. Sabrina is a director and writer, known for Prelude (2019), No One's with the Calves (2021) and A Thin Line (2023).

Jutta Winkelmann was born on 3 April 1949 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. She was an actress and producer, known for Das Atomdorf (1978), In Gefahr und größter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod (1974) and Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008). She was married to Adolf Winkelmann. She died on 23 February 2017 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Susan Gordanshekan was born on 19 December 1978 in Kassel, Hesse, West Germany. Susan is a director and writer, known for A Dysfunctional Cat (2018), Eisblumen (2011) and Füxe (2023).

Therese Hämer was born on 6 February 1962 in Kassel, Germany. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Fräulein: una fiaba d'inverno (2016), Tatort (1970) and Klingenberg (2011).