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Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann, born Irmgard Hermann on 4 October 1942 in Munich, German Reich, began her professional life far from the spotlight, working as a publishing clerk and later as a secretary for the ADAC. A chance encounter in 1966 with the maverick filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder changed everything, as he persuaded her to abandon her office job despite her lack of formal training. She debuted in his short film Der Stadtstreicher the same year and quickly became a fixture in his prolific output, appearing in nineteen of his productions. Often cast as a frustrated, spießig woman, Hermann delivered a breakthrough performance as Irmgard Epp in The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971), earning her the Deutscher Filmpreis. Her close yet turbulent relationship with Fassbinder, marked by personal abuse, ended in the mid‑1970s when she moved to Berlin to expand her horizons.\n\nIn Berlin Hermann’s career flourished across film, television, and stage, collaborating with directors such as Werner Herzog, Tankred Dorst, and Percy Adlon. Her portrayal of Else Gebel in Fünf letzte Tage (1982) secured a second Deutscher Filmpreis in 1983. She also embraced comedic roles, appearing in Loriot’s Pappa Ante Portas (1991) and Hape Kerkeling’s Willi und die Windzors (1996), where she humorously embodied a fictionalized Queen Elizabeth II. Over more than five decades she amassed over 160 screen credits, while also performing at the Berlin Volksbühne, the Berliner Ensemble, and the Hamburger Schauspielhaus. Married to author Dietmar Roberg, she was mother to two sons, Franz Tizian and Fridolin. Hermann passed away on 26 May 2020 in Berlin after a brief serious illness, leaving a legacy as one of Germany’s most versatile and resilient performers.
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Given Name: Irmgard Hermann
Born: Munich, German Reich
Citizenship: German
Birthday: October 4, 1942
Occupations: Actress, Assistant director
Years Active: 1966-2018
Children: 2
Spouses: Dietmar Roberg
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Movies Featuring Irm Hermann
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Playoff
Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake
Lotta & die großen Erwartungen
Vatertage - Opa über Nacht
The Invention of Love
Faust Sonnengesang
My Name Is Not Ali
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Zwei Herren im Anzug
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion
Paradiso - Sieben Tage mit sieben Frauen
Fassbinder’s Women
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Freakstars 3000
Germanikus
Mein Bruder ist ein Hund
Fassbinder
Fashion Victims
Latest from the DaDaeR
The Magic Mountain
Last Five Days
The German Chainsaw Massacre
Pappa ante Portas
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
Edith’s Diary
Superbia – The Pride
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
Lili Marleen
The Case of Mr. Spalt
Waller’s Last Trip
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Spider’s Web
Nora Helmer
Katzelmacher
Fear of Fear
End of the Commune?
Everything’s a Lie
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
Gods of the Plague
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Love Is Colder Than Death
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Fox and His Friends
Tigerstreifenbaby wartet auf Tarzan
Women in New York
The 120 Days of Bottrop
The City Tramp
Willi und die Windzors
Tenderness of the Wolves
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Shadow of Angels
Krauses Kur
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Schokolade für den Chef
Baal
Effi Briest
Career Timeline
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2017
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Ploppis Oma
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion
Self
2009
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
Immobilienmarklerin
Krauses Kur
Oberschwester Ilse
1988
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
KZ-Kommandantin
The Case of Mr. Spalt
Frau Spalt
Waller’s Last Trip
1975
Fear of Fear
Lore
Fox and His Friends
Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Helene
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