Klara Höfels

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Klara Höfels
Höfels in 2020
Born(1949-04-05)5 April 1949
Grevenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Died15 May 2022(2022-05-15) (aged 73)
Berlin, Germany
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Producer
Websitewww.klara-hoefels.de

Klara Höfels (

Residenztheater in Munich and Staatstheater Stuttgart. She became known for roles in television series such as SOKO and Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast
, beginning in the 1990s. She produced film documentaries, responsible for direction and camera, and ran Autorentheater Berlin for new theatre projects.

Life

Born on 5 April 1949 in

Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen from 1969 to 1972.[1] She had a relationship with the actor Michael Greiling [de]; their daughter Alwara Höfels, born in 1982, also became an actress.[2]

Höfels died in Berlin on 15 May 2022 at age 73 after a short illness.[2][3][4]

Theatre

Höfels was first engaged at the

Stadttheater Kiel,[2][5] which was run as a Mitbestimmungstheater [de], directed by Dieter Reible [de]. She then moved to the Schauspiel Frankfurt, directed by Peter Palitzsch also as a Mitbestimmungstheater. She portrayed there Elmire in Tartuffe, directed by B. K. Tragelehn [de], and Mascha, directed by Thomas Langhoff [de], among other leading roles. She collaborated with directors such as Hans Neuenfels and Maria Reinhard.[5]

From 1983, Höfels was a member of the

Residenztheater in Munich, where she performed as Princess in Calderón's Das Leben ein Traum, directed by Wilfried Minks [de]. She played Marjorie in William Mastrosimone's Extremities directed by Reinhard.[5]

In 1985, she moved to the

Leben des Galilei, alongside Sepp Bierbichler in the title role, directed by Tragelehn.[5]

Film and television

Beginning in the mid-1990s, Höfels also played in film and television. She played in crime series such as SOKO, the role of Ingrid Schlüter in the RTL Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast from 2006 to 2007. In 2017, she portrayed Dr. Hannelore Thies in the tele-novela Rote Rosen. She played in the series Wilsberg, and in 2020 the physician Dr. Susanne Oppermann in Gute Besserung of the ZDF Ein starkes Team.[2]

World premieres

Höfels promoted new plays, some in collaboration with Christian Duda:

  • 1989: Medea Medea, coproduction with Staatstheater Nürnberg, authors: Christian Duda and Helmut Lorin, Medea: Klara Höfels, director: C. A. Gad Elkarim[6]
  • 1991: EswarKriegesistKriegeswirdKriegsein, coproduction with Renitenztheater Stuttgart, author: Duda, director: Elkarim[6]
  • 1990: Theater Intim – coproduction with Renitenztheater Stuttgart, author and actor: Lorin, director: Elkarim[6][7]
  • 1992: Lucrezia Borgia, commission of
    Universität Stuttgart for the congress Die Borgia in Schwäbisch Hall, author: Duda, production and acting: Höfels, director: Elkarim[6][8]
  • 1993: Dr. hc. Burkhardt Blässling, Musikhalle Ludwigsburg [de], author: Duda, director: Elkarim[6][9]
  • 1997: Der Jude von Malta by Christopher Marlowe arranged by Duda, Theater am Ufer Berlin, production and acting: Höfels, direction: Elkarim[6][10]

She founded the Autorentheater Berlin (Authors' theatre), with projects including:[6]

  • 2005: Leben: Acht Frauen – acht Wege, coproduction with Theaterhaus Mitte Berlin, conceived and directed by Höfels
  • 2006: Leonida oder Miss Europa, author: Volker Lüdecke [de], Leonida: Höfels, director: Hermann Treusch [de]
  • 2008–2009: Pantarhei-allesfließt, at Babylon Berlin, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
  • 2010: Der Abend nach dem Begräbnis der besten Freundin, coproduction with Kesselhaus der Kulturbrauerei Berlin, author: Marlene Streeruwitz, director: Gabriele Jakobi [de]

Filmography

Documentaries

Höfels produced several documentaries, from idea to direction, camera and editing, including:[11]

  • 2010: 10 MONATE
  • 2009: Das letzte Mal (camera also Harald Korff, editing also Britt Kanja)
  • 2008: Klara Klar
  • 2007: Frauenleben

Awards

  • 2016: Eho (Echo) – Silver Zenith, International Film Festival in Montreal[12]
  • 2018: A Mere Breath – Heart of Sarajevo for the best short film[13]

References

  1. ^ "Klara Höfels / * 05.04.1949 † 15.05.2022". crew-united.com (in German). 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Schauspielerin Klara Höfels ist tot". n-tv (in German). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. t-online.de
    (in German). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Schauspielerin Klara Höfels gestorben". msn.com (in German). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Schauspielerin Klara Höfels gestorben". nachtkritik.de (in German). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Theaterprojekte". Autorentheater Berlin (in German). 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Theater Intim". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Lucrecia Borgia". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Dr. hc. Burkhardt Blässling". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Der Jude von Malta". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Klara Höfels Dokumentarfilme". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Eho". Magnus Films. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  13. ^ "The Heart of Sarajevo for Best Documentary Film goes to A Mere Breath". Institute of Documentary Film. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

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