Karin Baal

Acting

Karin Baal

Born September 19, 1940 · Berlin, Germany

Died November 26, 2024 · aged 84

Karin Baal, real name Karin Blauermel, (19 September 1940 – 26 November 2024) was a German film actress who has appeared in more than 90 films since 1956.

Known For

LolaLola · 1981
Lola
6.91981
MovieDrama
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.
Cosimas LexikonCosimas Lexikon · 1992
Cosimas Lexikon
9.01992
MovieComedy
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Cosima Richter's East Berlin apartment building is to be renovated. Cosima is furious about the project and visits the landlord to dissuade him from his plans, but she is shocked when she comes face to face with a homeless alcoholic. Her plan is in danger of failing unless she can turn the bum into a decent person.
Haus ohne HüterHaus ohne Hüter · 1975
Haus ohne Hüter
8.01975
MovieDrama
Vertauschtes LebenVertauschtes Leben · 1961
Vertauschtes Leben
5.41961
MovieDrama
The mistake of two infants on a night of bombing during World War II plunged their families into grief and conflict 18 years later, when both girls were marriageable.
Straße der VerheißungStraße der Verheißung · 1962
Straße der Verheißung
8.01962
MovieDrama
RosemaryRosemary · 1958
Rosemary
5.81958
MovieDramaComedy
West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.
The Young SinnerThe Young Sinner · 1960
The Young Sinner
5.51960
MovieDramaRomance
Lili MarleenLili Marleen · 1981
Lili Marleen
6.41981
MovieDramaWar
The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.

Movies

LolaLola · 1981
Lola
6.91981
MovieDrama
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.
Cosimas LexikonCosimas Lexikon · 1992
Cosimas Lexikon
9.01992
MovieComedy
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Cosima Richter's East Berlin apartment building is to be renovated. Cosima is furious about the project and visits the landlord to dissuade him from his plans, but she is shocked when she comes face to face with a homeless alcoholic. Her plan is in danger of failing unless she can turn the bum into a decent person.
Haus ohne HüterHaus ohne Hüter · 1975
Haus ohne Hüter
8.01975
MovieDrama
Vertauschtes LebenVertauschtes Leben · 1961
Vertauschtes Leben
5.41961
MovieDrama
The mistake of two infants on a night of bombing during World War II plunged their families into grief and conflict 18 years later, when both girls were marriageable.
Straße der VerheißungStraße der Verheißung · 1962
Straße der Verheißung
8.01962
MovieDrama
RosemaryRosemary · 1958
Rosemary
5.81958
MovieDramaComedy
West Germany in '50s is becoming an economic superpower. In such climate, Rosemarie is just one of many enterpreneurs who wants her piece of new fortune. She uses her charms to bring members of West German industrial elite to her bed. There she finds business secrets and later sells them to French competition. However, when scandal errupts, Rosemarie would find that she can't beat the system.
The Young SinnerThe Young Sinner · 1960
The Young Sinner
5.51960
MovieDramaRomance
Lili MarleenLili Marleen · 1981
Lili Marleen
6.41981
MovieDramaWar
The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Rosa LuxemburgRosa Luxemburg · 1986
Rosa Luxemburg
6.61986
MovieDramaHistory
Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.
What Have You Done to Solange?What Have You Done to Solange? · 1972
What Have You Done to Solange?
6.71972
MovieMysteryThriller
After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect. When other gruesome murders start occurring shortly thereafter, the teacher suspects that he may be the cause of them.
So angelt man keinen MannSo angelt man keinen Mann · 1961
So angelt man keinen Mann
10.01961
MovieComedy
Scrounged MealsScrounged Meals · 1977
Scrounged Meals
7.01977
MovieComedy
Homeless Alfred would like to spend his life on Mallorca. A destination far away. But one day he meets the policeman Erwin.
Blancheflower: The Devil's DaughterBlancheflower: The Devil's Daughter · 1988
Blancheflower: The Devil's Daughter
7.31988
MovieFamilyFantasy
A story about love which can defeat even the Devil itself.
GanovenehreGanovenehre · 1966
Ganovenehre
6.01966
MovieComedyCrime
In the crazy twenties, safecracker Orje is released from prison and, through the mediation of his friend Nelly, finds a job at the "Sparverein Biene". The honorable gentlemen train him as a pimp, but because he is bored, he starts an affair with Olga. Soon his colleagues are planning his murder.
The TunnelThe Tunnel · 2001
The Tunnel
7.22001
MovieDramaThriller
Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and hatches a daring plot to help his sister and others flee East Berlin through a 145-yard underground tunnel.
Seven Days SundaySeven Days Sunday · 2007
Seven Days Sunday
5.42007
MovieDrama
Teenage dropouts Adam and Tommek pass their days hanging out and drinking in their grim housing complex, but as grinding boredom combines with Adam's need to prove himself and Tommek's penchant for petty crime, the two make a bet that plunges them into shocking and sudden violence.
Mission to VeniceMission to Venice · 1964
Mission to Venice
7.01964
MovieThrillerCrime
An American polo player in Paris gets roped into intrigue when he's asked to find a family friend whom has gone missing.
Hannibal BrooksHannibal Brooks · 1969
Hannibal Brooks
6.41969
MovieComedyWar
A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety with Lucy. They escape and go on the run in order to get to Switzerland.
The Terrible ThreesomeThe Terrible Threesome · 1991
The Terrible Threesome
7.31991
MovieDrama
Black comedy about a lucrative business. Grandmother, mother and daughter live together in a love-hate-relationship and run their business with divided responsibilities: via marriage ads they are looking for candidates. It’s the daughter that gets dressed and styled according to the new mission: no matter if vamp or tree-hugger she twists the men around her little finger until they clear their accounts from all the savings. The money ends up in coffee tins stored in grandma’s fridge. But where do the men end up when they discover the secret of the trio?
Deadly GameDeadly Game · 1982
Deadly Game
3.51982
MovieMysteryDrama
A hunting party arrives at a lodge in the Tatra mountains in Slovakia, where one woman in the party had “accidentally” shot and killed her first husband some time ago.
Dead Eyes of LondonDead Eyes of London · 1961
Dead Eyes of London
6.11961
MovieCrimeThriller
A disfigured killer with glazed-over white eyes is doing the dirty work so that an insurance agent-doctor can get the victims' insurance money.
Teenage WolfpackTeenage Wolfpack · 1956
Teenage Wolfpack
6.21956
MovieDramaThriller
The drama of a youthful triangle among gang leader Freddy, his brother Jan, and bad girl Cissy, in one of the first considerations of juvenile delinquency in post-war West Germany.
Tausend AugenTausend Augen · 1984
Tausend Augen
6.31984
MovieDramaThriller
Hamburg student Gabriele constantly dreams of her boyfriend in Australia. The reality is different, because while she sits in lecture halls during the day, she is a dancer in a peep show at night. The place is run by the mysterious Arnold, who not only has his eye on Gabriele, but is also carrying around a secret that he soon lets Gabriele in on: his strip joint is just a pretext for a much more lucrative business, in which a certain Mrs. Lohmann is pulling the strings. Her boss Arnold, with whom she is having an affair, is doing dirty business. He is threatened by a killer because he wants out.
Desperado CityDesperado City · 1982
Desperado City
3.71982
MovieDrama
Skoda is the son of a wealthy, overbearing banker and rather than put up with his father to keep a privileged lifestyle, he has chosen to ditch the relationship and drive a taxi for a living. The film follows Skoda on his nightly rides through the city, and though different characters come and go, Skoda meets a kindred spirit in the form of a teenage woman who finds her own home life equally difficult to shoulder. The two young people are gradually attracted to each other, and they end up one night in Skoda's room together. At that moment, the older woman that Skoda had been involved with opens the door and discovers his infidelity. Skoda is living in her house and driving the taxi she gave him -- her commitment was abundantly clear from the beginning. Pushed over the edge, the older woman commits suicide -- and Skoda is blamed for her death by her ex-husband. He swears to avenge her, and the hunt for Skoda begins.

TV Shows

The Old FoxThe Old Fox · 1977
The Old Fox
6.31977
SeriesCrimeDrama
A police department, lead by an older, experienced detective solve crimes together.
Scene of the CrimeScene of the Crime · 1970
Scene of the Crime
6.21970
SeriesDramaCrime
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110 · 1971
Polizeiruf 110
6.21971
SeriesCrime
Polizeiruf 110 is a long-running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic, and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD. It was originally created as a counterpart to the West German series Tatort, and quickly became a public favorite.
DAS!DAS! · 1991
DAS!
4.71991
Series
Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.
DerrickDerrick · 1974
Derrick
6.11974
SeriesDramaCrime
Derrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association with ZDF, ORF and SRG between 1974 and 1998 about Detective Chief Inspector Stephan Derrick and his loyal assistant Inspector Harry Klein, who solve murder cases in Munich and surroundings.
BambiBambi · 1948
Bambi
9.01948
Series
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
A Case For TwoA Case For Two · 1981
A Case For Two
5.61981
SeriesDramaCrime
Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.
SOKO KölnSOKO Köln · 2003
SOKO Köln
7.12003
SeriesCrime
The SOKO Köln investigates the cathedral city with humor and often with hard work. Their cases take them into a variety of environments, from the Cologne clique to the terraced housing estates on the outskirts of the city.
Kölner TreffKölner Treff · 1976
Kölner Treff
6.81976
Series
RiverboatRiverboat · 1992
Riverboat
5.31992
Series
Schlosshotel OrthSchlosshotel Orth · 1996
Schlosshotel Orth
3.71996
SeriesFamily
Schlosshotel Orth is an Austrian television series.
Das TraumschiffDas Traumschiff · 1981
Das Traumschiff
5.01981
SeriesComedyFamily
The series is about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world.
The CommissionerThe Commissioner · 1969
The Commissioner
8.01969
SeriesDramaCrime
Der Kommissar is a German television series about a group of detectives of the Munich homicide squad. All 97 episodes, which were shot in black-and-white and first broadcast between 1969 and 1976, were written by Herbert Reinecker and starred Erik Ode as Kommissar Herbert Keller. Keller's assistants were Walter Grabert, Robert Heines, and Harry Klein who, in 1974, was replaced by his younger brother Erwin Klein.
Ein starkes TeamEin starkes Team · 1994
Ein starkes Team
5.51994
SeriesDramaCrime
The unlikely police pair Verena Berthold and Otto Garber are part of a special task force investigating organized crime in Berlin. He comes from the east, she from the west of Berlin. He's a redneck, she's from a better background. This causes conflict. Over time, things start to sizzle between the two. Their team includes the agile German-Turkish Yücsel and the sluggish Georg, who, like Verena and Otto, are constantly bickering. The department manager is Lothar Reddemann. Sputnik is a former colleague of Otto's from the People's Police and is constantly coming up with new business ideas for stores and pubs where the team meets.
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OPAlphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP · 1997
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP
6.01997
SeriesDrama
Alphateam – Die Lebensretter im OP was a German hospital drama television series which aired on Sat.1 between 1996 and 2005. The series covered the work of a team of doctors, nurses and caregivers in the fictional Hamburg Hansa Clinic, located in the Altona district.
Die MontagsmalerDie Montagsmaler · 1974
Die Montagsmaler
8.01974
Series
Die SchwarzwaldklinikDie Schwarzwaldklinik · 1985
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
6.61985
SeriesFamilyDrama
The Black Forest Clinic is a German language medical drama television series that was produced by and filmed in West Germany. The series was produced between 1984 and 1988 with the original airing being from October 2, 1985 to March 25, 1989 on West Germany's ZDF television channel. The series' storyline follows the inner workings of a small fictional hospital in the Black Forest region of Germany as well as the lives of the Brinkmann family of doctors who work at the hospital. Shortly after broadcasting had begun in 1985, The Black Forest Clinic became a highly popular television event, reaching audiences of over 20 million viewers. 25 years since its debut, it is still highly regarded in Germany. The series had been re-broadcast several times since 1985 and has spawned two television films released 20 years after its initial airing.
Boulevard BioBoulevard Bio · 1991
Boulevard Bio
7.01991
Series
Der letzte ZeugeDer letzte Zeuge · 1998
Der letzte Zeuge
5.01998
SeriesDramaCrime
Die Männer vom K3Die Männer vom K3 · 1988
Die Männer vom K3
1988
SeriesCrime
Die Männer vom K3 is a German television series.
Berlin AlexanderplatzBerlin Alexanderplatz · 1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz
7.41980
SeriesDramaCrime
In late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in the city’s criminal underworld.
Ein Heim für TiereEin Heim für Tiere · 1985
Ein Heim für Tiere
8.01985
SeriesFamily
Ein Heim für Tiere is a German television series.
Rosa RothRosa Roth · 1994
Rosa Roth
4.81994
SeriesCrime
Rosa Roth is a German television series.
Edel & StarckEdel & Starck · 2002
Edel & Starck
5.52002
SeriesComedy