Ursula Karven

Acting

Ursula Karven

Born September 17, 1964 · Ulm, Germany (age 62)

Ursula Karven (born Ursula Ganzenmüller, 17 September 1964) is a German actress, writer, model and yoga instructor. In 2001, she made international headlines when her four year-old son, Daniel, drowned at a birthday party in the swimming pool of American musician Tommy Lee in Santa Monica.

Known For

Before I Say GoodbyeBefore I Say Goodbye · 2003
Before I Say Goodbye
★ 5.92003
MovieDramaThriller
Nelly McDermott, the granddaughter of a prominent politician, loses her husband, architect Adam Cauliff, in a fiery boat explosion. When she's informed that he was murdered, Nell is compelled to find the killer by searching for the truth, with the help of a psychic, which could solve the mystery — or end her life.
Fire, Ice and DynamiteFire, Ice and Dynamite · 1990
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
★ 4.61990
MovieActionAdventure
Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his wealth. Many cameo appearances!
Familie XXLFamilie XXL · 2002
Familie XXL
★ 6.82002
MovieComedyFamily
Simone, head of a catering company and mother of Timo and Nelly, separates from her unfaithful husband Stefan.
Con ExpressCon Express · 2002
Con Express
★ 3.92002
MovieAction
A hotheaded Alaskan customs agent (Sean Patrick Flannery) unwillingly teams up with a coldhearted but beautiful Soviet agent (Ursula Karven) to capture a rogue Russian general (Arnold Vosloo), selling a shipment of deadly nerve gas. Tensions and passions spin out of control after two agents are left for dead and they must combine forces to survive. They have one chance laft to take out the General and destroy the "Apocalypse in a can" nerve agent, both speeding toward freedom on a runaway mountain train. Unexpected twists and terrifying turns along the way put everyone on a collision course for explosive action, pulse-pounding thrill and a devastating betrayal of trust.
Katie Fforde - Das Weihnachtswunder von New YorkKatie Fforde - Das Weihnachtswunder von New York · 2015
Katie Fforde - Das Weihnachtswunder von New York
★ 4.12015
MovieDrama
In the second part of the "Katie Fforde" trilogy, Ursula Karven surprisingly finds an election family as Alicia Charles in Christmas New York. Alicia wants to start her skiing vacation when Will Hillinger, the guardian of the parentless Linus, ends up in prison: Will broke in with the singer Peggy Bloom. Alicia tries everything to save Linus Will from losing custody.
Katie Fforde - An deiner SeiteKatie Fforde - An deiner Seite · 2014
Katie Fforde - An deiner Seite
★ 6.82014
MovieDrama
New York lawyer Alicia Charles faces a challenge: to help penniless globetrotter Will in a custody battle over his godchild Linus. The nine-year-old Linus lost his parents in a car accident. Will wants custody of his godchild, although as a poor globetrotter he has little chance. He is not even related to the boy. He cannot present more than a snippet from a family video that identifies him as a godfather.
Der Weg nach San JoséDer Weg nach San José · 2014
Der Weg nach San José
★ 2.02014
MovieDrama
Hannah catches her husband Sebastian in flagrante delicto with her best friend. She impulsively leaves for Spain and meets Santiago on the plane, who takes her under his wing. At his hacienda, she encounters El Loco, a black stallion she wants to save from being slaughtered. With El Loco, Hannah embarks on a 200-kilometer ride through Andalusia to San José, near Almería, where a nature park offers the opportunity to release horses into the wild.
Beule oder Wie man einen Tresor knacktBeule oder Wie man einen Tresor knackt · 1987
Beule oder Wie man einen Tresor knackt
★ 7.01987
MovieComedy
Heinz Borbet, also known as "Beule" because of his dented car, finds a red safe hidden in the dung heap of an allotment garden: the two thieves Bruno and Fred have stored it there for the time being because they couldn't get the safe open. The safe is almost impossible to crack. Heinz is not the only one to feel this in the episode, who is delighted with his supposed, unexpected wealth, but also around a dozen other candidates. Then the police get involved in the form of Inspector Fleischhauer ...

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Harold and the GhostsHarold and the Ghosts · 1994
Harold and the Ghosts
★ 7.01994
MovieAnimationComedy
Harold Mortimer is the last of his clan. The old dilapidated castle is all he has left and he urgently needs money for renovation. Until now, he earned his living from tourists. But the ghosts, once helpful in scaring the numerous clientele, are staying away, because the whisky cellar is empty. Without ghosts, there are no tourists, no money, no renovation, no whishy, no ghosts.... a vicious circle. Enraged, he decides to get rid of the ghosts once and for all and chases them back to the graveyard where they once came from. There he meets the cemetery gardener Paolo. The two quickly become friends and decide to go to Spain together. Paaolo even owns a boat... But how will he make it to the sea? Can the enchanted fairy help them?
Eine unbeliebte FrauEine unbeliebte Frau · 2013
Eine unbeliebte Frau
★ 6.02013
MovieThrillerCrime
Little Marie Kerstner has disappeared after a daycare outing in the woods. Chief Inspector Oliver von Bodenstein and his colleague Pia Kirchhoff investigate and unexpectedly come across two bodies. First, senior public prosecutor Hardenbach is found dead, apparently shot with a load of buckshot from his own hunting rifle. Shortly afterwards, a dead young woman is discovered at the foot of a lookout tower. It turns out that the dead woman is Isabel Kerstner, the mother of the missing girl. Isabel had made many enemies in her short life and the suspects for her murder are queuing up. But what did the dead prosecutor have to do with Isabel and where is her daughter? Only gradually do von Bodenstein and Kirchhoff realize the true dimension of the case.

Bettina Hardenbach

Die KommissarinDie Kommissarin · 1994
Die Kommissarin
★ 8.01994
SeriesCrime
Die Kommissarin is a German police TV series which aired on Das Erste. Its 66 episodes ran from 1994 till 2006. The series, which takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is notable as being the first, and as yet one of the few commercially successful, German detective series to have a female lead character. The main character is Inspector Lea Sommer, played by Hannelore Elsner. Sommer is divorced with custody of her teenage son, Daniel. She is looking forward to a new relationship with her new boyfriend, Jonathan. Although Lea and Jonathan telephone each other frequently, he has never actually been seen or heard on screen. Sommer was originally paired with Nick Siegel, but in a 1996 episode, Siegel was shot to death by an escaping criminal. His last words were "Lea, ich fühle mich so kalt". Sommer's current partner officer is Jan Orlop. Die Kommissarin airs on the German Language channel German Kino Plus in the United States. In Finland it airs on YLE TV2 under the title Etsivä Lea Sommer.

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