Scene from Egon Schiele - Exzesse (1980)

Alternate Names: Cristina Kaufmann, Cristine Kofmann, Cristine Kofmann

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The White Horse Inn (1952) as Child

Most Important Roles:

• Lili Marleen (1981) as Miriam
• Lola (1981) as Susi
• Bagdad Cafe (1987) as Debby
• Girls in Uniform (1958) as Mia
• Day of the Idiots (1981) as Ruth
• Die singenden Engel von Tirol (1958) as Evi Kramer
• Die Winzerin von Langenlois (1957) as Christel
• Witwer mit fünf Töchtern (1957) as Ulla Scherzer
• The Swordsman of Siena (1962) as Serenella Arconti
• Winter Holidays (1959) as Florence

Career Highlights:

• Lili Marleen (1981)
• Lola (1981)
• Bagdad Cafe (1987)
• Girls in Uniform (1958)
• Day of the Idiots (1981)
• Die singenden Engel von Tirol (1958)
• Die Winzerin von Langenlois (1957)
• Witwer mit fünf Töchtern (1957)
• The Swordsman of Siena (1962)
• Winter Holidays (1959)

Christine Kaufmann, born January 11, 1945 in Lengdorf, Styria (now Austria), began her acting career at age seven in 'Im weißen Rößl' (1952). She gained international recognition with roles alongside Steve Reeves ('The Last Days of Pompeii', 1959) and Kirk Douglas ('Town Without Pity', 1961). Kaufmann won a Golden Globe for New Star Of The Year - Actress in 1961, the only German to do so. She married Tony Curtis in 1963, with whom she had two daughters; they divorced in 1968. Post-divorce, Kaufmann resumed her acting career and became a successful businesswoman, promoting cosmetics products and writing books on beauty and health. She speaks German, English, and French.

Alternate Names: Jane B., Jane B., Jane Mallory Birkin, Mademoiselle Birkin, Mademoiselle Birkin, Джейн Биркин, جین برکین, 제인 버킨

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

First Appearances:

• The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) as Girl on Motorbike (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

• Blow-Up (1966) as The Blonde
• Fifty Years Later (2019) as Self
• Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours (2023) as
• Same Old Song (1997) as Jane
• Catherine & Co. (1975) as Catherine
• Death on the Nile (1978) as Louise Bourget
• Evil Under the Sun (1982) as Christine Redfern
• Sex Power (1970) as Jane
• I Love You, I Don't (1976) as Johnny
• The Swimming Pool (1969) as Penelope

Career Highlights:

• Blow-Up (1966)
• Fifty Years Later (2019)
• Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours (2023)
• Same Old Song (1997)
• Catherine & Co. (1975)
• Death on the Nile (1978)
• Evil Under the Sun (1982)
• Sex Power (1970)
• I Love You, I Don't (1976)
• The Swimming Pool (1969)

Awards:

• Knight of the National Order of Merit (2004)
• Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
• Officer of the Order of the British Empire
• Officer of the National Order of Merit (2015)
• Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year (1992)
• The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018)
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ (2022)
• Victory of honor (2021)

Jane Mallory Birkin (1946-2023) was a British-French singer and actress known for her decade-long musical partnership with Serge Gainsbourg and prolific career in French cinema. She gained international fame through this collaboration.

Alternate Names: Nina Fallenstein

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980) as Tatjana von Mossig

Most Important Roles:

• Wholetrain (2006) as Tino's Mutter
• Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980) as Tatjana von Mossig
• The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990) as Clara
• At the Other End (2009) as Beate
• The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983) as Eva
• Feel the Motion (1985) as Suzy
• Farland (2004) as Birgit
• Better than Nothing (2014) as Mutter Monika
• Die Eroberung der Mitte (1995) as Wolke Donner
• The Rose King (1986) as The Woman

Career Highlights:

• Wholetrain (2006)
• Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (1980)
• The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
• At the Other End (2009)
• The Island of the Bloody Plantation (1983)
• Feel the Motion (1985)
• Farland (2004)
• Better than Nothing (2014)
• Die Eroberung der Mitte (1995)
• The Rose King (1986)

Karina Fallenstein starred as Wally Neuzil, Egon Schiele's muse and lover, in the 1980 film 'Egon Schiele - Exzesse'. The movie focuses on the controversial Austrian painter Egon Schiele's life, particularly his tumultuous relationships with women.