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Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Birthday: 1938-08-03 | Place of Birth: Saarbrücken, Germany

Ingrid Caven was born on August 3, 1938 in Saarbrücken, Germany as Ingrid Schmidt. She is best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
The Portuguese Woman

as    Passageira

2018
Suspiria

as    Miss Vendegast

2017
Sleeping Beauty

as    La méchante fée

2009
35 Shots of Rum

as    Joséphine's German Aunt

1992
La Paloma

as    Viola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma'

1981
Day of the Idiots

as    Dr. Laura

1973
Tenderness of the Wolves

as    Dora

1971
Rio das Mortes

as    Hannas Kollegin

1970
Gods of the Plague

as    Magdalene Fuller