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- Birth nameBibiana Maria Köchert
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Bibi Besch, a talented actress, was born in Vienna, Austria, to Gotfrid Köchert, a renowned race car driver, and actress Gusti Huber. She had a busy career, especially as a supporting actress on TV, spanning over twenty years. Her exceptional performance in the TV series, Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992), earned her an Emmy award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Later in 1993, she was again nominated for her guest appearance in the TV series, Northern Exposure (1990).
Besch was a veteran of numerous television movies between 1976 and 1995. Despite her success on TV, she also appeared in several feature films, including the iconic role of Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). She also delivered remarkable performances in movies like Steel Magnolias (1989), Tremors (1990), and Who's That Girl (1987). Besch was equally phenomenal on stage and acted in plays such as Fame, The Chinese Prime Minister, Here Lies Jeremy Troy, and Once For the Asking. She also made guest appearances on popular network shows like ER (1994) and Murder, She Wrote (1984).
Besch's acting talents knew no bounds, and her TV work ranged from the soap opera Somerset (1970) to Backstairs at the White House (1979) to The Hamptons (1983). Sadly, Bibi Besch passed away at the young age of 54 on 7 September 1996, after a long battle with breast cancer. Her remarkable contributions to the entertainment industry continue to inspire many aspiring actors and actresses.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com> Updated U.N. Owen
- SpouseDonald Beverly Mathis(1965 - 1973) (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- ParentsGotfrid Köchert
- Best remembered for her role as Dr. Carol Marcus in the sequel film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
- Gave birth to her only child at age 28, a daughter Samantha Mathis on May 12, 1970. Child's father is her now ex-husband Donald Mathis.
- Daughter of Gusti Huber.
- Attended and graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York (1959).
- Had one older sister: Christiana Barbara Kochert (August 17, 1939 - August 13, 2004).
- My responsibility to the audience is to be truthful and that can take many different forms; that doesn't mean to be boring. What I think is important is to reveal some aspect of myself and I can do that in a comedy or a serious piece. It's important for me to connect with something inside of me; if I don't do that, I'm ripping myself and the audience off and nobody gets anything out of it. It's to try to get to the heart of the matter, whatever that is, and it doesn't have to be heavy, either.
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