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Tabea Blumenschein(1952-2020)

  • Actress
  • Costume Designer
  • Director
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Based on Patricia Highsmith's personal writings and accounts of her family and lovers, the film casts new light on the famous thriller writer's life and oeuvre, permeated by themes of love and its defining influence on identity.
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Tabea Blumenschein was born on 11 August 1952. She was an actress and costume designer, known for Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978), Looping (1981) and Ticket of No Return (1979). She died on 1 March 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
BornAugust 11, 1952
DiedMarch 1, 2020(67)
BornAugust 11, 1952
DiedMarch 1, 2020(67)
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Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
5.2
  • Madame X
  • 1978
Shelley Winters, Hans Christian Blech, Ingrid Caven, and Sydne Rome in Looping (1981)
Looping
5.3
  • Costume Designer
  • 1981
Ticket of No Return (1979)
Ticket of No Return
6.7
  • Sie
  • 1979
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
6.4
  • Eine Sirene
  • Ein Hawaiimädchen
  • Ein junger Vogel
  • 1975

Credits

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Actress

  • In Afrika ist Muttertag
    Short
    • 1985
  • Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (1984)
    Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
    6.3
    • Aldamana
    • 1984
  • Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten (1982)
    Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten
    Short
    • 1982
  • Uliisses (1982)
    Uliisses
    5.5
    • 1982
  • Die Geschwister
    Short
    • Sister
    • 1982
  • Frank Ripploh in Taxi to the Toilet (1980)
    Taxi to the Toilet
    6.6
    • A lady
    • 1980
  • Ticket of No Return (1979)
    Ticket of No Return
    6.7
    • Sie
    • 1979
  • Die Dollarprinzessin (1978)
    Die Dollarprinzessin
    Short
    • 1978
  • Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
    Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
    5.2
    • Madame X
    • 1978
  • The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
    6.4
    • Eine Sirene
    • Ein Hawaiimädchen
    • Ein junger Vogel
    • 1975
  • Laocoon & Sons (1975)
    Laocoon & Sons
    5.9
    • Esmeralda del Rio
    • Olimpia Vincitor
    • Linda MacNamara ...
    • 1975

Costume Designer

  • Hamlet
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983
  • Kiez (1983)
    Kiez
    5.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983
  • Shelley Winters, Hans Christian Blech, Ingrid Caven, and Sydne Rome in Looping (1981)
    Looping
    5.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981
  • Plastikfieber
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1980
  • Ticket of No Return (1979)
    Ticket of No Return
    6.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1979
  • Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
    Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
    5.2
    • costume designer
    • 1978
  • The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1975

Director

  • Zagarbata
    2.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten (1982)
    Sportliche Schatten - Kunst in Krisenzeiten
    Short
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Infermental 1 (1982)
    Infermental 1
    Video
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Die Dollarprinzessin (1978)
    Die Dollarprinzessin
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Tabea Blumenschein in Madame X: An Absolute Ruler (1978)
    Madame X: An Absolute Ruler
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1978

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Loving Highsmith
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Loving Highsmith
Loving Highsmith
Trailer 1:52
Loving Highsmith
Loving Highsmith - official US trailer
Trailer 1:52
Loving Highsmith - official US trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Die Tödliche Doris
  • Born
    • August 11, 1952
  • Died
    • March 1, 2020
    • Berlin, Germany

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