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Käte Jaenicke(1928-2002)

  • Actress
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing
  • Writer
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Käte Jaenicke was born on 22 March 1928 in Free City of Danzig [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress and writer, known for Psycho (1960), The Tin Drum (1979) and Zwischen den Zügen (1961). She died on 1 November 2002 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
BornMarch 22, 1928
DiedNovember 1, 2002(74)
BornMarch 22, 1928
DiedNovember 1, 2002(74)
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Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)
Psycho
8.5
  • Voice Actor - Dubbing(German)
  • 1960
David Bennent in The Tin Drum (1979)
The Tin Drum
7.4
  • Mutter Truczinski
  • 1979
Zwischen den Zügen
7.8
TV Movie
  • Dolly Messiter
  • 1961
Der Bär
TV Movie
  • Jelena Iwanowa Popowa
  • 1955

Credits

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Actress

  • Die große Freiheit (1992)
    Die große Freiheit
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Ute
    • 1992
  • Derrick (1974)
    Derrick
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mutter Roth
    • Cash clerk
    • Martha ...
    • 1975–1991
  • Unsere Hagenbecks (1991)
    Unsere Hagenbecks
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Frieda (as Käthe Jaenicke)
    • 1991
  • Harry and Harriet (1990)
    Harry and Harriet
    2.7
    • Lady at Taxi Stand
    • 1990
  • Gedeon Burkhard, Cornelia Froboess, and Gottfried John in Drehort Pfarrhaus (1990)
    Drehort Pfarrhaus
    TV Mini Series
    • Frau Webern
    • 1990
  • Spreepiraten (1989)
    Spreepiraten
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Anna Zwicknagel
    • 1989–1990
  • Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears (1989)
    Real Men Don't Eat Gummi Bears
    3.6
    • Gundula
    • 1989
  • Polizeiinspektion 1 (1977)
    Polizeiinspektion 1
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Tante Elfriede
    • Frau Arnolds
    • Vermieterin ...
    • 1981–1988
  • A Case for Two (1981)
    A Case for Two
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Agnes Nickel
    • 1988
  • Eichbergers besondere Fälle (1987)
    Eichbergers besondere Fälle
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Tante Sita (as Käthe Jaenicke)
    • 1988
  • The Old Fox (1977)
    The Old Fox
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Bertha Merigen
    • Frau Kulek
    • Frau Wegener ...
    • 1980–1987
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Elli Simoneit
    • Fräulein Herbenthal
    • 1982–1987
  • Gambit (1987)
    Gambit
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Vermieterin
    • 1987
  • Senta Berger, Dieter Hildebrandt, Franz-Xaver Kroetz, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, and Billie Zöckler in Kir Royal (1986)
    Kir Royal
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Ordensschwester
    • 1986
  • Angry Harvest (1985)
    Angry Harvest
    7.1
    • Anna (as Käthe Jaenicke)
    • 1985

Voice Actor - Dubbing

  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Rosalie Pierce (German)
    • 1962
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)
    Psycho
    8.5
    • Caroline (German)
    • 1960
  • Mrs. Miniver (1942)
    Mrs. Miniver
    7.6
    • Gladys (German, 1960 dub)
    • 1942

Writer

  • Primel macht ihr Haus verrückt (1980)
    Primel macht ihr Haus verrückt
    4.6
    • novel
    • 1980

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kate Jaenicke
  • Born
    • March 22, 1928
    • Free City of Danzig [now Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]
  • Died
    • November 1, 2002
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany(undisclosed)
  • Children
    • Anja Jaenicke
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    She was the German voice of Elsa Lanchester, Angela Lansbury and Carol Burnett.

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