Trivia

When she was offered a seven-year-contract by a major Hollywood studio, she rejected to move to Los Angeles due to her family.

Mother of Katerina Jacob

In the late 1950s she was offered a 7-year-Hollywood contract: Allegedly she'd have received 20 000 Dollars for the first movie, 40 000 for the second and 120 000 Dollars for the third one and they asked her to get a rhinoplasty. She stayed in Germany mainly because of her family.

Mother of actor Daniel Jacob

Grandmother of actress Josephine Jacob.

Daughter of Lutz Schwiers.

Sister of Gösta Schwiers and Holger Schwiers.

Was trained to be a baker and a gardener.

Before her breakthrough as an actress, she worked as a prompt.

Lives in Berg on Lake Starnberg.

Cousin of Heide Ackermann and Dagmar Hessenland.

Daughter of actor Lutz Schwiers who set up the 'Schauspielring' in Marburg, where Ellen first trained as an actress.

Often in classical roles, including Lysistrata, Medea and Lady Macbeth.

Discovered by director Kurt Hoffman for the screen in 1949.

Awarded Germany's Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class in 1989.