Biography

Karin Thaler justifiably deserves to be hailed as a highly appraised and accomplished actress. Her debut role in the 1986 TV movie Gundas Vater under the direction of Michael Verhoeven was a lead and her instant breakthrough. Since then she has been standing in front of the camera continuously for more TV movies and all major German TV series. She made her first stage appearance in 1987 as Marilyn in Bus Stop, the famous comedic play by William Inge. Her premiere in a feature film production was in 1990 in Michael Verhoeven's Das Schreckliche Mädchen which went on to be nominated for an Oscar under the category Best Foreign Language Film. Again on the big screen, Karin Thaler was cast opposite Heino Ferch in Ralf Huettner's 2011 critically acclaimed road movie Vincent will Meer. Currently, Karin Thaler can be seen on the TV crime series Rosenheim Cops performing as Marie Hofer which is one of the leading characters on the ZDF show. Moreover, audiences will recognize her as the pathologist Dr. Anja Licht, a regular character on the weekly ARD TV crime series Hubert and Staller.
- IMDb mini biography by: Beate Mittermayer