- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Joya
- Height5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
- Ingrid van Bergen was born on June 15, 1931 in Danzig-Langfuhr, Free City of Danzig [now Wrzeszcz, Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Escape from East Berlin (1962), Roses for the Prosecutor (1959) and Was wissen Sie von Titipu? (1972). She was married to Erich Sehnke, Michael Hinz and Heinz Paap. She died on November 28, 2025 in Eyendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- SpousesErich Sehnke(1954 - 1960) (divorced, 1 child)Michael Hinz(196? - 196?) (divorced, 1 child)? (divorced)Heinz Paap(197? - ?) (divorced)
- Children
- She was convicted of the manslaughter of her partner Klaus Knaths at their home in West Germany on February 2, 1977. She was sentenced to seven years in Aichach women's prison in Bavaria. She was released two years early in 1982 for good behavior.
- Mother of Andrea Sehnke and Carolin van Bergen.
- Cool, blonde, smoky-voiced German leading actress, on stage 1953 in Munich with the Therese Angeloff Kabarett. On screen from 1954, often in emancipated, smart or erotic roles. Played anything from bar maids and prostitutes to models, revue girls and dancers. Often also cast as femmes fatale in crime dramas and thrillers.
- The German dubbing voice for Lee Grant, Rita Moreno, Honor Blackman, Joan Blondell, Colleen Dewhurst, Shelley Winters and Diana Dors.
- Briefly enjoyed success as a singer and released several albums, 1962-72.
- Men are like teeth. First, they're hard to get. Once you have them, they sometimes cause you pain. And once you lose them, they leave a gap.
- Acting was my whole life. I always found my job very exciting; I loved my colleagues, the crew on set, the cameramen.
- Duties are best fulfilled by turning them into inclinations.
- Subservience is a game of life and death.
- It is usually easier to get along with a man than with his money.
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