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Margot Honecker(1927-2016)

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Margot Honecker was born on 17 April 1927 in Halle/Saale, Germany. She was married to Erich Honecker. She died on 6 May 2016 in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
BornApril 17, 1927
DiedMay 6, 2016(89)
BornApril 17, 1927
DiedMay 6, 2016(89)
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Known for

Der Augenzeuge (1946)
Der Augenzeuge
TV Series
  • Self
We Shall Triumph Through Solidarity - Venceremos Con La Solidaridad
  • Self
  • 1977
DDR-Magazin 1977/09 - Sport macht Spaß
Short
  • Self
  • 1977
Jung ist unser Lied
Short
  • Self
  • 1979

Credits

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Self

  • Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende (2012)
    Der Sturz - Honeckers Ende
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2012
  • Fidel Castro: Life for the Revolution (2004)
    Fidel Castro: Life for the Revolution
    6.8
    Short
    • Self - former East German politician
    • 2004
  • Die Honeckers privat
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2003
  • Honeckers Flucht - Das Ende eines Kommunisten
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 2002
  • Erich Honecker - Das Interview
    TV Movie
    • Self
    • 1991
  • Ehrenparade der Nationalen Volksarmee anläßlich des 40. Jahrestages der Gründung der DDR
    TV Special
    • Self - East German minister of education
    • 1989
  • Jung ist unser Lied
    Short
    • Self
    • 1979
  • DDR-Magazin 1977/09 - Sport macht Spaß
    Short
    • Self
    • 1977
  • We Shall Triumph Through Solidarity - Venceremos Con La Solidaridad
    • Self
    • 1977
  • Der Augenzeuge (1946)
    Der Augenzeuge
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1973

Archive Footage

  • Schulgeschichten (2022)
    Schulgeschichten
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2022
  • Jugend in der DDR (2021)
    Jugend in der DDR
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2021
  • 30 Favoriten (2011)
    30 Favoriten
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Palast der Gespenster: Der letzte Jahrestag der DDR (2019)
    Palast der Gespenster: Der letzte Jahrestag der DDR
    7.1
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2019
  • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
    History
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015–2017
  • Immer bereit - Junge Pioniere in der DDR (2016)
    Immer bereit - Junge Pioniere in der DDR
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • Despot Housewives (2015)
    Despot Housewives
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2015
  • Brasch - Das Wünschen und das Fürchten (2011)
    Brasch - Das Wünschen und das Fürchten
    6.1
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2011
  • Geheimnisvolle Orte (2004)
    Geheimnisvolle Orte
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • The Lost World of Communism (2009)
    The Lost World of Communism
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2009
  • Genossin Ehefrau - Margot Honecker und Elena Ceausescu
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2004
  • Busen, Broiler, Bananen - Jugend in der DDR
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2003
  • Annekathrin Bürger - Film ist immer noch meine Heimat. (2002)
    Annekathrin Bürger - Film ist immer noch meine Heimat.
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2002
  • Spiegel TV Reportage (1996)
    Spiegel TV Reportage
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2000
  • Pop 2000: 50 Jahre Popmusik und Jugendkultur in Deutschland (1999)
    Pop 2000: 50 Jahre Popmusik und Jugendkultur in Deutschland
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Margot Feist
  • Born
    • April 17, 1927
    • Halle/Saale, Germany
  • Died
    • May 6, 2016
    • Santiago de Chile, Chile(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Erich Honecker1953 - May 29, 1994 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Daughter Sonja (b. 1. December 1952) with Erich Honecker.
  • Nicknames
    • Lila Drachen
    • Miss Bildung

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