Angela Winkler

Angela Winkler (born 22 January 1944) is a German actress known for her versatile performances in both stage and film. Born in Templin, she initially trained to be a medical technologist before pursuing her passion for theater. Her breakthrough came in 1969 when she played the lead role in Peter Fleischmann's film Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern, which caught the attention of Peter Stein and led to her joining the prestigious Berliner Schaubühne. Winkler's star continued to rise with her acclaimed performance in The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), for which she received the Filmband in Gold. She achieved international fame as the mother in the Oscar-winning film The Tin Drum (1979). In recent years, Winkler has appeared in Dark (2017), the first German-language Netflix original series.