Ingrid Steeger
{{short description|German actress and comedian (1947–2023)}}
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| caption = Steeger in 2013
| other_names = Klimbim-Familie
| birth_name = Ingrid Anita Stengert
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1947|4|01}}
| birth_place = Berlin, Germany
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2023|12|22|1947|4|01}}
| death_place = Bad Hersfeld, Hesse, Germany
| burial_place = Stahnsdorfer Südwestkirchhof
| years_active = 1966–2006
| height_m = 1.59
| occupation = Actress, comedian
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Ingrid Steeger ({{IPA|de|ˈɪŋ.ɡʁiːt ˈʃteː.gɐ|lang|De-Ingrid Steeger.ogg}}; 1 April 1947 – 22 December 2023) was a German actress and comedian. From 1966 to 2006 she appeared in around 100 films and television productions.
Life and career
Steeger was born in Berlin on 1 April 1947. She worked as a comedian and actress in Germany. After she was discovered as a secretary for modeling she became famous in her role as Gaby Klimbim (1973-1979) in Michael Pfleghar's comedy show {{Interlanguage link|Klimbim|de}} in the 1970s.{{Cite web |last1=Hagelüken |first1=Alexander |last2=Wilhelm |first2=Hannah |date=2010-12-03 |title="Ich habe um 100 Euro gebettelt" |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/geld/reden-wir-ueber-geld-ingrid-steeger-ich-habe-um-100-euro-gebettelt-1.1031386 |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Süddeutsche.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=… Ingrid Steeger? {{!}} Forum - Das Wochenmagazin |url=https://www.magazin-forum.de/de/node/10234 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=www.magazin-forum.de |language=de}} She made the transition from soft porn actress to comedian. Steeger lived in Munich. She was married twice.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Trauer um Schauspielerin Ingrid Steeger |url=https://www.br.de/nachrichten/kultur/schauspielerin-ingrid-steeger-ist-tot,TzBiqWh |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=BR24 |language=de}}
Ingrid Steeger was committed to animal welfare, supported a Chiemgau animal sanctuary for animal veterans and an association for the repatriation of lost dogs. She also liked to help the mentally disabled, children with AIDS and the homeless.
Death
At the time of her death, she was living in an apartment in the Munich district of Schwabing with her dog, a little Yorkshire terrier named Eliza Doolittle. She died from an intestinal obstruction on 22 December 2023, at the age of 76.{{cite news |title=Ingrid Steeger (76) ist tot |url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/frankfurt-leute/ingrid-steeger-76-ist-tot-trauer-um-die-klimbim-ikone-84906102.bild.html |access-date=23 December 2023 |publisher=Bild |date=22 December 2023}} Steeger was buried on 17 January in the Stahnsdorfer Südwestkirchhof near Berlin, according to her wish, under a tree.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-20 |title="Klimbim"-Ikone Ingrid Steeger (†76): "Bricht mir das Herz": Freund entsetzt über Zustand ihres Grabes |url=https://www.bunte.de/stars/star-news/trauerfaelle/freund-entsetzt-ueber-zustand-des-grabs-von-klimbim-ikone-ingrid-steeger-76.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=BUNTE.de |language=de}}
Filmography
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Awards
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- 1975: Bravo Otto in Bronze for TV star
- 1976: Bravo Otto in Silver
- 1976: Goldene Kamera by TV magazine Hörzu
- 1977: Bravo Otto in silver
- 1978: Bravo Otto in gold{{Cite web |title=Ingrid Steeger - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824377/awards/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
- 1990: Bambi
- 2003: German Comedy Awards
References
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External links
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- {{DNB-Portal|118909916}}
- [https://tv.apple.com/ie/person/ingrid-steeger/umc.cpc.75mnhyn03anbunrs5corcgq09 Ingrid Steeger] at Apple TV+
- {{IMDb name|0824377}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111125190153/http://www.steeger.net.ms/ Ingrid Steeger: Eine Hommage (German)]
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Category:German film actresses
Category:German television actresses
Category:20th-century German actresses
Category:German women comedians
Category:Actresses from Berlin
Category:Comedians from Berlin
Category:21st-century German actresses