Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1936-03-16
Day of Death
2006-07-27
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
Elisabeth Volkmann
Biography
The trained singer and occasional sex film actress (“Hausfrauen-Report”, 1971) became a joker and comedian who liked to show herself in suspenders and bodices. She completed her training at the Folkwangschule in Essen, where she received her first role in the theater. She later moved to Munich, and she has also appeared on stage in Berlin and Hamburg, among other places, playing Shakespeare and other classics. She became known above all as Jolanthe von Scheußlich through the cult series "Klimbim", in which she stood in front of the camera together with Ingrid Steeger. Volkmann starred in numerous other TV series, including "Die rote Meile" (1999) and "Schloss Pompon Rouge" (1991). With director Rainer Werner Fassbinder she filmed, among other things, "The Longing of Veronika Voss" (1982). Volkmann had her last great success as a voice actress: she was the German voice of Marge Simpson and her twin sisters Patty and Selma in the animated series "The Simpsons
Filmography (66)
Johannes Heesters: Eine Legende wird 100
2003
The Antman
2003Eldorado
1996
Kein Pardon
1993Zwiebeln und Butterplätzchen
1990Videopoly
1989
Mrs. Harris fährt nach Monte Carlo
1989
Aufs Ganze
1989Trouble im Penthouse
1988
Das Traumauto
1988
Geierwally
1988
Manuel
1986Tamboo - Lio und der Todesgötze der Makunduchi
1985
Red Heat
1985
