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Ingrid Caven

Acting Born Aug 3, 1938 Saarbrücken, Germany 24 credits

Biography

Ingrid Caven (born Ingrid Schmidt; August 3, 1938) is a German actress best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982.

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Full filmography

  • Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
  • Die Montagsmaler (1974) as Self
  • German Film Award (1951) as Self
  • Suspiria (2018) as Miss Vendegast
  • Square (2012) as Self
  • Krimistunde (1982) as Edwina Bowen
  • Bio’s Bahnhof (1978) as Self
  • World on a Wire (1973) as Secretary Uschi
  • Playing with Fire (1975) as The servant of the brothel
  • My Little Loves (1974) as Mother
  • Sleeping Beauty (2017) as La méchante fée
  • 35 Shots of Rum (2009) as Joséphine's German Aunt
  • Time Regained (1999) as Russian Princess
  • Fox and His Friends (1975) as Singer in Bar
  • Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) as Dora
  • Satan’s Brew (1976) as Lisa
  • Martha (1974) as Ilse
  • Devil's Paradise (1987) as Madame
  • In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) as Zora la rouge
  • Nea (1976) as Anne
  • Despair (1978) as Hotel Manager
  • My Favorite Season (1993) as La femme du bar
  • Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) as Statistin
  • Malou (1981) as Malou