Solveig Dommartin
Known for Acting · 10 credits
- Born
- 1961-05-16
- Died
- 2007-01-11
- Place of birth
- Constantine, France [now Algeria]
Biography
Solveig Dommartin (May 16, 1961 in Constantine, Algeria – January 11, 2007 in Paris) was a French-German actress.
Her acting career began in the theatre with "Compagnie Timothee Laine" and with the "Theater Labor Warschau". She had her first experiences with film as an assistant of Jacques Rozier.
Her debut as a film actress was Wings of Desire (1987) under Wim Wenders. She was able to learn the challenging circus acrobatics in only eight weeks, and performed the full role without using a stunt double. She co-authored Until the End of the World (1991) with Wenders and travelled around the world with him in search of locations for the project.
Wim Wenders said about Until the End of the World:
"Solveig Dommartin and I had written the story of our film together, and we thought that we only had the right to enter into such a sacred area like a persons's dreams, if we would bring something into the work that was sacred to ourselves".
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (9)
Wings of Desire
1987
as Marion
Until the End of the World
1991
as Claire Tourneur
Faraway, So Close!
1993
as Marion
No Fear, No Die
1990
as Toni
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990
as Self
I Can't Sleep
1994
as Young Blonde Woman
Lettre de la Sierra Morena
1983
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg
1989
as Elena
I Have You Under My Skin
1990
as Jeanne
About Solveig Dommartin
Solveig Dommartin (May 16, 1961 in Constantine, Algeria – January 11, 2007 in Paris) was a French-German actress. Her acting career began in the theatre with "Compagnie Timothee Laine" and with the "Theater Labor Warschau". She had her first experiences with film as an assistant of Jacques Rozier. Her debut as a film actress was Wings of Desire (1987) under Wim Wenders. She was able to learn the challenging circus acrobatics in only eight weeks, and performed the full role without using a stunt double. She co-authored Until the End of the Worl… With 10 credits spanning from 1974 to 1994, Solveig Dommartin has appeared in 9 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Solveig Dommartin Movies
- Wings of Desire (1987) — as Marion
- Until the End of the World (1991) — as Claire Tourneur
- Faraway, So Close! (1993) — as Marion
- No Fear, No Die (1990) — as Toni
- Wim Wenders in Tokyo (1990) — as Self
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