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Ingrid Caven
ACTOR

Ingrid Caven

Known for My Little Loves · Love Is Colder Than Death · Gods of the Plague

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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Born
Aug 3, 1938
Birthplace
Saarbrücken, Germany
Known For
Acting

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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Known For

MOVIEMy Little Loves
My Little LovesMother · 1974
★ 6.7
MOVIELove Is Colder Than Death
Love Is Colder Than DeathZweite Prostituierte · 1970
★ 6.2
MOVIEGods of the Plague
Gods of the PlagueMagdalene Fuller · 1970
★ 5.6
MOVIEI Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love MeSewing machine saleswoman · 1976
★ 7.3
TVChamps-Elysées
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 1982
★ 6.8

Filmography

Movies

Frühstück in RomSandra
1965
Gods of the PlagueMagdalene Fuller
1970
Love Is Colder Than DeathZweite Prostituierte
1970
The Coffee HousePlacida
1970
The Niklashausen JourneySchreiendes Mädchen
1970
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?Neighbor
1970
Beware of a Holy WhoreStatistin
1971
FP
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8Self
1971
Haytabo(uncredited)
1971
Rio das MortesHannas Kollegin
1971
The AncestressGeist
1971
Adele Spitzeder
1972
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin KingLola Montez
1972
The Death of Maria Malibran
1972
The Merchant of Four SeasonsHans's great love
1972
The Merchant of Four SeasonsProduction Manager
1972
Tenderness of the WolvesDora
1973
Tonight or NeverArtist
1973
1 Berlin-Harlem
1974
La PalomaViola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma'
1974
MarthaIlse
1974
My Little LovesMother
1974
Fox and His FriendsSinger in Bar
1975
Joan's Dream
1975
Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenCorinna
1975
Playing with FireThe servant of the brothel
1975
Fear of FearEdda
1976
Gold Flakes
1976
I Only Want You to Love MeSewing machine saleswoman
1976
NeaAnne
1976
Satan’s BrewLisa
1976
Shadow of AngelsLily Brest
1976
The American SoldierSinger
1976
DespairHotel Manager
1978
In a Year with 13 MoonsZora la rouge
1978
IC
Ingrid Caven at Pigall'sSelf
1978
ViolantaAlma
1978
Day of the IdiotsDr. Laura
1981
Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel
1981
LoopingLissy
1981
MalouMalou
1981
TW
Today We're Playing Boss
1981
Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn
1982
The Roaring FiftiesClaudine
1983
The Satin SpiderLa directrice
1986
Devil's ParadiseMadame
1987
Yearning for SodomSelf
1989
I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeSelf
1992
Off SeasonLila
1992
My Favorite SeasonLa femme du bar
1993
Silent NightSängerin
1995
Time RegainedRussian Princess
1999
Fassbinder's WomenSelf
2000
DeepfrozenVicky
2006
Here’s Looking at You, BoySelf
2007
WeitertanzenMaja Mertens
2008
35 Shots of RumJoséphine's German Aunt
2009
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui PenseSelf
2010
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner SchroeterSelf
2011
In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner SchroeterSelf
2012
Ingrid Caven: Music and VoiceSelf
2012
Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner SchroeterSelf
2012
Sleeping BeautyLa méchante fée
2017
SuspiriaMiss Vendegast
2018
The Portuguese WomanPassageira
2019
Sixteen Moments of My Lifeself
2026

Television

GF
German Film AwardSelf · 1 eps
1951
World on a WireSecretary Uschi · 2 eps
1973
Die MontagsmalerSelf · 1 eps
1974
BB
Bio’s BahnhofSelf · 1 eps
1978
Champs-ElyséesSelf · 1 eps
1982
K
KrimistundeEdwina Bowen · 1 eps
1982
SquareSelf · 1 eps
2012

Photos

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Ingrid Caven photo
Ingrid Caven photo
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