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Solveig Dommartin
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Solveig Dommartin

Born 16 May 1961 · Constantine, France [now Algeria] · Died 11 January 2007

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.

Known for

Wings of Desire
Until the End of the World
Faraway, So Close!
No Fear, No Die
I Can't Sleep
I Have You Under My Skin
Lettre de la Sierra Morena
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg
I Can't Sleep
Faraway, So Close!
Until the End of the World
No Fear, No Die
I Have You Under My Skin
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg
Wings of Desire
Lettre de la Sierra Morena
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