Christine Schorn as LEONIE

Born in Prague in 1944, Christine Schorn fled to Berlin where she studied at the State Acting School from 1961 to 1964 and went on to becoming a permanent member of the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater. She also appeared frequently in TV productions and was awarded the National Prize for her performance as engineer Bolzin in “Zeit ist Glück” (“Time is Happiness”). She had to wait until 1971 to be given a first role in a feature film though, playing a supporting part in “Der Dritte” (“The Third Party”). In addition to various performances in TV productions, amongst others, she also appeared in the feature films “Der grüne Heinrich” (“The Green Henry”) under director Thomas Koerfer, 1994; “Halbe Treppe” (“Grill Point”) under director Andreas Dresen, 2002; or “Good Bye Lenin!”, director Wolfgang Becker, 2003.