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Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Department: Acting

Biography

Ingrid Caven was born on August 3, 1938 in Saarbrücken, Germany as Ingrid Schmidt. She is 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.

Known For

Shadow of Angels

Shadow of Angels

1976

Gods of the Plague

Gods of the Plague

1970

Day of the Idiots

Day of the Idiots

1981

In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975

Silent Night

Silent Night

1995

My Little Loves

My Little Loves

1974

Fear of Fear

Fear of Fear

1975

My Favorite Season

My Favorite Season

1993

The Satin Spider

The Satin Spider

1986

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992

Tenderness of the Wolves

Tenderness of the Wolves

1973

Rio das Mortes

Rio das Mortes

1971

The Coffee House

The Coffee House

1970

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King

1972

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

2007

Nea

Nea

1976

The Ancestress

The Ancestress

1971

Die wilden Fünfziger

Die wilden Fünfziger

1983

Love Is Colder Than Death

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970

The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Niklashausen Journey

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

Satan’s Brew

Satan’s Brew

1976

Off Season

Off Season

1992

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

1 Berlin-Harlem

1 Berlin-Harlem

1974

The American Soldier

The American Soldier

1976

Yearning for Sodom

Yearning for Sodom

1989

Tonight or Never

Tonight or Never

1973

La Paloma

La Paloma

1974

Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel

Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel

1981

Joan's Dream

Joan's Dream

1975

Today We're Playing Boss

Today We're Playing Boss

1981

Haytabo

Haytabo

1971

Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn

Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn

1982

Time Regained

Time Regained

1999

Fox and His Friends

Fox and His Friends

1975

Martha

Martha

1974

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

1975

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

1971

Ingrid Caven at Pigall's

Ingrid Caven at Pigall's

1978

Frühstück in Rom

Frühstück in Rom

1965

Violanta

Violanta

1978

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

2017

Devil's Paradise

Devil's Paradise

1987

35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

2009

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice

2012

Suspiria

Suspiria

2018

The Death of Maria Malibran

The Death of Maria Malibran

1972

Gold Flakes

Gold Flakes

1976

Looping

Looping

1981

The Portuguese Woman

The Portuguese Woman

2019

Adele Spitzeder

Adele Spitzeder

1972

Weitertanzen

Weitertanzen

2008

Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter

Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter

2012

In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner Schroeter

In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner Schroeter

2012

Malou

Malou

1981

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

2011

I Only Want You to Love Me

I Only Want You to Love Me

1976

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

2010

Deepfrozen

Deepfrozen

2006

Despair

Despair

1978

Beware of a Holy Whore

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

Fassbinder's Women

Fassbinder's Women

2000

Die Montagsmaler

Die Montagsmaler

1974

Krimistunde

Krimistunde

1982

Bio’s Bahnhof

Bio’s Bahnhof

1978

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

Square

Square

2012

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

1982

World on a Wire

World on a Wire

1973