Hermann, Irm
in Letztes aus der DaDaeR © DEFA-Stiftung, Jörg Foth
Biography:
Irm Hermann was born in 1942 in Munich. At a theater competition for young people, she met legendary director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who convinced her to quit her job as a secretary and work with him. In 1966, Hermann had her debut in Fassbinder's first short film, Der Stadtstreicher. Shortly thereafter, both took part in creating the Action Theater (later called anti-theater) in Munich. There, Hermann was part of the ensemble and acted on stage for the first time.
From then on, Hermann was an important part of Fassbinder’s theater and film productions. She acted in 18 Fassbinder films, including Katzelmacher, Händler der vier Jahreszeiten, Angst essen Seele auf and Lili Marleen.
In 1975, Hermann struck out on her own and moved to Berlin, where she worked at the Freie Volksbühne and the Berliner Ensemble. She has starred in over 100 films, with directors such as Ulrike Ottinger, Werner Herzog, Hans W. Geißendörfer, Percy Adlon, Max Färberböck, and Christoph Schlingensief.
Festivals & Awards:
| 2009 | German Audio Book Award for “Best Interpreter” for Werner Fritsch’s Enigma Emmy Göring |
| 1982 | German Film Award in Gold for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Fünf letzte Tage (dir. Percy Adlon) |
| 1972 | German Film Award in Gold for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Händler der vier Jahreszeiten |
Filmography:
| 2011 | Die Erfindung der Liebe (The Invention of Love) |
| 2011 | Playoff |
| 2008 | Schokolade für den Chef (Chocolate for the Boss, TV) |
| 2008 | Eine Frau in Berlin (A Woman in Berlin) |
| 2005 | In einem anderen Leben (In a Different Life, TV) |
| 2004 | Franz (TV) |
| 2004 | Freak Stars 3000 |
| 1999 | Paradiso – Sieben Tage mit sieben Frauen (Paradiso – Seven Days with Seven Women) |
| 1996 | Die 120 Tage von Bottrop (The 120 Days of Bottrop) |
| 1990 | Letztes aus der DaDaeR (Latest from the Da-Da-R) |
| 1989 | Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia (Joan of Arc of Mongolia) |
| 1988 | Wallers letzter Gang (Waller’s Last Trip) |
| 1982 | Fünf letzte Tage (Last Five Days) |
| 1981 | Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain, TV) |
| 1980 | Lili Marleen |
| 1978 | Woyzeck |
| 1975 | Faustrecht der Freiheit (Fistfight of Freedom) |
| 1973 | Angst essen Seele auf (Fear Eats the Soul) |
| 1972 | Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant) |
| 1972 | Händler der vier Jahreszeiten (The Merchant of Four Seasons) |
| 1969 | Katzelmacher |
| 1966 | Der Stadtstreicher (The City Tramp, short) |