Zimmermann, Peter
In Die Frau und der Fremde © DEFA-Stiftung, Wolfgang Ebert
Biography:
Peter Zimmermann was born in 1951 in East Berlin. He trained as an actor at the Ernst Busch Academy for Performing Arts In Berlin. From 1979-1985, he acted at the theater in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz). His film career took off when he played the lead in Rainer Simon’s Die Frau und der Fremde, which was an international success. Zimmermann has worked with directors like Heiner Carow and Andreas Kleinert. He has also played in numerous television productions.
[See: www.peterzimmermannschauspieler.de]
Filmography:
| 2010 | Transit |
| 2010 | Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse (The Princess and the Pea, TV) |
| 2009 | Eine für alle – Frauen können’s besser (One for All – Women Do a Better Job, TV series) |
| 2006-08 | Wege zum Glück (Ways to Happiness, TV series) |
| 2005 | Hinter Gittern (Behind Bars, TV) |
| 1997 | Im Namen der Unschuld (In the Name of Innocence) |
| 1994-96 | Kanzlei Bürger (Law Office Bürger, TV series) |
| 1989 | Motivsuche (Location Hunting) |
| 1989 | Leb wohl Joseph! (Goodbye Joseph!) |
| 1989 | Vernymi Ostanemsya (Faithfulness We Pledge) |
| 1988 | Die Geschichte von der Gänseprinzessin und ihrem treuen Pferd Falada (The Story of the Goose Princess and Her Faithful Horse Falada) |
| 1985 | Atkins |
| 1985 | Das Haus am Fluss (The House on the River) |
| 1984 | Die Frau und der Fremde (The Woman and the Stranger) |
| 1979 | Chiffriert an Chef – Ausfall Nr. 5 (Coded Message for the Boss) |
| 1978 | Bis daß der Tod euch scheidet (Until Death Do Us Part) |
| 1970 | Aus unserer Zeit: Gewöhnliche Leute (Our Time: Ordinary People) |