Gila von Weitershausen
Born: 1944-03-21 in Trebnitz, Silesia, Germany [now Trzebnica, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gisela "Gila" Freiin von Weitershausen (born 21 March 1944) is a German actress. Born in Trebnitz (today Trzebnica), Lower Silesia, Germany (today Poland) into an aristocratic family, she has three brothers and two sisters and is the great-granddaughter of former German Chancellor Georg Graf von Hertling. Gila von Weitershausen became popular in the late 1960s when she appeared in German comedy films, for example alongside Uschi Glas. One of the films from that period about Swinging Sixties Bavaria, Engelchen, gave her the nickname Engelchen ("Little Angel"), which was used by the tabloid press for decades. In one of her best-known roles, she played a prostitute in the 1971 film Murmur of the Heart. She also appeared several times as "Rowena" in the British TV series Arthur of the Britons. By common consensus one of her best performances was in Circle of Deceit (1981), a film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, where she played with Hanna Schygulla and Bruno Ganz. Von Weitershausen regularly appears in television movies to this day. She was married to fellow actor Martin Lüttge from 1966 until 1972. Between 1970 and 1973, she had a relationship with movie director Louis Malle, who is the father of her son, Manuel Cuotemoc (born 1971). Since 1994, she has been married to Hartmut Wahle. Source: Article "Gila von Weitershausen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
2017
- A Cold Day as Self
2016
- Katie Fforde: Mein Sohn und seine Väter as Rebecca Wood
2014
- ANIXE auf Reisen as Self
- Dora Heldt: Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Sie haben gewonnen! as Josefine Jäger
2013
- Nur mit euch! as Ulrike Fischer
- Vorzimmer zur Hölle III - Plötzlich Boss as Frieda Winter
- Engel der Gerechtigkeit: Ärztepfusch as Elisabeth Brenner
2012
- Uschis VIP Gärten as Self
- Alles außer Liebe as Julia Langer
2011
- Familiengeheimnisse - Liebe, Schuld und Tod as Alexa Frey
2010
- Letzter Moment as Katharina
- Just Think of Us Both as Evelyn Cunningham
2009
- Stars im Interview as Self
2008
- Plasberg persönlich as Self
- Der Schwarzwaldhof as Dolores 'Lore' Schmidt
- Meine wunderbare Familie as Renate Kastner
- Lilly Schönauer - Für immer und einen Tag as Lotte Reichenbach
- Die Weisheit der Wolken as Sandra Faber
2007
- Der Sonntags-Stammtisch as Self
- Kreuzfahrt ins Glück as Katharina Claasen
- Freie Fahrt ins Glück as Karla
- Ich heirate meine Frau as Henriette Wallner
- Meine Mutter tanzend as Christiane André
- Drei teuflisch starke Frauen - Die Zerreißprobe as Julie Sander
- Drei teuflisch starke Frauen - Eine für alle as Julie Sander
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Aus Liebe und Leidenschaft as Margaret Griffin
2006
- Mein süßes Geheimnis as Katharina Achternhagen
- Fünf-Sterne-Kerle inklusive as Ruth
- Utta Danella - Eine Liebe im September as Amelie
- Eine Krone für Isabell as Großfürstin Patrizia
2005
- Von Sex bis Simmel as Self
- Utta Danella - Eine Liebe in Venedig as Teresa Kerner
- Drei teuflisch starke Frauen as Julie Sander
2004
- Inga Lindström as Viveca Swedenborg
- Das Traumhotel as Hanna Beckett
- Unter weißen Segeln as Dr. Vera Lindner
- Das ist mein... as Self
- Der Traum vom Süden as Henriette Wallner
2003
- SOKO Köln as Edith Voller
- Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt
- Mutter kommt in Fahrt as Eva Maria Splitt
- Schöne Lügen as Sabine Fichtner
2002
- Utta Danella - Die Hochzeit auf dem Lande as Doña Joanna Martinez
- Zwei alte Gauner as Dorothee 'Doro' von Zythen
2001
- SOKO Kitzbühel as Sylvia von Lohe
2000
- Abendschau as self
- Dir zuliebe as Anne Berger
- Nicht mit uns as Marieluise von Waldenfels
- Das Herz des Priesters
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- Rivalinnen der Liebe as Mutter von Leonora
- Traumfrau mit Nebenwirkungen as Tante Elsie
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Biggi as Biggi Moenckeberg
- Eine Lüge zuviel as Marion Oswald
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Der kleine Unterschied as Uschi Perl
- Rosamunde Pilcher: Stunden der Entscheidung as Felicity Lowyer
1996
- Schlosshotel Orth as Henriette
- Der Bulle von Tölz as Victoria von Lohenstein
- Olivia - Ein Kinderschicksal bewegt die Welt as Dr. Marcovich
1995
- Für alle Fälle Stefanie as Heidrun Benhoff
- Imken, Anna und Maria as Anna
- Kissenschlacht as Marie Therese
- Liebling, ich muß auf Geschäftsreise as Angela Meinhold
- Durst nach Rache as Susanne Breuer
1994
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Im Namen des Gesetzes as Frau Kuchel
- Zwei Brüder as Renate Rhomberg
1993
- Ein besonderes Paar as Johanna Friedrichsen
- Die Skrupellosen - Hörigkeit des Herzens as Agnes
1992
- Riverboat as Self
- Liebe auf Bewährung as Dr. Sabine Ingwersen
- Liebesreise as Herta Pohl
1991
- DAS! as Self
- Das größte Fest des Jahres as Annemarie Mattiesen
- Leporella as Baroness
- Lippels Traum as Lippels Mutter
1988
- Itinerary of a Spoiled Child as German tourist in Africa
- Love and Fear as Erika
- Sommer in Lesmona as Tante Ellen
- Die wilden Kinder as Mutter
1987
- Nachtcafé as Self
- The Country Doctor as Annemarie Mattiesen
- Die Wilsheimer as Lilo Ziegler
- Summer in Lesmona as Ellen Melchers
- Mrs. Harris - Der geschmuggelte Henry as Henrietta Schreiber
- Smaragd as Mona
- Dies Bildnis ist zum Morden schön as Patricia Harrison
1986
- Liebling Kreuzberg as Sonja Anschütz
1984
- Weißblaue Geschichten
- Patrik Pacard as Katrin Pacard
- Die ewigen Gefühle as Carola Elshaltz
- Bereit zum Mord as Maggie
1983
- Trenchcoat as Eva Werner
- The Captain's Doll as Hannele
- Brandmale as Bettina
- So oder so ist das Leben: Vier Begegnungen in einer Großstadt
1982
- Master Eder and his Pumuckl as Woman On The Street
- Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler as Ruth Mönkmann
- So oder So ist das Leben
- The Roaring Forties as Emilie Dubuisson
1981
- A Case For Two as Gerti Breuer
- Das Traumschiff as Christiane
- Circle of Deceit as Greta Laschen
- Confused Feelings as Anna
- Bahnhofsgeschichten
1980
- Leute wie du und ich as Sekretärin Hagemann
- Anderland as Hannahs Mutter
- Les Chevaux du soleil as La générale de Roailles
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken as Gisela Mielke
- Tödlicher Ausgang as Judith
1978
- Black and White Like Day and Night as Marie Rosemund
- Das Einhorn as Birga Kristlein
1977
- The Old Fox as Marga Berthold
- The Sleeping Lion as Margaret
- Das Ende der Beherrschung as Elisabeth
- Tauwetter as Jutta
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
- Halbzeit
- The Education in Love of Valentin as Gisèle Bertrand
- Kann ich noch ein bisschen bleiben? as Röschen Weber
1975
- Les Grands Détectives as Mary Morstan
- Death Rite as Martine
- King Arthur, the Young Warlord as Rowena
- Nathalie
1974
- Derrick as Carola Tossner
- When Mother Went on Strike as Gloria Perkin
1973
- The Pedestrian as Karin
- Gott schützt die Liebenden as Sybille Loredo
1972
- Arthur of the Britons
- The Century of Surgeons as Marthe
- Bloody Friday as Marie Lotzmann
- Cry of the Black Wolves as Frona Williams
- Meine Tochter - Deine Tochter as Hella Mattes
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Ulrike Blix
- Murmur of the Heart as Freda, prostitute
- X312 - Flight to Hell as Miss Steffi
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Frenzy
- Münchner Bilderbogen as Self
- 11 Uhr 20 as Maria Wassem
- Slap in the Face as Eva
- The Bed Student, or What Do I Do With the Girls? as Nicci Krüger
- 2 x München hin und zurück - Begegnung in Musik as Self
- No Pawing, Darling as Christina
1969
- Charleys Onkel as Carla "Charley" Werner
- Köpfchen in das Wasser, Schwänzchen in die Höh as Monika
- The Magnificent Tony Carrera as Ursula
1968
- Zur Hölle mit den Paukern as Helena Taft
- Angel Baby as Katja
- Hoppe Hoppe Reiter Engelchen macht weiter as Helene
- Der Nächste bitte! as Mückchen
1967
- Glorious Times in the Spessart as Gundel (uncredited)
1966
- Jörg Preda berichtet as Maria Koller
- Jan Himp und die kleine Brise as Kyri Sandvoss
1965
- Die Rudi Carrell Show as Self
- Die Tochter des Brunnenmachers as Amanda Amoretti
- 24 Bilder
1964
- Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnen as Self
- Der Nachtkurier meldet… as Christa Martens
- Hütet eure Töchter! as Ingrid
1959
- Stars in the Ring as Self
1958
- Sie schreiben mit as Bettina 'Tini' Linden
1951
- German Film Award as Self