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| Sunnyi Melles | |
|---|---|
| Princess Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn | |
.jpg) Melles in 2020 | |
| Born | (1958-10-07) 7 October 1958 (age 66) Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Spouse | Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (m. 1993) |
| Issue | Prince Constantin Princess Leonille |
| Occupation | Actress |
Princess Sunnyi of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (née Melles, born 7 October 1958 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg) is a Swiss-Hungarian actress active in Germany and Austria.
Biography
She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter:
- Prince Constantin Victor Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994)
- Princess Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996).
Selected filmography
- Derrick - Season 8, Episode 8: "Prozente" (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer
- Die Leidenschaftlichen (1982, TV film), as Charlotte
- Who's Crazy, Doc? [de] (1982), as Marlene Schulz
- Tatort: Miriam [de] (1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss
- The Roaring Fifties (1983), as Bambi
- Rote Erde (1983, TV series), as Sylvia von Kampen
- Paradise [de] (1986), as Angelika
- Maschenka (1987), as Lilli
- '38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1987), as Carola
- Faust [de] (1988), as Gretchen (with Helmut Griem as Faust)
- Money [de] (1989), as Gabriele Gessmann
- Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen (1990, TV miniseries), as Norma Desmond
- Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991), as Laura Montesi
- Maigret: Maigret at the Crossroads (1992, TV series episode), as Else
- The Rat (1997, TV film), as Damroka
- Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999), as Aurelia
- Olgas Sommer (2004), as Ella
- Live Wire [de] (2009), as Sigrid Freesmann
- The Marriage Swindler and His Wife [de] (2012, TV film), as Gabriele Muntz
- Freshly Squeezed [de] (2012), as Franziska Schnidt
- Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga [de] (2013, TV miniseries), as Ottilie Schadt
- The Invention of Love [lb], as Amine von Kirsch
- Altes Geld (2015), as Liane Rauchensteiner
- Der Bauer zu Nathal (2018)
- Kaisersturz as German Empress Augusta Victoria
- The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018), as Mrs. Silberzweig
- Enfant Terrible (2020)
- Triangle of Sadness (2022)
- Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), as Marlene Dietrich
- Mr. K (2024)
Awards
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
- 2024: "Beste Schauspielerin" (best actress) for Die Zweiflers (ARD/Degeto/hr/Turbokultur)
References
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- 1958 births
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