At the age of 5, she started attending ballet lessons.
Born to Josef Berger, a musician, and his wife Therese Jany, a teacher, her parents both died on 8 August (her father in 1984, her mother in 2001).
Founded - together with Michael Verhoeven - the film production company "Sentana" to finance difficult projects like The White Rose (1982) or The Nasty Girl (1990).
Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1977
Her autobiography "Ich hab ja gewusst, dass ich fliegen kann" (I Knew That I Could Fly) became a bestseller (2006).
Is active in environment protection and peace movement.
Lives in Grünwald near Munich, Germany.
Measurements: 38-26-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1998
Mother of Simon Verhoeven and Luca Verhoeven.
Played the "Buhlschaft" in the famous "Jedermann" play at the Salzburg Theatre Festival between 1974 and 1982.
Since February 2003, she has been President of the German Film Academy.
Singer of Lili Marleen" in Europe.
Was offered a five-year-contract by a major Hollywood studio, but she decided to return to Europe for private reasons (1963).
When she accepted her first movie role, she was suspended by her drama school, the notable Max-Reinhardt-Seminar (1957).