Ilka Bessin

Ilka Bessin
Bessin as Cindy
Born	Ilka Bessin November 18, 1971 (1971-11-18) (age 39) Luckenwalde, Germany
Occupation	Actress, comedian
Years active	2004–present
Website
http://www.cindy-aus-marzahn.de/home/

Ilka Bessin is a German comedian and actress, who is best known for her role as Cindy aus Marzahn.

Early life

After finishing school, Bessin studied the culinary arts, after which she trained to be a hotel manager. She then lost her job as a cook during the reunion of Germany after the Berlin Wall fell. Shortly after that, she found a job as a waitress in a disco and later became the chief clerk. In 1999, she completely changed her career and decided to become an organiser on a cruise liner. It was there that she invented her character "Cindy".

Career start

In 2004, she won the final season of the Pro7 show, Quatsch Comedy Club. With this win her career as a comedian and actress began. In 2009, she was set in the role of the landlady Ilka in the Sat.1 comedy show Schillerstraße. In January 2010, she got her own comedy show, named Cindy aus Marzahn und die jungen Wilden (en. Cindy from Marzahn and the young wild guys). In spring of 2011, the third season started Nicht jeder Prinz kommt uff'm Pferd! (en. Not every prince comes on a horse).

Cindy aus Marzahn

Cindy aus Marzahn is a the fictional character from the Berlin ghetto Marzahn. She is melancholic and has not had a job for a long time. She is single and has no luck with men because of her body, although she does have a daughter.

Tour programs

• 2007/2008: Schizophren – Ich wollte ’ne Prinzessin sein, (en. Schizophrenic - I wanted to be a princess)
• December 2009/2010/2011: Nicht jeder Prinz kommt uff’m Pferd, (en. Not every prince comes on a horse)

Important Awards

• 2007: German Comedy Award as Best Newcomer, (en. German Comedy award as Best newcomer)
• 2009: German Comedy Award as Best female comedian, (en. German Comedy award as Best comedian)
• 2009: German Comedy Award as Best TV-Soloprogramm, (en. German Comedy award as Best solo act)
• 2010: German Comedy Award as Best female comedian, (en. German Comedy award as Best comedian)

References

All references are in German:

• http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/leute/2010/09/24/cindy-aus-marzahn/ilka-bessin-so-bin-ich-wirklich.html
• http://www.cindy-aus-marzahn.de/kontakt/
• http://www.cindy-aus-marzahn.de/home/
• Interview mit Ilka Bessin
• Spiegel Online: Cindy aus Marzahn – Hartz VIII im Comedy-Himmel
• MDR.de: Cindy aus Marzahn im Porträt
• Interview mit Ilka Bessin alias Cindy aus Marzahn, September 2008

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Name	Bessin, Ilka
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Date of birth	1971-11-18
Place of birth	Luckenwalde, Germany
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