Maren Kroymann

Maren Kroymann in 2006 at the Charity concert "Cover me" at E-Werk, Cologne, Germany

Maren Kroymann (born July 19, 1949 in Walsrode) is a German actress and singer.

Kroymann studied English, Romance studies, and American studies at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. After spending time in Paris and the United States, Kroymann moved to Berlin, where she sang in the Hanns-Eisler Choir. In recent years, Kroymann has appeared in a number of German films.

Lesbian actor

In an interview with the German Taz,^[1] Kroymann has said that she always wanted people to know that she’s a lesbian, but also that she can still play any role that she would be able to play if people didn’t know that she was gay, and that it took some time before producers finally accepted the fact that an out lesbian can play straight characters.^[2]

According to her website she lives with Claudia Müller, together with whom she gave an interview which appeared in the November 2008 of the German goumet magazine “Der Feinschmecker”.^[2] Kroymann supports LGBT rights.

Filmography

• 1986: Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg (Hikes through Mark Brandenburg)[1]
• 1988: Oh Gott, Herr Pfarrer (Oh God, Reverend)[2]
• 1990: Baldur Blauzahn (Baldur Bluetooth)
• 1992: Vera Wesskamp
• 1993: Brandnacht (Burning Night)
• 1992: Kein Pardon (No Pardon)
• 1996: Nachtschwester Kroymann (Night Nurse Kroymann, comedy show)
• 1996: Das Superweib (The Super Woman)[3]
• 1998: Gisbert
• 1998: Der Campus (The Campus)
• 1999: Schande (Shame)
• 2000: Tatort — Bienzle und das Doppelspiel (Crime Scene — Bienzle and the Double Game)
• 2001 - 2007: Mein Leben & Ich (My Life and I)
• 2001: Durch dick und dünn (Through Thick and Thin)
• 2003: Der Preis der Wahrheit (The Price of the Truth)
• 2004: Ein Baby zum Verlieben (A Baby to Fall in Love)
• 2004: Tatort – Bienzle und der steinerne Gast (Crime Scene — Bienzle and the Guest of Stone)
• 2006: Nicht ohne meine Schwiegereltern (Not without my Inlaws)
• 2006: Verfolgt (Push me)[4]
• 2007: Pastewka (TV series, guest)
• 2008: Die Welle (The Wave)
• 2009: Maria, ihm schmeckt’s nicht
• 2009: Horst Schlämmer – Isch kandidiere!

References

1. ^ "Montagsinterview: Maren Kroymann, Schauspielerin und Kabarettistin". taz.de, taz Verlag. 12 August 2007. http://www.taz.de/index.php?id=820&art=3054&no_cache=1. Retrieved 6 February 2009. "Ich habe mir immer gewünscht, dass die Leute ganz selbstverständlich wissen: Die ist lesbisch, die steht auch dazu, die kann man darauf ansprechen. Gleichzeitig kann sie alles spielen, was sie spielen könnte, wenn es diese Information nicht gäbe. Das brauchte seine Zeit und das brauchte eine Aufgeschlossenheit von Seiten der Produzenten." 
2. ^ ^{a b} "We Are Everywhere (November 1st, 2008)". eurOut.com. 1 November 2008. http://eurout.org/node/309. Retrieved 6 February 2009. 

External links

• Maren Kroymanns Homepage
• Maren Kroymann in the German National Library catalogue (German)
• "Kino - Interview: Mein Coming Out hat mich mutiger gemacht (my coming out has made me more courageous)" (in de). Zitty. 3 May 2007. http://www.zitty.de/kultur-kino/1517/. Retrieved 09 February 2009. 

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