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Wanda Perdelwitz

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Wanda Perdelwitz
Born(1984-02-13)13 February 1984
East Berlin, Germany
Died6 October 2025(2025-10-06) (aged 41)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationActress
Children1

Wanda-Colombina Perdelwitz (13 February 1984 – 6 October 2025) was a German actress known for her role of a police sergeant in the television series Großstadtrevier, played over ten years. She performed on stages in Germany, a member of the Maxim Gorki Theater, in roles such as Puck in Shakespeares A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2005. She performed in more than 40 productions in film and television, including a lead role in Muxmäuschenstill in 2004 and Cleo in 2019. She was known for roles in television series and also worked for audio books and audio plays.

Life and career

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Wanda-Colombina Perdelwitz[1] was born in East Berlin on 13 February 1984, the daughter of the actress Heidrun Perdelwitz [de] und the actor and director Reinhard Hellmann [de];[2][3] she was the niece of the actress Angelika Perdelwitz [de].[4] She grew up with her mother. As a child, she was often present at performances of her mother at Deutsches Theater, watching from the backstage.[5] She later named her mother, who portrayed for example Breht's Mother Courage[6] during two decades at the theater,[7] as her greatest role model, along with Simone de Beauvoir and Marlene Dietrich.[6] After German reunification, her mother systematically travelled with her to explore countries such as Turkey in 1990, Greece in 1991, Italy in 1992, Egypt in 1993, Kenya in 1994 and the United States in 1995. She had first experiences in television series already during school, including Tatort and Der Alte.[2][8] She played her first small role in the international film CQ directed by Roman Coppola.[2][9][7]

Perfelwitz trained in ballet at the State School of Ballet [de][2] from 2000,[9] and then studied acting at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre from 2003 to 2007.[2]

During her studies, she had her first engagements at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, the Volkstheater Rostock and the Staatstheater Schwerin,[2][5] where she appeared as Puck in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2005. After completing her studies, she became a member of the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin from the 2007/08 season[2] where she worked with directors including Armin Petras [de] for Hauptmann's Der Biberpelz and Tom Lanoye's Mefisto Forever, and with Jan Bosse [de]. In the 2008/09 season she appeared as Lady Anna in Shakespeare's Richard III at Deutsches Theater Göttingen [de], and in Ferdinand Bruckner's Krankheit der Jugend [de] at the Grillo-Theater in Essen, directed by Nuran David Calis [de]. She performed the role of Kitty in Bosse's staging of Anna Karenina after Tolstoi's novel in a co-production of the Gorki Theater and the Ruhrfestspiele, alongside Fritzi Haberlandt and Milan Peschel from 2008 to 2013.[5] In 2015 she performed as the Student in Die Studentin und Monsieur Henri directed by Jürgen Wölffer at the Komödie Winterhuder Fährhaus, also the Ernst Deutsch Theater and the Hamburger Kammerspiele.[3]

She played roles in episodes of television series such as Polizeiruf 110, SOKO Köln, and SOKO Wismar. In ZDF television films, she played in Das Kindermädchen [de] directed by Carlo Rola [de] and portrayed the title role in Harriets Traum by Katie Fforde. She played in the HR television film Bist du glücklich? [de], directed by Max Zähle.[6] She played Kira, the female lead role in the film Muxmäuschenstill, in 2004.[5] She appeared in films such as Wahrheit oder Pflicht [de] and the German-Australian co-production Lore. She played in Johannes Fabrick's comedy Kleine Ziege, sturer Bock [de], and in the international Verachtung [de] after Jussi Adler-Olsen, directed by Christoffer Boe. She became known as Police Sergeant [de] Nina Sieveking, alongside Jan Fedder,[5] in the ARD series Großstadtrevier, from November 2012 (episode 327) to December 2022 (episode 482)[2] The character has been described as "impetuous, courageous, a little girly" and "impulsive". In 2019, after Fedder's death and her maternal leave, she returned to the series, then in a new full-length format, to play the police sergeant who was also a victim whose long hair was cut off during an attack.[10] Perdelwitz performed in more than 40 productions in film and television.[4]

She was a voice actress for audio books and audio plays for broadcasters NDR, WDR, and RBB, and the publisher Jumbo Verlag [de].[2][5] At times, she provided her voice for dubbing.[11]

Personal life

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Perdelwitz lived in Hamburg and had a son, born in 2019.[7][10]

On 28 September 2025, she rode her bicycle on a designated bike path near the Hamburg Dammtor station where a car stopped, and an occupant opened their door into her path without looking, dooring and severely injuring her.[12][7] She was immediately taken to a hospital. Perdelwitz succumbed to her serious head injuries there[13] on 6 October 2025, at the age of 41.[14]

Films

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Productions with Perdelwitz include:[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wanda Perdelwitz". Filmportal (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Schauspielerin Wanda Perdelwitz bei Radunfall gestorben". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Reckziegel, Stefan (21 July 2015). "Wanda Perdelwitz entscheidet im Zweifel für das Schauspiel". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Wanda Perdelwitz". Die Online‑Filmdatenbank (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Bergemann, Denis (13 February 1984). "Wanda Perdelwitz". Booking Sprecherin (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Gietl, Susanne (31 December 2018). ""Meine größten Vorbilder: Marlene Dietrich und meine Mutter"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d Treskow, Sharone (10 October 2025). "TV-Star Wanda Perdelwitz trug bei tödlichem Fahrradunfall keinen Helm". Berliner Kurier. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Wanda Perdelwitz". fernsehserien.de (in German). 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Wanda Perdelwitz". castupload.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b Schmeis, Britta (19 May 2021). "ARD: Großstadtrevier in Spielfilmlänge – "Wie ein gewalttätiger Tanz"". Die Welt. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Wanda Perdelwitz". Deutsche Synchronkartei (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  12. ^ Althoff, Melanie (11 October 2025). "Polizei bestätigt, dass Wanda Perdelwitz bei tödlichem Unfall keinen Fahrradhelm trug". FOCUS online.
  13. ^ Lanzinger, Jennifer (10 October 2025). "Bekannt aus Tatort, Soko, Traumschiff: Wanda Perdelwitz (41) stirbt nach Fahrradunfall". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Wanda Perdelwitz", hamburgertrauer.de (death notice) (in German), 10 October 2025, retrieved 10 October 2025
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