Mariella Ahrens

Mariella Ahrens
Mariella Ahrens
Born (1969-04-02) 2 April 1969 (age 55)
NationalityGerman
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Jost Paffrath (div.)
Patrick Alexander Hubertus Graf von Faber-Castell (div.)
PartnerDragan Banić (sep.)
Children2

Mariella Ahrens (born 2 April 1969) is a Russian-born German actress.

Early life

Ahrens was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union, as the daughter of a German computer specialist and a Bulgarian ophthalmologist. She grew up to the age of three in Bulgaria and then moved in 1974 to Berlin-Friedrichshain in East Germany.

Education

After a previous cancellation by the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, she completed her education as an actress at Fritz-Kirchhoff-Schule in Berlin.

Career

Ahrens first appeared on stage at the Kleine Theater in "Palais Podewils" in Berlin.

In addition to roles in television series such as Leipzig Homicide, Sabine! and Im Namen des Gesetzes, she also played in the ZDF production The Desert Rose [de] (2000) as well as The Dreaming [fr] (2001) and Rosamunde Pilcher films.[citation needed]

Ahrens was photographed for the March issue of 2001 and as a cover girl for the March 2004 issue of the German Playboy magazine.[1]

In 2004 she was a participant in "Ich bin ein Star - Holt mich hier raus!.[2]

In 2015 she played Walpurga von Schwarztal in the television movie Prinzessin Maleen.

Filmography

Film

Television series

  • 1995 Balko - Sandra. 'Hotline' episode.[4]

Personal life

In 1999, Ahrens gave birth to her daughter Isabella Maria in a relationship with Croatian derivative trader Dragan Banić.[5] In 2001, Ahrens married investment banker Jost Paffrath. One year later, they separated,[6] and divorced in 2004.

On 12 December 2006, Ahrens married Patrick Alexander Hubertus Graf von Faber-Castell, born in Düsseldorf on 4 June 1965, in a civil ceremony in New York City, New York. Although she has since been called "Countess von Faber-Castell", she continues to call herself Ahrens.[7][8][9] The couple met each other at the wedding of Verona and Franjo Pooth in Vienna in September 2005 and was engaged since September 2006. The church wedding took place on 7 July 2007 at the Martin Luther Church in Schloss Stein, Stein at Nuremberg. Ahrens' daughter was adopted by Patrick Graf von Faber-Castell. Their daughter Lucia Marie Christina was born in Berlin in March 2007.[10] On 5 November 2012, the couple announced their split "due to different views of life".[11] They divorced in 2015.

References

  1. ^ (mso) (6 May 2009). "Mariella Ahrens machte Nackt-Fotos des Geldes wegen". Europolitan. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Mariella Ahrens: Dschungelcamp hat ihr beruflich geschadet". www.t-online.de. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jan Oppen (1987 TV Movie)". IMDb. 1987. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Balko (1995–2006) - Hotline". IMDb. 1995. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ "GQ Starportrait Mariella Ahrens". GQ. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Mein Aussehen schadet mir beruflich". Die Welt. 24 November 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  7. ^ Susanne Groth (14 October 2007). "Gestatten, Gräfin Mariella..." Superillu. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012. Mariella Ahrens im Interview
  8. ^ Lesley Sevriens. "Stilkritik Berlinale: Welche Stars glänzten mit welchem Outfit?". Brigitte. Retrieved 27 October 2012. Fotostrecke zur Berlinale
  9. ^ "Die Wiesn 2009 Promigeflüster Patrick Graf von Faber-Castell und Mariella von Faber-Castell". Webseite des "Hippodrom" von Sepp Krätz. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Tochter für Mariella Ahrens". netzeitung. 24 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Mariella Ahrens hat ihren Grafen verlassen". Bild. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.