Car hits Irmelin Krause in cemetery – actress dies at 88

The actress, singer and voice actress Irmelin Krause died in a traffic accident in Berlin at the age of 88. As “Bild” and “Superillu” report, Krause was hit by a car and fatally injured in the parking lot of the St. Andreas St. Markus Cemetery in Alt-Hohenschönhausen on Tuesday morning. Her daughter Velia Krause confirmed the death to “Superillu”.

According to police, the accident occurred around 11:00 a.m. A 77-year-old driver is said to have maneuvered her car in the cemetery parking lot and hit Krause. The 88-year-old died from her injuries at the scene of the accident. The driver suffered shock and was taken to hospital. A traffic accident squad and forensic science are investigating the exact cause of the accident.

Krause worked as an actress, singer and voice actress for decades. She was known to a broad GDR television audience, among other things, from the comedy series “Ferienheim Bergkristall”. She played Martchen Schneeberger in the films “That’s for Having Children” and “Such a Theater”. She was also seen in the two-part television series “The Rechlin Family”.

Krause was also often heard as a voice actress. According to the German dubbing index, she appeared in 192 speaking roles. Among other things, she lent her German voice to Lynn Cohen as Magda in “Sex and the City 2” and spoke roles in “Bridget Jones – Chocolate for Breakfast”, “Wedding Planner” and “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”. Her voice could also be heard in series such as “Friends”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “A Heavenly Family”.