Barbara Ossenkopp

Barbara Ossenkopp (1943 – 28 May 2021) was a German nightclub dancer, actress and animal rights activist. As "Chinesen-Babs", she became known locally in the Hamburg entertainment district of St. Pauli in the 1960s. in the city of Lüneburg. In 1961, she moved to Hamburg to work as a decorator.

Career St. Pauli

Ossenkopp got to know the bar and club scene in St. Pauli through a roommate of her shared apartment in the early 1960s. After working as a barmaid for a short time, she became a striptease dancer at René Durand's Salambo nightclub on the Große Freiheit. During her appearances, she often had made-up eyes and wore a dark wig, which, together with her high cheekbones, created an Asian appearance. This resulted in the name "Chinesen-Babs", under which she soon became known beyond the borders of St. Pauli. Photographer Günter Zint, a long-time companion, described Ossenkopp as a vamp and femme fatale and her role model was Anita Berber, a dancer from Berlin in the 1920s. Ossenkopp became von Mengden's assistant and worked with her for 18 years.

Final years and death After von Mengden died in January 2020, Ossenkopp became impoverished. In the past few years, she had had Parkinson's disease and leukemia. Financial support from friends from Hamburg, including Günter Zint and Udo Lindenberg, enabled a therapy to be carried out in Jakarta in the spring of 2021, which seemed to promise success.

Filmography

Film 1973: Wer einmal in das Posthorn stößt 1973: Das darf doch nicht wahr sein 1974: 1975: Die sündige Kleinstadt 1980: 1981: Das letzte Loch 1985: Seduction: The Cruel Woman 1986:

Television 1972: Dem Täter auf der Spur 1974: Paul 1987: Mozart und Meisel