Birgitta Tolksdorf

Birgitta Anna Katharina Tolksdorf (December 9, 1947, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony – September 13, 2024, St. Louis, Missouri) who changed her name to Gittanna Tolksdorf, was a German-born American actress, best known in the United States for playing Arlene Lovett on the soap opera Love of Life from 1974 to 1980.

Early life and education Tolksdorf was born in Osnabrück, Germany, to Heinz Tolksdorf, a veterinarian, and his wife. In 1952, to the United States, and drama She became a US citizen in 1963.

Career In 1974, Tolksdorf appeared in William Douglas Home's play The Secretary Bird Later the same year, she was cast as Arlene Lovett in the soap opera Love of Life, She reportedly declined an offer to join The Young and the Restless in order to try out for theatre roles in New York.

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