Brigitte Krause

Brigitte Krause (1929–2007) was a German actress who from 1948 was trained at the East German DEFA studios in Berlin. While still a student, in 1949 she made her debut as Christel in Kurt Maetzig's film Girls in Gingham. She went on to take roles in several other feature films but also appeared on television until the late 1980s, both in series and as an entertainer.

Biography Born on 9 March 1929 in Berlin, in 1948 Krause joined the DEFA youth studios where she trained as a film actress and was engaged as a newcomer in 1950. In 1949, while still a student She made her debut in Maetzig's Girls in Gingham and also performed in Wolfgang Staudte's drama Rotation. As part of her training as an actress, she also appeared on the stage in Altenburg and Halle, as well as in Berlin and Potsdam. After her graduation, Maetzig gave her minor roles in The Council of the Gods (1950) and Story of a Young Couple (1952).

Brigitte Krause died in Berlin on 29 April 2007.