Renate Krößner

Renate Krößner, also known as Renate Krössner (17 May 194525 May 2020), was a German actress who was internationally recognized for roles in films and television. She was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actress of the Berlinale for the title role in the 1980 film Solo Sunny. From 1985, she worked in West Berlin and was known for roles in TV series such as Tatort and Einmal Bulle, immer Bulle.

Early life and education Krößner was born in Osterode am Harz, the daughter of a teacher. She grew up in Berlin and appeared in school theatre productions. She trained at the Staatliche Schauspielschule, earning her diploma at age 19, and then worked at several provincial theatres in the former East Germany.

Career Krößner first played small roles for TV productions from the mid-1960s, and appeared in her first film in 1965, directed by , and in a somewhat larger role ten years later in Ralf Kirsten's .