Sunnyi Melles

Princess Sunnyi of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (née Melles, born 7 October 1958) is a Swiss-Hungarian actress active in Germany and Austria.

Biography She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter:

Prince Constantin Victor Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994) Princess Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996).

Selected filmography Derrick - Season 8, Episode 8: "Prozente" (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer Die Leidenschaftlichen (1982, TV film), as Charlotte (1982), as Marlene Schulz Tatort: (1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss The Roaring Fifties (1983), as Bambi Rote Erde (1983, TV series), as Sylvia von Kampen (1986), as Angelika Maschenka (1987), as Lilli '38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1987), as Carola (1988), as Gretchen (with Helmut Griem as Faust) (1989), as Gabriele Gessmann Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen (1990, TV miniseries), as Norma Desmond Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991), as Laura Montesi Maigret: Maigret at the Crossroads (1992, TV series episode), as Else The Rat (1997, TV film), as Damroka Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999), as Aurelia Olgas Sommer (2004), as Ella (2009), as Sigrid Freesmann (2012, TV film), as Gabriele Muntz (2012), as Franziska Schnidt (2013, TV miniseries), as Ottilie Schadt , as Amine von Kirsch Altes Geld (2015), as Liane Rauchensteiner Der Bauer zu Nathal (2018) as German Empress Augusta Victoria The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018), as Mrs. Silberzweig Enfant Terrible (2020) Triangle of Sadness (2022) Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), as Marlene Dietrich Mr. K (2024)

Awards

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

2024: "Beste Schauspielerin" (best actress) for Die Zweiflers (ARD/Degeto/hr/Turbokultur)