Désirée Nick
Encyclopedia
Désirée Saskia Nick is a German
actress, comedian
and author
.
at Berliner Tanzakademie in Berlin. She became a member of the ensemble of Deutsche Oper Berlin
and later of Bavarian State Opera
in Munich. Between 1982-1985 she lived in Munich
and studied Roman Catholic theology
and worked then as a teacher for some years. In the 1990s Nick worked as an actress and wrote in 2000 an autobiography Bestseller einer Diva - Seit Jahren vergriffen. In 2004, Nick had a court fight with actress Anouschka Renzi. That same year, Nick became nationally popular when she became winner of the tv show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!
. Since 2005 Nick wrote several books. In her book Eva go home she answered to the controversial claims on motherhood and family published by former tv presenter Eva Herman
.
Nick was in a relationship for twelve years with Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover
, with whom she has one son.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actress, comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
.
Life
After school in Berlin Nick studied balletBallet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
at Berliner Tanzakademie in Berlin. She became a member of the ensemble of Deutsche Oper Berlin
Deutsche Oper Berlin
The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, Germany. The resident building is also home to the Berlin State Ballet.-History:...
and later of Bavarian State Opera
Bavarian State Opera
The Bavarian State Opera is an opera company based in Munich, Germany.Its orchestra is the Bavarian State Orchestra.- History:The opera company which was founded under Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy has been in existence since 1653...
in Munich. Between 1982-1985 she lived in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and studied Roman Catholic theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and worked then as a teacher for some years. In the 1990s Nick worked as an actress and wrote in 2000 an autobiography Bestseller einer Diva - Seit Jahren vergriffen. In 2004, Nick had a court fight with actress Anouschka Renzi. That same year, Nick became nationally popular when she became winner of the tv show Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!
Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! is a German television series based on the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!...
. Since 2005 Nick wrote several books. In her book Eva go home she answered to the controversial claims on motherhood and family published by former tv presenter Eva Herman
Eva Herman
Eva Herman is a German author and television presenter. She worked as a news presenter on the nationwide Tagesschau news programme from 1989 to 2006 and also presented various other television programmes for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk until 2007...
.
Nick was in a relationship for twelve years with Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover
Prince Heinrich Julius of Hanover
Prince Heinrich Julius Christian Otto Friedrich Franz Anton Günter of Hanover , Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is a historian and publisher in Göttingen with publishing firm MatrixMedia.-Parents:Heinrich Julius is the youngest child of Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of...
, with whom she has one son.
Works by Nick
- 1997: Bestseller einer Diva: Seit Jahren vergriffen. Droemer Knaur, Munich 1997. ISBN 3-426-60665-8 (together with Volker Ludewig)
- 2005: Gibt es ein Leben nach vierzig? Eine Anleitung zum Entfalten in Theorie und Praxis. Gustav Lübbe Verlag, Bergisch Gladbach 2005. ISBN 3-7857-2204-4
- 2006: Was unsere Mütter uns verschwiegen haben. Der Heimtrainer für Frauen in Nöten. Krüger, Frankfurt a.M. 2006. ISBN 3-810-51325-3
- 2007: Eva go home! Eine Streitschrift. S. Fischer, Frankfurt a.M. 2007. ISBN 978-3-596-17669-4
- 2008: Liebling, ich komm später: Das große Buch vom Seitensprung. Krüger, Frankfurt a.M. 2008. ISBN 978-3-8105-1326-7
External links
- Official website by Désirée Nick
- Désirée Nick in German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- Tagesspiegel: interview 2006
- Désirée Nick in Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...