Jana von Lahnstein
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Jana von Lahnstein is a fictional character
on German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love). The character was played by actress Friederike Sipp from October 1, 2002 to March 21, 2005. The character was recast with Vanessa Jung
, who played the role from March 23, 2005 to February 20, 2008.
(Verena Zimmermann) in October 2002 and hopes to find a new home with Arno Brandner
(Konrad Krauss), their uncle. Her father Achim (Matthias Haase) left the family when she was young and Jana had to grow up in foster homes.
After a few days, Jana falls in love with Andi Fritzsche
(Dominic Saleh-Zaki), but he is in a relationship with Franziska von Beyenbach (Lina Tiedtke). After a fire, the drunk Andi kisses Jana and she reciprocates. Jana has a guilty conscience about the kiss and tells Franziska the truth. She can't believe that and breaks up with Andi. Jana hopes that she and Andi will have a future, when he is over his relationship with Franziska. Nico can't stand Andi and doesn't want him involved with Jana. But Jana can't hide her feelings any longer and tells Andi how she feels about him. In the beginning, Andi doesn't know how to react, but then he realizes that he is in love with her too. Andi tells Jana that he loves her, and they begin a relationship.
In 2007, Jana begins a passionate affair with her good friend Leonard von Lahnstein
(Lars Korten). She falls madly in love with him and they later marry in a beautiful ceremony. However, she soon realizes that he is still in love with Sarah Hofmann (Sina-Valeska Jung
), who he once believed was his half-sister. Leonard and Sarah have a one-night-stand, which Jana discovers, but decides to forgive them.
Leonard and Jana decide to make a fresh start in Chicago. On the day of their leaving party, Sarah begs Leonard not to leave her. Jana overhears their conversation and confronts Sarah. They have a heated argument and a furious Jana gets in her car to take drive and Sarah gets in with her. Jana loses control of the car and they have a terrible accident. A short time after this, Jana suffers a pulmonary embolism
and dies in the hospital with Leonard and Sarah by her side. All of Jana's loved ones are heartbroken over her death, particularly Nico.
The von Lahnsteins set up The Jana von Lahnstein Foundation in her honor.
Fictional character
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on German
Germany
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love). The character was played by actress Friederike Sipp from October 1, 2002 to March 21, 2005. The character was recast with Vanessa Jung
Vanessa Jung
Vanessa Jung is a German actress.After school she went to New York and had a professional acting training. Before, she had a modern dance training in Munich....
, who played the role from March 23, 2005 to February 20, 2008.
Character's background
Shy and good-hearted, Jana Brandner arrives with her siblings Robin (Nils Brunkhorst) and Nico von LahnsteinNico von Lahnstein
Nicola "Nico" von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character has been played by actress Verena Bonato from October 1, 2002 to September 11, 2007. While on contract, the actress took a seven months break from February 2006 to September 2006...
(Verena Zimmermann) in October 2002 and hopes to find a new home with Arno Brandner
Arno Brandner
Arno Brandner is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is portrayed since the show's debut on January 2, 1995 by actor Konrad Krauss.-Background:...
(Konrad Krauss), their uncle. Her father Achim (Matthias Haase) left the family when she was young and Jana had to grow up in foster homes.
After a few days, Jana falls in love with Andi Fritzsche
Andi Fritzsche
Andreas "Andi" Fritzsche is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is played by actor Dominic Saleh-Zaki from October 4, 2001 to November 8, 2007. In July 2009 it was announced that Saleh-Zaki would reprise his role. Before reappearing on-screen, the...
(Dominic Saleh-Zaki), but he is in a relationship with Franziska von Beyenbach (Lina Tiedtke). After a fire, the drunk Andi kisses Jana and she reciprocates. Jana has a guilty conscience about the kiss and tells Franziska the truth. She can't believe that and breaks up with Andi. Jana hopes that she and Andi will have a future, when he is over his relationship with Franziska. Nico can't stand Andi and doesn't want him involved with Jana. But Jana can't hide her feelings any longer and tells Andi how she feels about him. In the beginning, Andi doesn't know how to react, but then he realizes that he is in love with her too. Andi tells Jana that he loves her, and they begin a relationship.
In 2007, Jana begins a passionate affair with her good friend Leonard von Lahnstein
Leonard von Lahnstein
Dr. Leonard Antonio Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actor Lars Korten from March 11, 2004 to September 10, 2009.-Storylines:...
(Lars Korten). She falls madly in love with him and they later marry in a beautiful ceremony. However, she soon realizes that he is still in love with Sarah Hofmann (Sina-Valeska Jung
Sina-Valeska Jung
Sina-Valeska Jung is a German actress best known for her portrayal of Sarah Hofmann on the long-running German soap opera Verbotene Liebe on the German television channel Das Erste. Her first appearance was on July 11, 2006...
), who he once believed was his half-sister. Leonard and Sarah have a one-night-stand, which Jana discovers, but decides to forgive them.
Leonard and Jana decide to make a fresh start in Chicago. On the day of their leaving party, Sarah begs Leonard not to leave her. Jana overhears their conversation and confronts Sarah. They have a heated argument and a furious Jana gets in her car to take drive and Sarah gets in with her. Jana loses control of the car and they have a terrible accident. A short time after this, Jana suffers a pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
and dies in the hospital with Leonard and Sarah by her side. All of Jana's loved ones are heartbroken over her death, particularly Nico.
The von Lahnsteins set up The Jana von Lahnstein Foundation in her honor.