Olivia Schneider
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Olivia Schneider is a fictional character
on German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love) portrayed by actress and singer Kristina Dörfer
from December 29, 2006 to September 24, 2009.
(Gabriele Metzger) and Lars Schneider
(Herbert Ulrich). She comes from a small town to Düsseldorf
and has the dream to become rich and famous. To obtain a job in the 'Lahnstein Holding', she charms her way in by claiming to be the girlfriend of Constantin von Lahnstein
(Milan Marcus). Constantin's brother Ansgar
(Wolfram Grandezka
) gives her the job of the assistant. Constantin then asks her a favor for not telling his brother that he and Olivia never actually were a couple. He wants Olivia to get between and break up Andi Fritzsche
(Dominic Saleh-Zaki), the new boyfriend of Lisa Brandner (Lilli Hollunder), who is Constantin's ex and who he is still in love with. Olivia agrees and makes it look like that she and Andi had sex in the elevator. When they get caught by Lisa, Olivia held her promise to Constantin. Olivia has a very complicated relationship with her aunt Charlie. Charlie could never stand her niece and knows about her little schemes. But Charlie is scared of Olivia when she comes back to Düsseldorf, because she knows a secret from her past that could destroy the relationship with her brother Lars forever. Olivia blackmails her aunt and her plan works. To hurt Charlie, she sleeps with Charlie's fiancé Bernd von Beyenbach
(Ron Holzschuh), who didn't know Olivia was Charlie's niece. Olivia tells Charlie about her night with Bernd and that he was only after Charlie's money anyway. Charlie ends the relationship with Bernd and is heartbroken. Meanwhile, Andi tries to prove that he never slept with Olivia and sees his chance, when he finds out about Charlie's complicated relationship with Olivia. Charlie agrees to help Andi to discover Olivia's scheme against him and Lisa, but is once again blackmailed by her niece, when she and Andi found avedence. Charlie has no other choice and destroys everything, much to Andi's detriment.
Olivia wants to make career and begins an affair with Ansgar to have the right man on her side to do so. At this time, Ansgar is married to Nathalie
(Jenny Winkler
), but hasn't any problem to be seen with Olivia as his mistress. While her affair with Ansgar, Olivia begins to fall for Andi and tries to improve herself for him. But eventually, she starts her little games again and makes Andi believe that she dates a biker. Andi and Olivia get closer and sleep together, but Olivia doesn't want to lose her status and the money she gets from Ansgar. When he has enough of the affair with her, Olivia claims to be pregnant with his child. With that lie, Olivia tries to get more money out of him for an abortion, but Ansgar has other plans. He wants Olivia to give birth to the child and give it to him with relinquishment of her maternal rights. Olivia's plan gets completely out of control, when Andi thinks she is pregnant with his child and wants to be there for her. She begins to fall in love with the idea of a family with Andi and goes on with her lies. When the truth comes out, she not only loses Ansgar's money, she loses Andi too, who eventually leaves town.
After that, Olivia can finally make peace with her aunt Charlie, when her cousin Oliver Sabel
(Jo Weil
) returns to town. She begins to work as a waitress in Charlie's bistro, but soon sees that she wants more in her life. Olivia gets a job as assistant in the model agency of Tanja von Anstetten
(Miriam Lahnstein
). Charlie and Oliver try to warn her, but nobody can stop her. She soon needs to see for herself how unpredictable Tanja is, when she uses Olivia as a drug dealer for Sarah Hofmann
(Sina-Valeska Jung
), one of her models. But Olivia stays with Tanja and hopes that she might get her big chance one day and work as a model herself. Olivia's dream comes true after she proves herself several times to Tanja and gets a deal. But from the beginning Olivia seems to be a hard model to work with. At two photo shootings she presents herself as a diva and gets almost fired until she learns how to be in that job. Olivia gets another problem, when she becomes the new face of a fashion label and takes nude photos from herself. The photographer of these photos tries to blackmail her. Afraid of being fired she wants to pay him, but Oliver realizes the problems of his cousin and helps her out together with Sebastian von Lahnstein
(Joscha Kiefer
).
After this, Sebastian and Olivia get closer and become even something like good friends. Sebastian, who comes out of a complicated relationship with Lydia Brandner
(Theresa Underberg
), finds his laugh again, when he is with Olivia. She gets more and more interested in him and after the name was the first thing that was attractive to her, Olivia finds herself falling for Sebastian. But Sebastian's good behavior has a reason - another reason than a friendship. He betted with Elisabeth von Lahnstein
(Martina Servatius) about Olivia's image. While Elisabeth doesn't believe that Olivia will ever be good enough for the higher class, Sebastian tries to teach her. Even hurt when she finds out about the bet, Olivia agrees to help Sebastian win it.
Olivia made her exit after she tells Oliver and Christian that she is going to be a big star in Hollywood. After she gives a movie-like performance, she walks out of the NoLimits. Thinking she is on her way to something bigger, she overlooks a building pit and falls right into it and is knocked unconscious. A truck then dumps a load of soil on top of her, leaving the viewers to assume that Olivia was buried alive.
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soap opera
Soap opera
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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) portrayed by actress and singer Kristina Dörfer
Kristina Dörfer
Kristina Dörfer, also known by the stage name KR!S or Kris, is a German singer and television actress.-Biography:...
from December 29, 2006 to September 24, 2009.
Character's background
Olivia is the niece of Charlie SchneiderCharlie Schneider
Charlotte 'Charlie' Schneider is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, portrayed by actress Gabriele Metzger. She made her first appearance on screen in the series premiere on 2 January 1995...
(Gabriele Metzger) and Lars Schneider
Lars Schneider
Lars Schneider is a fictional character of German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character has been played by actor Herbert Ulrich from October 24, 2002 to May 18, 2005 and again from October 13, 2006 to August 29, 2008....
(Herbert Ulrich). She comes from a small town to Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
and has the dream to become rich and famous. To obtain a job in the 'Lahnstein Holding', she charms her way in by claiming to be the girlfriend of Constantin von Lahnstein
Constantin von Lahnstein
Constantin von Lahnstein is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe and was portrayed by actor Milan Marcus from December 9, 2004 to November 26, 2008. Marcus left the show for college, but had several guest appearance since then and was still listed as main cast member in the...
(Milan Marcus). Constantin's brother Ansgar
Ansgar von Lahnstein
Ansgar Eduard Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , portrayed by actor Wolfram Grandezka. He debuted in the role on January, 22 2004....
(Wolfram Grandezka
Wolfram Grandezka
Wolfram Grandezka is a German actor.He landed the role of Roman Klingenberg in the Daytime soap opera Unter uns. He played the role from January 5, 1998 to April 26, 2000. Wolfram came to another soap, Verbotene Liebe, four years later...
) gives her the job of the assistant. Constantin then asks her a favor for not telling his brother that he and Olivia never actually were a couple. He wants Olivia to get between and break up 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), the new boyfriend of Lisa Brandner (Lilli Hollunder), who is Constantin's ex and who he is still in love with. Olivia agrees and makes it look like that she and Andi had sex in the elevator. When they get caught by Lisa, Olivia held her promise to Constantin. Olivia has a very complicated relationship with her aunt Charlie. Charlie could never stand her niece and knows about her little schemes. But Charlie is scared of Olivia when she comes back to Düsseldorf, because she knows a secret from her past that could destroy the relationship with her brother Lars forever. Olivia blackmails her aunt and her plan works. To hurt Charlie, she sleeps with Charlie's fiancé Bernd von Beyenbach
Bernd von Beyenbach
Bernhard 'Bernd ' Konstantin Ferdinand von Beyenbach is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by Ron Holzschuh from March 19, 2003 to February 13, 2007...
(Ron Holzschuh), who didn't know Olivia was Charlie's niece. Olivia tells Charlie about her night with Bernd and that he was only after Charlie's money anyway. Charlie ends the relationship with Bernd and is heartbroken. Meanwhile, Andi tries to prove that he never slept with Olivia and sees his chance, when he finds out about Charlie's complicated relationship with Olivia. Charlie agrees to help Andi to discover Olivia's scheme against him and Lisa, but is once again blackmailed by her niece, when she and Andi found avedence. Charlie has no other choice and destroys everything, much to Andi's detriment.
Olivia wants to make career and begins an affair with Ansgar to have the right man on her side to do so. At this time, Ansgar is married to Nathalie
Nathalie von Lahnstein
Nathalie Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is portrayed by actress Jenny Winkler...
(Jenny Winkler
Jenny Winkler
Jenny Winkler is a German actress and well known for her role as Nathalie von Lahnstein on the soap opera Verbotene Liebe , which she portrays since 2004....
), but hasn't any problem to be seen with Olivia as his mistress. While her affair with Ansgar, Olivia begins to fall for Andi and tries to improve herself for him. But eventually, she starts her little games again and makes Andi believe that she dates a biker. Andi and Olivia get closer and sleep together, but Olivia doesn't want to lose her status and the money she gets from Ansgar. When he has enough of the affair with her, Olivia claims to be pregnant with his child. With that lie, Olivia tries to get more money out of him for an abortion, but Ansgar has other plans. He wants Olivia to give birth to the child and give it to him with relinquishment of her maternal rights. Olivia's plan gets completely out of control, when Andi thinks she is pregnant with his child and wants to be there for her. She begins to fall in love with the idea of a family with Andi and goes on with her lies. When the truth comes out, she not only loses Ansgar's money, she loses Andi too, who eventually leaves town.
After that, Olivia can finally make peace with her aunt Charlie, when her cousin Oliver Sabel
Oliver Sabel
Oliver Sabel is a popular fictional character in the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character is portrayed by actor Jo Weil from December 31, 1999 to September 3, 2002 and again since November 2, 2007....
(Jo Weil
Jo Weil
Johannes "Jo" Hermann Bruno Anton Weil is a German actor. He is best known for his role of Oliver Sabel in Verbotene Liebe, on the German soap-opera channel, Das Erste...
) returns to town. She begins to work as a waitress in Charlie's bistro, but soon sees that she wants more in her life. Olivia gets a job as assistant in the model agency of Tanja von Anstetten
Tanja von Anstetten
Tanja von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , played by actress Miriam Lahnstein. She made her first appearance on-screen on 21 June 1995 and left after three years in May 1998. Lahnstein returned to the role in 2001, where she was seen from 24 April to...
(Miriam Lahnstein
Miriam Lahnstein
Miriam Lahnstein is a German actress.In 1995, Miriam came to the "Das Erste-Soap "Verbotene Liebe". She played the villain Tanja von Anstetten from 1995 until 1998...
). Charlie and Oliver try to warn her, but nobody can stop her. She soon needs to see for herself how unpredictable Tanja is, when she uses Olivia as a drug dealer for Sarah Hofmann
Sarah Hofmann
Sarah von Lahnstein is a fictional character on German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by actress Sina-Valeska Jung from July 11, 2006 to May 5, 2009....
(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...
), one of her models. But Olivia stays with Tanja and hopes that she might get her big chance one day and work as a model herself. Olivia's dream comes true after she proves herself several times to Tanja and gets a deal. But from the beginning Olivia seems to be a hard model to work with. At two photo shootings she presents herself as a diva and gets almost fired until she learns how to be in that job. Olivia gets another problem, when she becomes the new face of a fashion label and takes nude photos from herself. The photographer of these photos tries to blackmail her. Afraid of being fired she wants to pay him, but Oliver realizes the problems of his cousin and helps her out together with Sebastian von Lahnstein
Sebastian von Lahnstein
Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character has been portrayed by actor Joscha Kiefer from November 26, 2007 to October 13, 2009...
(Joscha Kiefer
Joscha Kiefer
Joscha Kiefer is a German actor and best known for his role as Sebastian von Lahnstein on the soap opera Verbotene Liebe ....
).
After this, Sebastian and Olivia get closer and become even something like good friends. Sebastian, who comes out of a complicated relationship with Lydia Brandner
Lydia Brandner
Lydia Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The role was originated by actress Theresa Underberg on January 16, 2008. Theresa announced on December 21, 2010 that she will leave the show in early 2011...
(Theresa Underberg
Theresa Underberg
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), finds his laugh again, when he is with Olivia. She gets more and more interested in him and after the name was the first thing that was attractive to her, Olivia finds herself falling for Sebastian. But Sebastian's good behavior has a reason - another reason than a friendship. He betted with Elisabeth von Lahnstein
Elisabeth von Lahnstein
Elisabeth von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, portrayed by actress Martina Servatius...
(Martina Servatius) about Olivia's image. While Elisabeth doesn't believe that Olivia will ever be good enough for the higher class, Sebastian tries to teach her. Even hurt when she finds out about the bet, Olivia agrees to help Sebastian win it.
Olivia made her exit after she tells Oliver and Christian that she is going to be a big star in Hollywood. After she gives a movie-like performance, she walks out of the NoLimits. Thinking she is on her way to something bigger, she overlooks a building pit and falls right into it and is knocked unconscious. A truck then dumps a load of soil on top of her, leaving the viewers to assume that Olivia was buried alive.