Ulrike Folkerts
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Ulrike Folkerts is a German
actress. She is most famous for playing police officer Lena Odenthal in the German crime television series Tatort
. The episodes are located in the town of Ludwigshafen.
Folkerts, who is openly
lesbian
, participated in the Gay Games
2002 in Sydney
and won a silver and bronze medal in the swimming relay. In the single competition she was disqualified because of a false start. In July 2004 she won a bronze medal at the EuroGames
in München.
On the stage, in 2005 and 2006 she was the first woman to play Death in Hugo von Hofmannsthal
's version of Everyman
, Jedermann, at the Salzburg Festival
.
In 2005 Ulrike Folkerts published her first book titled "Das macht mich stark", which is an autobiography.
In October 2008 Folkerts, together with her partner Katherina Schnitzler, published her second book: "Glück gefunden" (Happiness found).
Folkerts and Schnitzler currently live in Berlin.
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. She is most famous for playing police officer Lena Odenthal in the German crime television series Tatort
Tatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
. The episodes are located in the town of Ludwigshafen.
Folkerts, who is openly
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
, participated in the Gay Games
Gay Games
The Gay Games is the world's largest sporting and cultural event organized by and specifically for LGBT athletes, artists, musicians, and others. It welcomes participants of every sexual orientation and every skill level...
2002 in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and won a silver and bronze medal in the swimming relay. In the single competition she was disqualified because of a false start. In July 2004 she won a bronze medal at the EuroGames
Eurogames (LGBT sporting event)
The EuroGames are a gay and lesbian sporting event in Europe, hosted by license of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation and organised by one or more of the federation's member clubs....
in München.
On the stage, in 2005 and 2006 she was the first woman to play Death in Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ; , was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.-Early life:...
's version of Everyman
Everyman (play)
The Somonyng of Everyman , usually referred to simply as Everyman, is a late 15th-century English morality play. Like John Bunyan's novel Pilgrim's Progress, Everyman examines the question of Christian salvation by use of allegorical characters, and what Man must do to attain it...
, Jedermann, at the Salzburg Festival
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer within the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
.
In 2005 Ulrike Folkerts published her first book titled "Das macht mich stark", which is an autobiography.
In October 2008 Folkerts, together with her partner Katherina Schnitzler, published her second book: "Glück gefunden" (Happiness found).
Folkerts and Schnitzler currently live in Berlin.