Name
Katy Karrenbauer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-12-31 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Duisburg, Germany
Biography
Katy Karrenbauer (born December 31, 1962, in Duisburg) is a German actress, voice-over artist, singer, and author. She rose to widespread public prominence through her role as Christine "Walter" in the television series *Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast*.
Her acting career initially began in the theater—including at the Urania Theater in Cologne—as well as on various stages throughout Germany. She made her on-screen debut in 1994, playing the paramedic Karo Kaiser in the RTL series *Notaufnahme*. This was followed by numerous guest appearances in series such as *Verbotene Liebe*, *Balko*, *Die Wache*, and *Nikola*.
Karrenbauer achieved her breakthrough in 1997 with her role as Christine Walter in *Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast*, a character she portrayed across a total of 16 seasons, continuing until 2007. For her performance, she was nominated for the German Television Award in 1999.
In addition to numerous television films, she also appeared in feature film productions such as *7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug*, *Zettl*, and *Cloud Atlas*. Furthermore, she collaborated on several occasions with director Rosa von Praunheim, including on the films *Härte* and *Darkroom – Tödliche Tropfen*.
Karrenbauer also remained active on the theater and musical stages, appearing in productions such as the Karl May Festivals in Elspe and Bad Segeberg. Moreover, she works as a voice-over artist, lending her voice to projects such as the series *Glee*.
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- 2008 Nothing Else Matters as Fiona
- 2004 Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel as Olga
- 1992 German Fried Movie as Moderatorin
- 2017 Sommermärchen as Dr. Dorothea Lehberger
- 2005 Max and Moritz Reloaded as Mutter Rita Reischke
- 2008 African Race as Mara
- 2007 Crazy Race 3 - Sie knacken jedes Schloss as Kara Moreni
- 2022 Stand up! Was bleibt, wenn alles weg ist as Marta
- 2022 Die Passion as Self
- 2013 Plastic as Mother
- 2008 Putzfrau Undercover as Petra Borchert
- 2003 Crazy Race as Camperin
- 1999 Late Show as Fotografin
- 2019 Berlin, I Love You as Head of Operations
- 2008 Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot! as Ma. St. John
- 2002 Pest - Die Rückkehr
- 2012 Zettl as Swetlana
- 2004 Ein krasser Deal as Ms. Bruchmüller
- 2001 Love Letters - Liebe per Nachnahme as Rita Adler
- 2011 Gegengerade as Lise / Magnus Mutter
- 2010 C.i.S.: Chaoten im Sondereinsatz as Walter
- 2002 Todeslust as Katharina Hubermann
- 2015 Potato Salad: Don't Ask! as Frau Wilkens
- 2015 Tough Love as Andys Mutter
- 2024 Steal Her Breath as Bernie
- 2002 Like Rabbits as Gudrun
- 2018 Phantomschmerz as Weingarten
- 1997 The First Semester
- 2018 Vielmachglas as Rosa
- 2018 Das Joshua-Profil as Frau Pfeiffer
- 2015 The White Snake as Weiße Schlange (voice)
- 2018 Magnificent Times as Domina
- 2012 Cloud Atlas as Axwoman
- 2019 Darkroom as Staatsanwältin
- 2014 Vergrabene Stimmen as Magda
- 2019 Under ConTroll as Helga Wolf
- 2020 Potato Salad 3: The Musical as Frau Wilkens
- 2025 Satanic Sow as Katy
- 2026 Tod meiner Jugend as Erika Meier
- 1998 Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Domian: Der Promi-Talk ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Schillerstraße ( 1 episode ) as Katy Karrenbauer
- 1997 Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast ( 405 episodes ) as Christine Walter
- 2015 Wer weiß denn sowas? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Hamburg Dockland ( 1 episode ) as Susanne Hagen
- 2008 Plötzlich Papa - Einspruch abgelehnt! ( 13 episodes ) as Elli Raschke
- 2006 Die ProSieben Märchenstunde ( 1 episode ) as Mutter Agathe
- 2019 Patchwork Gangsta ( 1 episode ) as Roksana Drakova
- 1994 Doppelter Einsatz ( 1 episode ) as Martina Mergentheim
- 1994 Die Wache ( 1 episode ) as Tochter Leiser
- 1994 Die Wache ( 1 episode ) as Helga Brosche
- 1997 Das Amt ( 1 episode ) as Ordensschwester
- 2010 Der letzte Bulle ( 1 episode ) as Rita Fiedler
- 1996 SK-Babies ( 1 episode ) as Chantal
- 2006 Das perfekte Promi-Dinner ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 Nikola ( 1 episode ) as Frau Ahrendt
- 1996 Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police ( 1 episode ) as Patricia Braukmann
- 1995 Balko ( 1 episode ) as Eva Fischer
- 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Inas Nacht ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 ANNE WILL ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Der Puma - Kämpfer mit Herz ( 1 episode ) as Ringerin
- 2000 Anke ( 2 episodes ) as Cutterin Alex
- 1996 Mit einem Bein im Grab ( 1 episode ) as Sachbearbeiterin
- 2002 Grains and Dog ( 1 episode ) as Gerda Schmidt
- 2003 Deutschlands beste Doppelgänger ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Rookies ( 1 episode ) as Hannekamp
- 2016 Never Too Late for Justice ( 48 episodes ) as Dr. D. Lehberger
- 2015 Bettys Diagnose ( 1 episode ) as Thea Gründler
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- 1995 Balko ( 1 episode ) as Gina Meinhardt
- 1997 Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen ( 1 episode ) as Corinna Lange
- 2009 SOKO Stuttgart ( 1 episode ) as Kerstin Kreilinger
- 2013 Heldt ( 2 episodes ) as Doris Kloppke
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- 2003 SOKO Köln ( 1 episode ) as Annemarie Zebralla
- 2016 Blockbustaz ( 1 episode ) as Taxifahrerin
- 2010 Lotta & ... ( 1 episode ) as Schwester Klenze
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- 2007 Die Kocharena ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten ( 1 episode ) as Verena Brandauer (archive footage)
- 2006 Die Promi-Küche – Kochspaß mit Dirk Bach ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Promi undercover ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Volle Kanne ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 Fort Boyard (Deutschland) ( 1 episode ) as herself
- 1992 Riverboat ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 Zimmer frei! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Promi Frauentausch ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 TV total ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 Das große Promi-Pilgern ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1987 Nachtcafé ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2016 Tom Lehels Land der Träume ( 8 episodes ) as Fürstin Albamahra
- 1995 Versteckte Kamera ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 #VOXStimme ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 The Wheel - Das abgedrehte Promi-Quiz ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 DAS! ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 MDR um 4 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1979 NDR Talk Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1974 3 nach 9 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Entern oder Kentern ( 1 episode ) as self
- 2001 Blond am Freitag ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 ZIBB ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Sarah Kuttner – Die Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Sarah Kuttner – Die Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Segment
- 2022 Das große Promi-Büßen ( 7 episodes ) as Voice Over
- 1997 Tietjen und Bommes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Promi Big Brother - Die Late Night Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2008 Auf der Harley durch Kalifornien ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1976 Kölner Treff ( 1 episode ) as Self
