
Ingrid Caven
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1938-08-03 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Saarbrücken, Germany
- Also known as
- Ingrid Fassbinder · Ingrid Schmidt · Ingrid Carven
Biography
Ingrid Caven (born Ingrid Schmidt; August 3, 1938) is a German actress best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (64)

Suspiria
2018
as Miss Vendegast

Playing with Fire
1975
as The servant of the brothel

The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Hans's great love

35 Shots of Rum
2009
as Joséphine's German Aunt

Despair
1978
as Hotel Manager

Time Regained
1999
as Russian Princess

My Little Loves
1974
as Mother

The Portuguese Woman
2019
as Passageira

Nea
1976
as Anne

Martha
1974
as Ilse

Fox and His Friends
1975
as Singer in Bar

In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
as Zora la rouge

Malou
1981
as Malou

Satan’s Brew
1976
as Lisa

Tenderness of the Wolves
1973
as Dora

Love Is Colder Than Death
1970
as Zweite Prostituierte

Beware of a Holy Whore
1971
as Statistin

Off Season
1992
as Lila

Die wilden Fünfziger
1983
as Claudine

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
as Corinna

Looping
1981
as Lissy

Violanta
1978
as Alma

Devil's Paradise
1987
as Madame

My Favorite Season
1993
as La femme du bar

La Paloma
1974
as Viola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma'

The Coffee House
1970
as Placida

Gold Flakes
1976

1 Berlin-Harlem
1974

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
as Neighbor

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2011
as Self

Fear of Fear
1975
as Edda

Gods of the Plague
1970
as Magdalene Fuller

Haytabo
1971
as (uncredited)

I Only Want You to Love Me
1976
as Sewing machine saleswoman

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992
as Self

Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007
as Self

Rio das Mortes
1971
as Hannas Kollegin
The Satin Spider
1986
as La directrice

Sleeping Beauty
2017
as La méchante fée

Fassbinder's Women
2000
as Self

Shadow of Angels
1976
as Lily Brest

Day of the Idiots
1981
as Dr. Laura
Today We're Playing Boss
1981

In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner Schroeter
2012
as Self

Joan's Dream
1975

The American Soldier
1976
as Singer

Deepfrozen
2006
as Vicky

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972
as Lola Montez

The Niklashausen Journey
1970
as Schreiendes Mädchen

Silent Night
1995
as Sängerin

The Death of Maria Malibran
1972

Adele Spitzeder
1972

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
2010
as Self

The Ancestress
1971
as Geist

Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel
1981

Weitertanzen
2008
as Maja Mertens

Frühstück in Rom
1965
as Sandra

Tonight or Never
1973
as Artist

Yearning for Sodom
1989
as Self
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
1971
as Self

Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter
2012
as Self

Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn
1982
Ingrid Caven at Pigall's
1978
as Self

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
2012
as Self
About Ingrid Caven
Ingrid Caven (born Ingrid Schmidt; August 3, 1938) is a German actress best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982. With 71 credits spanning from 1951 to 2019, Ingrid Caven has appeared in 64 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ingrid Caven Movies
- Suspiria (2018) — as Miss Vendegast
- Playing with Fire (1975) — as The servant of the brothel
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — as Hans's great love
- 35 Shots of Rum (2009) — as Joséphine's German Aunt
- Despair (1978) — as Hotel Manager
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