Olivia Pascal | |
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Born | Olivia Gerlitzki (1957-05-26)26 May 1957 (age 67) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse |
Olivia Pascal (bornOlivia Gerlitzki: 26 May 1957 inMunich,West Germany)[1] is a Germanactress.
Olivia Pascal was working as a medical assistant in 1976 when she was discovered by director Hubert Frank for the erotic filmVanessa.[2] She then played in several erotic films and sex comedies such asThe Fruit is Ripe (1977),Interno di un convento (1977) andDie Insel der tausend Freuden (akaTriangle of Venus) (1978) as well as horror films and thrillers before becoming a television actress.[1] She appeared as a presenter on the television seriesBananas from 1981 to 1984. She went on to regular roles on multiple German television series:Somehow and Anyways in 1986,The Black Forest Clinic from 1986 to 1989,Friends for Life from 1994 to 1997, and the telenovelaVerliebt in Berlin from 2005 to 2007. She had a long-running role as Detective Inspector Lizzy Berger inSOKO 5113 from 1988 to 1997.[1][3]
Pascal also has appeared on stage in the playsDer muss es sein (Beau Jest) from 1996 to 2001 andAuf und davon (Birds on the Wing) from 1999 to 2002.[4]
Pascal was previously in a 13-year relationship with actor and director Pascal Breuer. In 2009 she married Peter Kanitz. The couple lives in Munich.[1]