
Person
Lilo Pempeit
Acting · 1922–1993 · Gdańsk, Poland
Biography
Lilo Pempeit (born Liselotte Irmgard Pempeit; 6 October 1922 – 7 May 1993) was a German film and stage actress and literary translator. She is best known for her recurring appearances in the films of her son, New German Cinema director Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and for her early German translations of Truman Capote’s prose.
Known for

Berlin Alexanderplatz
Frau Pums

World on a Wire
Data Typist

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Hausfrau Müller

The Marriage of Maria Braun
Frau Ehmke

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Mrs. Munchmeyer

Lili Marleen
Tamara

Veronika Voss
Chehm

Fox and His Friends
Neighbor

Satan’s Brew
1976

Effi Briest
Frau Briest
Filmography
- 2015Fassbinder: Love Without DemandsSelf (archive footage)
- 1992I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeSelf (as Liselotte Eder)
- 1989Das andere Ufer
- 1982Veronika VossChehm
- 1981Lili MarleenTamara
- 1980Berlin AlexanderplatzFrau Pums
- 1979The Third GenerationMutter Gast
- 1979The Marriage of Maria BraunFrau Ehmke
- 1978In a Year with 13 MoonsSchwester Gudrun
- 1978DespairMrs. Schmidt
- 1977The Stationmaster’s WifeFrau Käser
- 1977Adolf and Marlene
- 1976Satan’s Brew
- 1975Fear of FearMrs. Schall
- 1975Mother Küsters Goes to HeavenSekretärin
- 1975Fox and His FriendsNeighbor
- 1974Effi BriestFrau Briest
- 1974Martha
- 1974Ali: Fear Eats the SoulMrs. Munchmeyer
- 1974Nora HelmerMarie
- 1973World on a WireData Typist
- 1972Bremen FreedomMother
- 1972Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayHausfrau Müller
- 1972The Merchant of Four SeasonsKundin
- 1971Rio das MortesGünthers Mutter
- 1970Gods of the PlagueMutter
- 1970Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?Coworker
- 1966The Little ChaosFrau Eder (uncredited)
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