Was type casted as "Berliner Göre" (girl from Berlin), especially in
musical films together with Peter Kraus. They became admired teen idols in
the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Received the German Cross of Merit on ribbon (1987).
First recipient of the 'Kulturpreis Friedrich S.', an award honoring
important persons, in Mannheim, Germany (1997).