# Simone Rethel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Simone_Rethel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Simone_Rethel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Rethel > Source revision: 1341132842 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|German actress and author}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=December 2019}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=June 2022|Simone Rethel}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Simone Rethel | image = Simone Rethel-Heesters, deutsche Schauspielerin (2019) (02).jpg | alt = | caption = Rethel in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|06|15}} | birth_place = [Herrsching am Ammersee](/source/Herrsching_am_Ammersee), Bavaria | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1965–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Simone Rethel-Heesters''' (born 15 June 1949 in [Herrsching am Ammersee](/source/Herrsching_am_Ammersee), [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria)) is a German actress and writer. ==Biography== Simone Rethel is the daughter of painter and designer Alfred Rethel and the granddaughter of aircraft designer [Walter Rethel](/source/Walter_Rethel). She is the descendant of historical painter {{ill|Otto Rethel|de}}, the brother of [Alfred Rethel](/source/Alfred_Rethel). As a student in 1965, she played the main role in [Axel von Ambesser](/source/Axel_von_Ambesser)'s film ''{{Interlanguage link|Die fromme Helene (1965 film)|de|3=Die fromme Helene (Film)|lt=Die fromme Helene}}'' alongside [Theo Lingen](/source/Theo_Lingen) and [Friedrich von Thun](/source/Friedrich_von_Thun). After she completed schooling, she took part to [Hanna Burgwitz](/source/Hanna_Burgwitz)'s acting lessons and made her stage debut during her formation by playing in [Joseph von Eichendorff](/source/Joseph_von_Eichendorff)'s ''Die Freier'' at the ''{{ill|Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel|de}}'' in Munich in 1966 under the direction of Axel von Ambesser, who had discovered her and later granted her several stage and television roles. Rethel mainly appeared in [boulevard theatre](/source/Boulevard_theatre_(aesthetic)) plays and had roles in numerous television series such as ''[Der Kommissar](/source/Der_Kommissar_(TV_series))'', ''[Derrick](/source/Derrick_(TV_series))'', ''[The Old Fox](/source/The_Old_Fox)'', ''[Schöne Ferien](/source/Sch%C3%B6ne_Ferien)'' and ''[Diese Drombuschs](/source/Diese_Drombuschs)''. Simone Rethel was married to [Johannes Heesters](/source/Johannes_Heesters) from 1992 until his death in 2011. Heesters was 46 years older than her.{{cite web |language=de|title=Johannes Heesters|url=https://www.laut.de/Johannes-Heesters|website=laut.de|access-date=December 13, 2019}} Besides her acting career, Rethel was also a painter and a photographer. Since early 2005, she has been an ambassador of ''Altern in Würde'' and has raised awareness about [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease). In early 2010, she published her book ''Sag nie, du bist zu alt'', in which she criticises negative view of society on ageing. == Filmography == {{div col}} * 1965: ''{{Interlanguage link|Die fromme Helene (1965 film)|de|3=Die fromme Helene (Film)|lt=Die fromme Helene}}'' * 1966/67: ''Die Frau des Fotografen'' (TV) * 1969: ''[Junger Herr auf altem Hof](/source/Junger_Herr_auf_altem_Hof)'' (TV series, 13 episodes) * 1971: ''Der erste Frühlingstag'' (TV film) * 1971: ''[Der Kommissar](/source/Der_Kommissar_(TV_series)): Der Moormörder'' (TV) * 1972: ''[Der Kommissar](/source/Der_Kommissar_(TV_series)): Tod eines Schulmädchens'' (TV) * 1972: ''{{ill|À la guerre comme à la guerre|fr|3=À la guerre comme à la guerre (film, 1972)|lt=À la guerre comme à la guerre}}'' * 1973: ''{{Interlanguage link|Der Lord von Barmbeck|de}}'' * 1973: ''[Der Komödienstadel](/source/Der_Kom%C3%B6dienstadel): Kleine Welt'' (TV) * 1973: ''[Der Kommissar](/source/Der_Kommissar_(TV_series)): Der Tod von Karin W.'' (TV) * 1974: ''[Der Kommissar](/source/Der_Kommissar_(TV_series)): Mit den Augen eines Mörders'' (TV) * 1974: ''Die schöne Helena'' (TV film) * 1977: ''[Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein](/source/Es_muss_nicht_immer_Kaviar_sein_(TV_series))'' (TV series) * 1977: ''[Tatort](/source/Tatort): Drei Schlingen'' (TV) * 1977: ''[The Old Fox](/source/The_Old_Fox): Konkurs'' (TV) * 1978: ''Das Geld liegt auf der Bank'' (TV film) * 1978: ''{{Interlanguage link|The Pentecost Outing|de|Der Pfingstausflug}}'' * 1979: ''[The Old Fox](/source/The_Old_Fox): Neue Sachlichkeit'' (TV) * 1983: ''Omelette Surprise'' (TV film) * 1983: ''Der Trauschein'' (TV film) * 1983: ''Die violette Mütze'' (TV film) * 1983: ''[Derrick](/source/Derrick_(TV_series)) – Die Schrecken der Nacht'' (TV * 1985: ''{{Interlanguage link|Schöne Ferien|de}}'' (TV series, 5 episodes) * 1985–1986: ''[Polizeiinspektion 1](/source/Polizeiinspektion_1)'' (TV series, 2 episodes) * 1992–1993: ''[Diese Drombuschs](/source/Diese_Drombuschs)'' (TV series, 9 episodes) * 1992: ''Chéri, mein Mann kommt!'' (TV film) * 1993: ''Glückliche Reise: Neuseeland'' (TV) * 1994: ''Der Heiratsvermittler'' (TV film) * 1994–1996: ''[Immer wieder Sonntag](/source/%3Ade%3AImmer_wieder_Sonntag)'' (TV series) * 1994: ''Drei zum Verlieben'' (TV) * 1995: ''Der Mond scheint auch für Untermieter'' (TV) * 1995: ''Zwei alte Hasen'' (TV) * 1996: ''Ein gesegnetes Alter'' (TV film) * 1996: ''[Rosamunde Pilcher](/source/Rosamunde_Pilcher): Schneesturm im Frühling'' (TV) * 1996: ''[Im Namen des Gesetzes](/source/Im_Namen_des_Gesetzes): Das Heim'' (TV) * 1997: ''{{Interlanguage link|Entre terre et mer|fr}}'' (TV miniseries) * 1999: ''Theater: Momo'' (TV film) * 1999: ''[Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall](/source/Stubbe_%E2%80%93_Von_Fall_zu_Fall): Die Seherin'' (TV) * 1999: ''[Das Amt](/source/Das_Amt): Späte Liebe'' (TV) * 2000: ''Fast ein Gentleman: Der Gockl'' (TV) * 2003: ''[In aller Freundschaft](/source/In_aller_Freundschaft): Zurück ins Leben'' (TV) * 2008: ''[Wege zum Glück](/source/Wege_zum_Gl%C3%BCck)'' (1 episode) * 2012: ''[Die Garmisch-Cops](/source/Die_Garmisch-Cops): Badeschaum für einen Toten'' (TV) * 2016: ''[Die Rosenheim-Cops](/source/Die_Rosenheim-Cops): Schönheit hat ihren Preis'' (TV) * 2016: ''Schwarzach 23 und die Jagd nach dem Mordsfinger'' (TV film) * 2017: ''[SOKO München](/source/SOKO_M%C3%BCnchen): Altweibersommer'' (TV) * 2017: ''[Sturm der Liebe](/source/Sturm_der_Liebe)'' (TV series) * 2019: ''[Stuttgart Homicide](/source/Stuttgart_Homicide): Kaffeefahrt'' (TV) * 2021: ''Die Rosenheim-Cops: Drei Grazien und ein Todesfall'' (TV) * 2024: ''Hubert ohne Staller: Zu den Sternen'' (TV) * 2025: ''Die Rosenheim-Cops: Ein Job für Wiebke'' (TV) {{div col end}} ==Publications== * {{cite book|language=de|author1=Simone Rethel|author2=Beatrix Ross|title=Schönheit des Alters|publisher=Burgschmiet|place=Nürnberg |year=1998|isbn=3-933731-01-1}} * {{cite book|language=de|author1=Simone Rethel-Heesters|title=Johannes Heesters: Ein Mensch und ein Jahrhundert|publisher=Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf|place=Berlin |year=2006|isbn=3-89602-731-X}} * {{cite book|language=de|author1=Simone Rethel-Heesters|title=Sag nie, du bist zu alt|publisher=Westend Verlag|place=Frankfurt|year=2010|isbn=978-3-938060-35-3}} * {{cite book|language=de|author=Rei Gesing with Simone Rethel-Heesters (preface) and André Kröker|title=Die Weisheit der 100-Jährigen. 7 Fragen an die ältesten Menschen Deutschlands|series=MonoLit|volume=1|publisher=Solibro Verlag|place=Münster |year=2018|isbn=978-3-96079-061-7}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Simone Rethel}} *{{DNB-Portal|120800705}} *[https://www.munzinger.de/document/00000018454 Simone Rethel], [Munzinger-Archiv](/source/Munzinger-Archiv) {{in lang|de}} * {{IMDb name|0720518}} * [https://www.filmportal.de/person/simone-rethel_94911d626b6b403aa64f25a07122a797 Simone Rethel], ''filmportal.de'' {{in lang|de}} *[http://www.simone-rethel.de/ Simone Rethel's official website] {{in lang|de}} {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Germany|Theatre|Television|Film}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rethel, Simone}} Category:20th-century German actresses Category:21st-century German actresses Category:German stage actresses Category:German television actresses Category:German film actresses Category:20th-century German women writers Category:21st-century German women writers Category:21st-century German non-fiction writers Category:German women non-fiction writers Category:People from Starnberg (district) Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Bavaria --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Simone Rethel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Rethel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Rethel?action=history)). 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