
Ingrid Caven
Born
August 3, 1938 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Saarbrücken, Germany
Ingrid Caven was born on August 3, 1938 in Saarbrücken, Germany as Ingrid Schmidt. She is 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

The Portuguese Woman
Passageira
2019

Suspiria
Miss Vendegast
2018

Sleeping Beauty
La méchante fée
2017

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
Self
2012

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

In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner Schroeter
Self
2012

Square
Self · (1 episode)
2012

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Self
2011

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
Self
2010

35 Shots of Rum
Joséphine's German Aunt
2009

Weitertanzen
Maja Mertens
2008

Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
2007

Deepfrozen
Vicky
2006

Time Regained
Russian Princess
1999

Silent Night
Sängerin
1995

My Favorite Season
La femme du bar
1993

Off Season
Lila
1992

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

Yearning for Sodom
Self
1989

Devil's Paradise
Madame
1987

The Satin Spider
La directrice
1986

Die wilden Fünfziger
Claudine
1983

Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn
1982
Krimistunde
Edwina Bowen · (1 episode)
1982

Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Today We're Playing Boss
1981

Day of the Idiots
Dr. Laura
1981

Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel
1981

Malou
Malou
1981

Looping
Lissy
1981

In a Year with 13 Moons
Zora la rouge
1978

Despair
Hotel Manager
1978

Violanta
Alma
1978
Bio’s Bahnhof
Self · (1 episode)
1978
Ingrid Caven at Pigall's
Self
1978

Satan’s Brew
Lisa
1976

Shadow of Angels
Lily Brest
1976

Nea
Anne
1976

Gold Flakes
1976

I Only Want You to Love Me
Sewing machine saleswoman
1976

Fear of Fear
Edda
1975

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Corinna
1975

Fox and His Friends
Singer in Bar
1975

Playing with Fire
The servant of the brothel
1975

Joan's Dream
1975

My Little Loves
Mother
1974

La Paloma
Viola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma'
1974

Martha
Ilse
1974

Die Montagsmaler
Self · (1 episode)
1974

1 Berlin-Harlem
1974

World on a Wire
Secretary Uschi · (2 episodes)
1973

Tenderness of the Wolves
Dora
1973

Tonight or Never
Artist
1973

Adele Spitzeder
1972

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Lola Montez
1972

The Merchant of Four Seasons
Hans's great love
1972

The Death of Maria Malibran
1972

The Ancestress
Geist
1971

Rio das Mortes
Hannas Kollegin
1971
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
Self
1971

Haytabo
(uncredited)
1971

The Niklashausen Journey
Schreiendes Mädchen
1970

The American Soldier
Singer
1970

Gods of the Plague
Magdalene Fuller
1970

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
Neighbor
1970

The Coffee House
Placida
1970

Love Is Colder Than Death
Zweite Prostituierte
1970
Frühstück in Rom
Sandra
1965
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1951