Hella von Sinnen

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Hella von Sinnen

von Sinnen on a charity concert in Cologne in late 2006
Born Hella Kemper
2 February 1959 (1959-02-02) (age 49)
Gummersbach
Spouse(s) Cornelia Scheel

Hella Kemper (born 2 February 1959 in Gummersbach) known by her stage name Hella von Sinnen is a German lesbian TV entertainer and comedian. She had several TV shows on German private channels (mainly RTL Group). Since the show's first air date on January 11, 2003, she has formed (together with Bernhard Hoëcker) the two permanent panel members of the award-winning weekly Sat.1 improvisational comedy show Genial daneben (lit. ingeniously aside) presented by her main TV partner Hugo Egon Balder. In this show, von Sinnen, Hoëcker and three varying comedians try to answer strange questions sent in by the audience. Her stage name is a pun on the German von preposition denoting noble descent; von Sinnen is a German expression for mad.

She supported the fight for same-sex marriage in Germany with her wife Cornelia Scheel, stepdaughter of former President of Germany Walter Scheel.[1]

[edit] Awards

  • 1990 – Bambi
  • 2006 – German Comedy Award - Best Comedian
  • 2007 - Spectacle Wearer of the Year[2]
  • As a permanent panel member of Genial daneben (always together with Bernhard Hoëcker and Hugo Egon Balder):
    • 2003 and 2006 - German Comedy Award - Best Comedy Show
    • 2004 - German Television Award - Best Entertainment Show / Best Presentation of an Entertainment Show

[edit] References

  1. ^ Garcia i Ramon, Maria Dolors & Monk, Janice J. (1996), Women of the European Union: The Politics of Work and Daily Life, Routledge, p. 118, ISBN 0415118794 
  2. ^ Sehen.de | Das Portal für gutes Sehen. Ratgeber, Gesundheit, Styling

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NAME Sinnen, Hella von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kemper, Hella
SHORT DESCRIPTION German lesbian TV entertainer and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH 2 February 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Gummersbach
DATE OF DEATH
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