Betina Kuntzsch
Betina Kuntzsch studied at the Leipzig Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst from 1983 to 1988. After graduating, she worked for the East German television youth program called Elf99.
Beyer, Frank
Frank Beyer was born in Nobitz, Germany, on May 26, 1932. After graduating from high school in 1950, he trained to become film projectionist, worked as district SED Party secretary for the local cultural association in Altenburg and wrote theater reviews for the local newspaper. Beyer also worked as an assistant director and dramaturg at theaters in Crimmitschau and Glauchau in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Beyer, Hermann
Hermann Beyer was born on May 30, 1943 in Altenburg, Germany, the younger brother of the internationally known director Frank Beyer. He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Berlin from 1963 to 1966. His first theater engagements were at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin and at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam (1969-1971).
Bielenstein, Monica
Monica Bielenstein was born in 1948 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where her Swiss parents had emigrated in 1935. While her father was a diplomat in East Germany, she studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy for Performing Arts in Berlin from 1966 to 1970.
Bildt, Paul
Paul Bildt was born on May 19, 1885 in Berlin, where he took acting classes with Friedrich Moest at the Reicher Academy for Performing Arts. His debut as an actor in 1905 was with a touring theater company in Hanover in 1905 and theater engagements followed in Leipzig and Dresden.
Blume, Renate
Renate Blume was born in 1944 in Bad Wildungen. As a twelve-year-old she joined the famous Gret Palucca ballet school in Dresden. Although her parents wanted her to became a doctor, she secretly applied to the Academy for Performing Arts in Berlin.
Bodenstein, Christel
Christel Bodenstein was born in Munich, Germany, on October 13, 1938. From 1952 to 1955, she trained at the Leipzig School of Ballet and at the Berlin Ballet School. Her first engagement was at the Landestheater in Halle. From 1956 to 1959, she then studied acting at the Deutsche Hochschule für Filmkunst (now Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf) in Potsdam-Babelsberg.
Boehm, Bernd
Bernd Boehm studied photography and design in Hamburg, Germany. He works as a photographer and director of music videos, image and documentary films. From the 1980s to 2000, he also worked in the USA.
Böhme, Marita
Marita Böhme was born in Dresden on May 7, 1939. She studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy for Performing Arts in Berlin from 1958 until 1961. While still a student, she played as a guest at the Volksbühne in Berlin. From 1966 until 1970, Böhme was a member of the Maxim Gorki Theater, where she played the lead in Nora by Henrik Ibsen.