Brigitte Krause

While still a student, in 1949 she made her debut as Christel in Kurt Maetzig's film Girls in Gingham.

[1][2][3] Born on 9 March 1929 in Berlin, in 1948 Krause joined the DEFA youth studios where she trained as a film actress and was engaged as a newcomer in 1950.

In 1949, while still a student She made her debut in Maetzig's Girls in Gingham and also performed in Wolfgang Staudte's drama Rotation.

As part of her training as an actress, she also appeared on the stage in Altenburg and Halle, as well as in Berlin and Potsdam.

After her graduation, Maetzig gave her minor roles in The Council of the Gods (1950) and Story of a Young Couple (1952).