Ina Holst

Biography

Ina Holst (born January 8, 1956, in Hamburg; died August 2, 2017, in Hamburg) was a German actress, director, and acting coach. Ina Holst completed her acting training in Hamburg and Kiel and initially worked primarily on theater stages in Hamburg—including at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus—as well as performing her own solo and cabaret programs. From the mid-1980s onward, she increasingly worked in film and television, becoming particularly well known as a distinctive character actress in numerous German productions. She frequently portrayed everyday figures—such as landladies, shop assistants, nurses, or office workers—imbuing them with a high degree of memorability through her characteristic appearance and voice. Her most notable film and television appearances include roles in *Absolute Giganten*, *Buddenbrooks*, *Erbsen auf halb 6*, *Die Affäre Semmeling*, and *Herzversagen*. Furthermore, she appeared in numerous television series, including *Tatort*, *Ritas Welt*, *Die Pfefferkörner*, *Der Landarzt*, *Notruf Hafenkante*, *SOKO Wismar*, *Sesamstraße*, and *Großstadtrevier*. From 2013 to 2015, she was a member of the main cast of the ZDF series *Kripo Holstein*, playing the rol…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Gigantic (1999) — Ricco's mother
2. Buddenbrooks (2008) — Cook
3. Erbsen auf halb 6 (2004) — Landlady
4. Ritas Welt (1999) — Frau Kaldeweit
5. Der Mann im Strom (2006)
6. Die Diebin & der General (2005)
7. Der Bernsteinfischer (2005) — Kramersfrau
8. Dora Heldt: Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Sie haben gewonnen! (2014) — Frau Hollenkötter
9. Die Schimmelreiter (2009) — Dörthe
10. Die Nacht der großen Flut (2005) — Frau Piechowiak
11. Es liegt mir auf der Zunge (2009) — Wirtin
12. Einsatz in Hamburg (2000)
13. Problemzone Mann (2002) — Haushälterin Minchen
14. Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel (2016) — Frau Wagner
15. Herzversagen (2012) — Frau Jäschke
16. Breathful (2007) — Sigi's Partner
17. Kripo Holstein - Mord und Meer (2013) — Heidi Lürsen