Nico von Lahnstein
| Nicola von Lahnstein | |||||||||||||||
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| Verbotene Liebe character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Verena Zimmermann | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2002–2007, 2008, 2010–2012, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1833 October 1, 2002 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 4664 June 26, 2015 |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Die längste Nacht von Königsbrunn (2014) | ||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Nicola Brandner | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Photographer Co-CEO of the Lahnstein Aktionhaus Co-Head of the Jana von Lahnstein foundation |
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| Residence | Schloss Königsbrunn Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Parents |
Johannes von Lahnstein † (biological) Vera Brandner † Achim Brandner (legal) |
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| Siblings |
Ansgar von Lahnstein (paternal half-brother) Carla von Lahnstein (paternal half-sister) Sarah von Lahnstein (paternal half-sister) Robin Brandner (maternal half-brother) Jana von Lahnstein † (maternal half-twin-sister) |
| Spouse |
Philipp zu Hohenfelden † (widowed) [2011] |
| Grandparents | Dietrich von Lahnstein † (paternal) Wilhelmine Baxter † (paternal) |
| Aunts and uncles |
Ludwig von Lahnstein † Christian Frei Arno Brandner † (legal) |
| Nieces and nephews |
Kim Wolf Hannes von Lahnstein Nick Brandner Sophia von Lahnstein |
| First cousins | Hagen von Lahnstein Sebastian von Lahnstein Tristan von Lahnstein Helena von Lahnstein Rebecca von Lahnstein Max Frei Julia Mendes (legal) Jan Brandner (legal) Susanne Brandner (legal) Florian Brandner (legal) |
Nicola "Nico" von Lahnstein (born as Nicola Brandner) is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The character has been played by actress Verena Zimmermann and made her first appearance on October 1, 2002. Much of the character's history revolves around her rebellious teenage years, being the illegitimate daughter of Johannes von Lahnstein, the deep connection shared with her sister Jana, her romance with Andi Fritzsche and marriage to Philipp zu Hohenfelden.
The actress took a seven months break in 2006. She last appeared on February 2, 2006, where Nico left with her grandmother Mimi to travel the world. She returned on September 13, 2006 and stayed for another year before leaving on September 11, 2007.
Zimmermann returned for three episodes from March 5 to March 7, 2008, where Nico attended the funeral of her sister Jana.
Two years later, Zimmermann signed on to make a return as Nico and first reappeared on April 15, 2010. In late 2011, it was reported that Verena Zimmermann was expected her first child and therefore is taking a maternity leave. She last appeared on February 17, 2012.
In May 2012, it was reported that Zimmermann is back on set and would return for a short stint. It became later known that Nico returns to attend the funeral of Arno Brandner. She appeared on September 13, 2012.
Zimmermann later took part in the 2014 web special Die längste Nacht von Königsbrunn.
The character of Nico is introduced together with her siblings Jana (Vanessa Jung) and Robin (Nils Brunkhorst). It's explained that their mother Vera died tragically and father Achim is swamped with raising three children. Robin pays a visit to his uncle Arno Brandner (Konrad Krauss), who lives with his then wife Elisabeth (Martina Servatius) in Düsseldorf. The three are having problems with the youth welfare office and Robin wants to ask Arno for help. But before he can do so, the two get into a fight and Robin wants to leave the Brandner house, when his two younger sisters arrive. Jana is portrayed as a shy beautiful woman, while Nico appears as a rebel, who loves punk music and seems to be hard to deal with.
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