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Ursula Karven

Ursula Karven
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Born Ursula Ganzenmüller
(1964-09-17) September 17, 1964 (age 53)
Ulm, Germany
Occupation Actress, writer, model
Years active 1982–present
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Ursula Karven, previously Ursula Karven-Veres (born Ursula Ganzenmüller 17 September 1964 in Ulm) is a German actress, writer, model and yoga istructor.

Karven has acted in numerous German television films and series.

On June 16, 2001, Karven made international headlines when her four-year-old son, Daniel, drowned at a birthday party in the swimming pool of American musician Tommy Lee in Santa Monica.

She was married to James Veres and has two other children.

Karven began practicing yoga when she was 30 and has published several books and DVDs promoting and demonstrating yoga-based exercises.

Ursula Ganzenmüller, later known by the stage name of Ursula Karven, was born in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, on 17 September 1964. The big screen debut came in 1984, at age 20, with the participation in film Ein irres Feeling, directed by Nikolas Müllerschön.

In 1986, she appeared for the first time on television in an episode of the thirteenth season of the television series Derrick, titled "The Eyewitness" (Der Augenzeuge).

In 1994 she participated in the television series Elbflorenz, where she plays the role of Katja Böhling.

In June 2001, her son Daniel (born in 1997 and had since lived with James Veres) drowned in the pool of the villa musician Tommy Lee (husband of Pamela Anderson) in Santa Monica during a birthday party. Lee ended up on trial for negligence and was later acquitted.

The following year she returned to cinema and was devoted to films such as criminal Impact. Later, in 2006, she was the star of the television series M.E.T.R.O. - Ein Team auf Leben und Tod, where she played the role of Katharina Hansen.

In 2012, at age 47, she posed for the cover of Playboy magazine.


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