Katy Karrenbauer

Birthday: 1962-12-31
Birthplace: Duisburg, Germany
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Katy Karrenbauer (born December 31, 1962, in Duisburg) is a German actress, voice-over artist, singer, and author. She rose to widespread public prominence through her role as Christine "Walter" in the television series *Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast*.

Her acting career initially began in the theater—including at the Urania Theater in Cologne—as well as on various stages throughout Germany. She made her on-screen debut in 1994, playing the paramedic Karo Kaiser in the RTL series *Notaufnahme*. This was followed by numerous guest appearances in series such as *Verbotene Liebe*, *Balko*, *Die Wache*, and *Nikola*.

Karrenbauer achieved her breakthrough in 1997 with her role as Christine Walter in *Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast*, a character she portrayed across a total of 16 seasons, continuing until 2007. For her performance, she was nominated for the German Television Award in 1999.

In addition to numerous television films, she also appeared in feature film productions such as *7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug*, *Zettl*, and *Cloud Atlas*. Furthermore, she collaborated on several occasions with director Rosa von Praunheim, including on the films *Härte* and *Darkroom – Tödliche Tropfen*.

Karrenbauer also remained active on the theater and musical stages, appearing in productions such as the Karl May Festivals in Elspe and Bad Segeberg. Moreover, she works as a voice-over artist, lending her voice to projects such as the series *Glee*.

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	2026-05-28	Tod meiner Jugend	Erika Meier
	2025-11-27	Satanic Sow	Katy
	2024-08-20	Steal Her Breath	Bernie
	2022-06-16	Stand up! Was bleibt, wenn alles weg ist	Marta
	2020-01-30	Potato Salad 3: The Musical	Frau Wilkens
	2019-12-04	Berlin, I Love You	Head of Operations
	2019-10-11	Under ConTroll	Helga Wolf
	2019-06-08	Darkroom	Staatsanwältin
	2018-09-06	Phantomschmerz	Weingarten
	2018-05-03	Magnificent Times	Domina
	2018-03-30	Das Joshua-Profil	Frau Pfeiffer
	2018-03-08	Vielmachglas	Rosa
	2017-04-18	Sommermärchen	Dr. Dorothea Lehberger
	2015-12-24	The White Snake	Weiße Schlange (voice)
	2015-07-23	Potato Salad: Don't Ask!	Frau Wilkens
	2015-04-23	Tough Love	Andys Mutter
	2014-01-01	Vergrabene Stimmen	Magda
	2013-05-03	Plastic	Mother
	2012-10-26	Cloud Atlas	Axwoman
	2012-02-01	Zettl	Swetlana
	2011-01-19	Gegengerade	Lise / Magnus Mutter
	2010-05-09	C.i.S.: Chaoten im Sondereinsatz	Walter
	2008-09-27	Putzfrau Undercover	Petra Borchert
	2008-05-01	Nothing Else Matters	Fiona
	2008-04-01	Spiel mir das Lied und du bist tot!	Ma. St. John
	2008-01-01	African Race	Mara
	2007-01-05	Crazy Race 3 - Sie knacken jedes Schloss	Kara Moreni
	2005-04-27	Max and Moritz Reloaded	Mutter Rita Reischke
	2004-11-21	Crazy Race 2 - Warum die Mauer wirklich fiel	Olga
	2004-10-17	Shark Attack in the Mediterranean	Dr. Verena Brandauer
	2004-06-03	Ein krasser Deal	Ms. Bruchmüller
	2003-03-23	Crazy Race	Camperin
	2002-09-12	Like Rabbits	Gudrun
	2002-09-04	Todeslust	Katharina Hubermann
	2002-02-23	Pest - Die Rückkehr
	2001-11-22	Love Letters - Liebe per Nachnahme	Rita Adler
	1999-02-25	Late Show	Fotografin
	1997-04-17	The First Semester
	1992-04-09	German Fried Movie	Moderatorin