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