Ilona Schulz
Acting
Born February 26, 1955, Kassel, Germany
Ilona Schulz (born February 26, 1955, in Kassel) is a German actress, voice-over artist, and singer. Ilona Schulz studied at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media from 1976 to 1980, subsequently beginning her stage career at the Theater Hannover. She rose to fame through her role in the musical *Linie 1* by the Berlin-based Grips-Theater, as well as in the feature film adaptation of the same name. The song "Du bist schön, auch wenn du weinst"—which she performed in a Berlin dialect—was later covered by various artists, including the Beatsteaks and Sido. Throughout her career, Schulz has held theater engagements in cities such as Basel, Bremen, Munich, and Stuttgart. In Berlin, she worked as a freelance performer at venues including the Freie Volksbühne, the Theater am Kurfürstendamm, the Tipi am Kanzleramt, and the Theater des Westens. Furthermore, she has appeared in numerous film and television productions, including popular series such as *Tatort* and *Polizeiruf 110*. As a voice-over and audio drama artist, Schulz became particularly well-known for her work in children's productions. She voices the title characters in audio drama series such as *Der kleine König* and *Der Grüffelo*, and lent her voice to the character *Das kleine Arschloch* in the film adaptations of the same name. She is also recognized for her distinctive voice and her ability to mimic various dialects. In 2023, Schulz portrayed the elderly Margot Friedländer in the docudrama *Ich bin! Margot Friedländer*; the film was awarded the German Television Prize. In addition to her work as an actress and voice artist, she is also active as a playwright and resides in Berlin.
Filmography
- 2025Manitou's Canoe — Mrs. Wolf
- 2024Gisela — Brigitte
- Hameln — Frau Weber
- 2023Das Leben ist kein Kindergarten - Vaterfreuden — Elisabeth
- 2023Ich bin! Margot Friedländer — Margot Friedländer (old)
- 2022Ab nach Hause — Lise-Lotte
- 2022Aracy: Der Engel von Hamburg — Tess Moebius
- 2022Geschlossene Gesellschaft - Schauspielende im Fegefeuer — Estelle 7
- 2022Karla, Rosalie und das Loch in der Wand — Mimi
- 2022Klabautermann
- 2021Blood Red Sky — Ingelore Huber
- Fritzie - Der Himmel muss warten — Sabine
- 2020Liebe, Pflicht und Hoffnung — Klara
- 2019Dreamfactory
- 2017Pamçka — Mutter
- 2016Looping — Oberschwester in der psychiatrischen Klinik
- Bettys Diagnose — Margot Sistig
- 2015Sweet September — School principal
- 2014Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus! — Frau Utzke
- Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier — Iris Nowak
- JoNaLu — Lu
- SOKO Stuttgart — Frederike Krauser
- 2006Das kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack - Sterben ist Scheiße — Das Kleine Arschloch (Voice)
- 2004The Forest for the Trees — Frau Sussmann
- 2003The Tell-Tale Heart — Doctor
- 2001The Abrafaxe – Under the Black Flag — Califax (voice)
- 1997Guppies zum Tee — Ms. Schröder
- 1997Kleines Arschloch - Der Film — Kleines Arschloch / Inge Koschmidder (voice)
- Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin — Trudi
- 1993Anna annA
- 1992Der kleene Punker — Pinke (voice)
- Roller Coaster — Franziska
- Wolffs Revier — Sybille Koppermann, Karin Ackermann
- 1991The Tango Player — Barfrau
- 1988Linie 1 — Maria / Risi / Rocknudel
- 1988The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
- 1980Falsche Bilder — Valerie Nedomanski
- Polizeiruf 110 — Ingeliese Poll
- Scene of the Crime — Silke Faber, Manu's Mother
- Cloud Study — Oma (voice)