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In the beginning, "Verbotene Liebe" aired weekdays at around 5:55 pm on Das Erste and was followed by fellow soap opera "Marienhof", creating a soap line-up for the network. The line-up proved successful in its early years and showed a lot of contrast. "VL" was labeled as glamor soap, while "Marienhof" showed the working-class of fictional district in Cologne. Becoming a huge success, Das Erste decided to show reruns in the early morning. With a break from about nine months, the network aired the first 250 episodes, who later were labeled as the show's first season.
Jana von Lahnstein
Jana von Lahnstein ("née" Brandner) is a fictional character in the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe" ("Forbidden Love"). The character was played by the actress Friederike Sipp from 1 October 2002 to 21 March 2005. The character was recast with Vanessa Jung, who played the role from 23 March 2005 to 20 February 2008.
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Vincent Berg †
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Verbotene Liebe (, lit. "Forbidden Love") is a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show is set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of Majorca have figured prominently in the show's story lines. First broadcast on 2 January 1995, "Verbotene Liebe" was originally broadcast in 24-minute episodes, five times a week. It expanded to 45-minute episodes on 21 June 2011 and trimmed back to 40-minute episodes on 23 January 2012 to accommodate an adjusted time-slot. In 2006, Pay-TV network Passion began broadcasting episodes of the show from the beginning.
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Lukas Roloff
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Viktoria Wolf †
Forbidden Love (2004 TV series)
Forbidden Love (; lit. Tale of the Nine-Tailed Fox) is a 2004 South Korean television series starring Kim Tae-hee, Jo Hyun-jae and Jun Jin. It aired on KBS2 from July 19 to September 7, 2004 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 for 16 episodes.
Fabian Brandner
Fabian Brandner is a fictional character on the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was portrayed by Shai Hoffmann from January 22, 2008 to August 14, 2008 and in guest appearances from January 12, 2009 to January 22, 2009.
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Rumors about a cancellation of the soap opera were first made back in the fall of 2010 after "Verbotene Liebe" and fellow soap opera "Marienhof" performed not well and "Verbotene Liebe" lost viewers a third year in a row. However, in February 2011, a decision was made about Das Erste's access primetime. "Marienhof" was canceled and "Verbotene Liebe" extended from 20 to 45 minutes. The ARD hoped that "Verbotene Liebe" could gain viewers again, brought back fan favorite - and original cast member - Isa Jank (Clarissa von Anstetten) and reintroduced the original story about siblings Jan and Julia; although the roles were recast. However the return of Jank's character was reviewed by most fans as underwhelming and the recasting of Jan and Julia got mixed reviews as well. "Verbotene Liebe" continued to lose in ratings and by 2014, the soap opera performed well under the market share of Das Erste.
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Tim Sander †
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Hartmut Seifert
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Arno Brandner †
Daniel Fritzsche
Dr. Daniel Fritzsche is a fictional character on the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was played by Markus Prinz from 8 April 1999 to 12 June 2002 and returned for one guest appearance for the show's 10th anniversary on 27 January 2005. The role was recast with actor Dirk Moritz, who debuted on 2 November 2011.
Renée Weibel
She made her next move with taking the contract role as Helena von Lahnstein in the popular German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". Renée made her on-screen debut on October 5, 2009.
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The line-up however was changed when the network signed Thomas Gottschalk and developed a new evening talk show for him. "Gottschalk Live" premiered in January 2012, causing "Verbotene Liebe" to lose about six minutes per episode and being a rival to "Unter uns" again. The talk show failed miserably and was canceled in June 2012. That led to the network changing the air time of "Verbotene Liebe" yet again. It was announced that the soap opera would return to its old time slot at 6:00pm. However, "VL" actually airs now around 6:10pm. Fans complained about the several air time changes, indicating that the glamor soap and former glory of the Das Erste evening program has become the ugly step-child.
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"Clarissas Tagebuch" (English: "Clarissa's Diary") is a 2011 five-part series that stars Isa Jank in her role as Clarissa von Anstetten. It chronicles much of Clarissa's past and shows that the character has been in a South American prison for the last ten years. The special aired before Jank before would return on-screen on the main show.
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German television channel Das Erste ("The First") began airing "Verbotene Liebe" in January 1995 after many months of planning and production. The project was initially planned for RTL Television, another German channel, but executives there were skeptical that the concept of a love story between a brother and a sister could prove successful. Das Erste took on the project and told the memorable story of Jan Brandner and Julia von Anstetten, two young people who find themselves immediately drawn to each other, although they have just met. The affecting story of the two siblings is told in the first 600 episodes, and is identified today with the series title. In addition to Jan and Julia and their love story, the complex scheming of the other characters made the show popular with audiences. Clarissa von Anstetten becomes popular as Jan and Julia's conniving mother, earning her an unofficial title as the German Alexis Colby. (The "real" Alexis Colby, Joan Collins, had a brief recurring role as Lady Joan on "Verbotene Liebe" in 2010.) Tanja von Anstetten, too, soon rises to fame for being a murderous vixen. This classic formula brought "Verbotene Liebe" attention in the press and, with it, a large fan base resulting in three million viewers tuning in on a daily basis.
Matthias Brandner
Matthias Brandner is a fictional character from the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)" portrayed by actor and entertainer Thomas Ohrner. He made his first appearance on screen on 15 January 2008 and had his final appearance on 14 December 2010.
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Carolin Brandner
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"Verbotene Liebe" is built upon melodramatic love stories, family drama and friendship. Actress Gabriele Metzger in her role as Charlie Schneider is the only remaining original cast member, while others like Martina Servatius (Elisabeth von Lahnstein), Miriam Lahnstein (Tanja von Lahnstein), Jo Weil (Oliver Sabel), Dominic Saleh-Zaki (Andi Fritsche) and Wolfram Grandezka (Ansgar von Lahnstein) are considered long-serving cast members as they all have first appeared over ten years ago.
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Verena Schulz
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Mark Roloff
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Katja Brandner †
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Alex Wiegand
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Hannes von Lahnstein
Cécile de Maron
Cécile Antoinette de Maron (formerly von Lahnstein) is a fictional character on the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The role was portrayed by actress Yvonne Burbach from 24 October 2001 to 23 January 2006.
Lara Cornelius
Lara Cornelius (adopted, née Ryan) is a fictional character from the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe", first portrayed by Karoline Schuch from September 18, 2000 to May 23, 2002. 12 years later the character was recast with Clara Gerst, who made her first on-screen appearance on October 2, 2014.
Viktoria Wolf
Viktoria Wolf is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". She has been portrayed by Patricia Schäfer from April 8, 2011, to October 7, 2013. The character died in 2013.
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Tom Seifert
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"Verbotene Liebe" received international attention in 2008 with the love story of Christian Mann and Oliver Sabel. The gay couple was featured in a story in the British magazine "reFRESH" and in an article in the 23 September issue of "Soap Opera Weekly". Since then, the show has developed a large following elsewhere in Europe and beyond. The relationship between Oliver and Christian unfolds as a love story of two people who happen to be gay, rather than one of gay caricatures trying to play house, as is often the case. The ups and downs of the couple's relationship play out over five years to the couple's engagement and wedding, and continue on.
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Peter Kaufmann
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Simon Roloff
Rebecca von Lahnstein
Rebecca von Lahnstein is a character on the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was portrayed by Jasmin Lord and debuted on June 17, 2008. In 2009, Lord earned the "Miss Soap award" as the most beautiful actress in a soap opera, followed by the "German Soap Award" as Sexiest Woman in 2011. It was announced on January 18, 2011 that Lord is going to leave the show and finishes shooting in April 2011. She made her last on-screen appearance on July 27, 2011. After a few months the character was recast with Tatjana Kästel, who made her first on-screen appearance on February 13, 2012.
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Stella Mann
Melanie Kogler
Melanie Isabella Kogler (born April 18, 1985 in Salzburg) is an Austrian television and theatre actress most known for her role as Marlene von Lahnstein (née Wolf) on the hit German television series, "Verbotene Liebe" ("Forbidden Love").
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Timo Mendes
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Inge Brandner †
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Paul Brandner
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"Milli Sander"
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Rainer Wemken, CEO of UFA Serial Drama, shared the following statement hours after the ARD confirmed the cancellation: "The ARD has terminated the contract for "Verbotene Liebe" at this time. I regret this decision very much, especially because it is a series with a strong brand, with a large fan base that is also very popular on the Internet and achieves high polling numbers. We are therefore make offers to the ARD, how the series can continue - possibly with other production or broadcast models - at a later date. I therefore hope very much that we can continue "Verbotene Liebe"."
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Giselle Schulz
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Achim Brandner
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Silke Hansen
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Coco Faber
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Josefine von Rossitz
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Jule Roth
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Hannelore Konrad
Constantin von Lahnstein
Constantin von Lahnstein is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)" and was portrayed by actor Milan Marcus. He made his first appearance on 9 December 2004. The character was introduced as the last original member of the Lahnstein family as a troublesome teenager that grow up at his aunt's in Italy after his mother died. He has been featured in numerous storylines, including finding his biological father, his friendship to Paul Brandner, his relationships to Paul's sister Lisa and Judith Hagendorf and an affair with the former wife of his cousin, Nathalie Käppler. Marcus decided to focus on college in 2008 but stayed with the show until his last appearance on 5 January 2011.
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Edith Büchner
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The show is produced in the Magic Media Company studios in Cologne's borough Ossendorf since 2003. The same studios are also the home of "Alles was zählt". "Verbotene Liebe" was previously produced in the studios of WDR. The biggest build stage is the LCL set over three floors. For six months in 2011, the show was partly produced in Majorca, Spain for a separate story that eventually concluded in Düsseldorf.
Adrian Degenhardt
Adrian Degenhardt is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character is portrayed by actor Klaus Zmorek from 25 January 2007 to 5 March 2009, when the character was written out with the chance of a return.
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Boris Malcho is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character is being played by Lutz Scheffer, who debuted on 7 March 2012.
Henning von Anstetten
Henning Christoph August von Anstetten is a fictional character from German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was first played by Markus Hoffmann from the series premiere on January 2, 1995 to January 24, 1996. The character was recast two years later after Hoffmann committed suicide a year earlier. Actor Hendirk Martz played Henning from 1998 to April 5, 2000. The role was once again recast with actor Patrik Fichte, who premiered on-screen on April 7, 2000 and played the role to the character's death on November 13, 2002.
Joscha Kiefer
Joscha Kiefer (born 8 December 1982) is a German actor and best known for his role as Sebastian von Lahnstein on the soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)".
Hand aufs Herz
"Hand aufs Herz" started two weeks after the failed daily drama "Eine wie keine" aired its final episode due to low ratings. The show is in direct competition with the long-running soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)" and is starring with Vanessa Jung and Andreas Jancke two of its former stars.
Dana Wolf
Dana Wolf is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". She has been portrayed by Diane Willems from 27 January 2011 to 10 September 2014.
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Alexa Berg †
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Justus Stiehl
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Silke Hansen is a fictional character on the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was played by Marnie Held from 10 October 1995 to 6 November 1995 and again on 15 August 1996, when her voice was heard on the answering machine.
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Robin Brandner
Nico von Lahnstein
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 1 October 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.
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Elisabeth von Lahnstein
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Nathalie Brandner
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"Verbotene Liebe" was initially based on original story and character outlines from the Australian soap opera "Sons and Daughters", before evolving into a show of its own as the series progressed. The show originally focused on two core families: the wealthy Anstetten family and the middle-class Brandner family. More specifically, it dealt with the story of Jan Brandner and Julia von Anstetten, two strangers whose fascination for each other leads them to fall in love, neither of them cognizant that they are twins separated by their parents. It is this story of forbidden love that gave the series its title. As cast members left the show, many characters were written out of the storyline, and new ones were added. Sometimes this included whole families. Writers attempted to phase out the dwindling Brandner family by introducing a new middle-class family, the Prozeskis, as foils for the wealthy Anstettens, but the Brandners proved to be too popular with fans, and the Prozeskis left as quickly as they came. Currently, much of the drama centers on the Wolf family and the aristocratic Lahnstein family.
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Sonja Jäger is a fictional character on the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character is played by Pia Ampaw-Fried, who debuted in the role on 6 December 2011. She left the series in a last appearance on 13 June 2012.
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Philipp Brandner
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Erika Sander
Jared Hasselhoff
Hasselhoff guest-starred as himself in two episodes of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe", which aired in June 2008 on German television channel Das Erste.
Katja Brandner
Katja Brandner is a fictional character on German daytime soap opera "Verbotene Liebe" ("Forbidden Love"). The character was portrayed by actress Diana Frank from January 15, 2008 to January 5, 2009.
Isa Jank
Because "Wege zum Glück" was produced by Grundy UFA, the same production company responsible for "Verbotene Liebe", rumors circled around the web that Jank eventually would return to her old show as Clarissa. The show itself showed lack of quality in storyline at this time and was in need of a character like Clarissa, but Isa Jank debarred the chance of a comeback. It is not known if meetings between the producers of "Verbotene Liebe" and Jank even took place. However more than two years later, in early 2011, Das Erste announced Isa Jank's return as Clarissa. She first reappeared in June 2011 and was part of a six-months special that was filmed on the Spanish island Mallorca, before joining her colleagues in Cologne. Jank stayed for another year and was then written off the show; with her last appearance on March 20, 2013. "Verbotene Liebe" was canceled in 2015 without another appearance from Jank.
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The latest same-sex love story "Verbotene Liebe" created is the relationship between Marlene von Lahnstein, a former musical star, and Rebecca von Lahnstein, a fashion designer. The story of this couple, also known as "Marbecca", began in 2012 and has garnered a sizable international following. In November 2013, the two characters made it into "The Top 25 Lesbian/Bi Characters on TV" of AfterEllen.com (rank 14 and 15) as two of only three non-English speaking characters. AfterEllen.com wrote at the time: "Sometimes you kiss your boyfriend’s sister during a game of spin the bottle and the next thing you know, you’re falling in love with her and leaving your groom on your wedding day and chasing down your lesbian love before she flies off to Los Angeles forever. Soaps are soaps, all over the world, and their love stories are so ridiculously delicious. Even more amazing: A whole year after they confessed their feelings for each other, Rebecca and Marlene are both still alive! Four for you, Germany. You go, Germany."
Hannes von Lahnstein
Johannes "Hannes" von Lahnstein II (formerly known as Hannes von Anstetten) is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". He is the son of Tanja von Anstetten and Ansgar von Lahnstein. The character was played by child actors Daniel and Simon Kühn from 20 March 2006 to 24 November 2008. Hannes was recast with child actor Jonas Enderer, who debuted in the role on 28 November 2008. He was last seen in June 2011 and then recast with Melvin-Maxmilian Eisenstein, who debuted on 21 December 2011.
Gregor Mann
Gregor von der Waldenau (born as Mann) is a fictional character from the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)", portrayed by actor Andreas Jancke. He made his first appearance on screen on 16 February 2005 and left the show on 12 March 2010.
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Kerstin Richter
Ricardo Mendes
Dr. Ricardo Mendes is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character is introduced by Daniel Sellier on 21 June 2011.
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Frank Levinsky
Hubertus Regout
In February 2009, he joined the TV show "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)" on recurring basis in the role of Eduard von Tepp.
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Mimi Baxter †
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Annegret Wittkamp †
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Kim Wolf
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Christian Toppe
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"Jessica Prozeski"
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Tim Helmke
Oliver Sabel
Oliver Sabel is a popular fictional character in the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love : in English)". The character is portrayed by actor Jo Weil from 31 December 1999 to 3 September 2002 and again since 2 November 2007.
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Jo Helmke
Julia Mendes
Julia Mendes (born Prozeski, adopted von Anstetten and formerly Sander) is a fictional character from the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)", played by Valerie Niehaus. She is introduced in the series' premiere on January 2, 1995. She departed from the series in July 1997, when Niehaus decided to pursue other roles. The role was surprisingly recast with well-known actress Nina Bott in 2011; reinstating the Brandner family and the original story of the show. Bott appeared for the first time on-screen on June 23, 2011. She eventually finished shooting her story arc in October 2011 and last appeared on January 18, 2012. The character is known as the first protagonist of the show and her main story focuses around the incestuous love to her twin-brother Jan Brandner.
Ansgar von Lahnstein
Ansgar Eduard Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character is portrayed by actor Wolfram Grandezka, who premiered in the role on 22 January 2004.
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Renate Baumann
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Peter Jacob
Forbidden Love (2011 TV series)
Forbidden Love is a Syrian television series which was first aired in 2011. The program, which is broadcast via satellite, has caused controversy across Arabic communities for its exploration of issues considered socially and culturally taboo. Written and directed by Tamer Isaac, the drama features a cast including Abbas al-Noury, Kinda Alloush, Basim Yakhour, Qusai Khouli and Salma Masri."Forbidden Love" is a serial drama which focuses on social issues in contemporary Syrian society. The series primarily explores the impact of adoption, disability and unconventional relationships within families and communities. These themes had never previously been explored within a Syrian television drama.
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Matthias Brandner
Kim Wolf
Kimberly "Kim" von Lahnstein (adopted Wolf, married Sanchez) is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". Lisa Tomaschewsky introduced the role on April 13, 2011, but was eventually recast with actress Nicole Mieth, who took over the part on May 10, 2011.
Arno Brandner
Arno Brandner is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was portrayed by actor Konrad Krauss, who first appeared in the series premiere on 2 January 1995.
Clarissa von Anstetten
Clarissa von Anstetten (née Prozeski and formerly Kaufmann) is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character is played by actress Isa Jank from the show's debut on 2 January 1995 to 5 September 2001 and again since 21 June 2011. She left the show again on 20 March 2013.
Christian Mann
Christian Mann is a fictional character on German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". He is portrayed by actor Thore Schölermann from 27 November 2006. Schölermann was initially supposed to take a break after December 2012. However, it was later reported that the actor will not return full-time but in a limited capacity.
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Adrian Degenhardt
Meike Breuer
Meike Breuer (née Wittkamp) is a fictional character of the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)". The character was played by Nova Meierhenrich from 9 June 2006 to 30 August 2006.
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Hermann Schuhmann
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Florian Brandner
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"Die längste Nacht von Königsbrunn" (English: "The longest Night of Königsbrunn") is a 2014 fifteen-part series, set on a stormy night in the kitchen of Castle Königsbrunn. It stars Martina Servatius (Elisabeth von Lahnstein), Claus Thull-Emden (Justus Stiehl), Miriam Lahnstein (Tanja von Lahnstein), Sebastian Schlemmer (Sebastian von Lahnstein), Jana Julie Kilka (Jessica Stiehl), Jens Hartwig (Tristan von Lahnstein), Nicole Mieth (Kim Wolf) and as special guest stars Konrad Krauss (Arno Brandner) and Verena Zimmermann (Nico von Lahnstein). The special revolves around secrets of every character and concludes on 30 May 2014 with a live episode.