Sunnyi Melles Explained
Sunnyi Melles (born 7 October 1958 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg) is a Swiss-Hungarian actress active in Germany and Austria.
Biography
She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter:
- Constantin Victor Ludwig, Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994)
- Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996).[1]
Selected filmography
- Derrick - Season 8, Episode 8: "Prozente" (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer
- Die Leidenschaftlichen (1982, TV film), as Charlotte
- (1982), as Marlene Schulz
- Tatort
(1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss
- The Roaring Fifties (1983), as Bambi
- Rote Erde (1983, TV series), as Sylvia von Kampen
- (1986), as Angelika
- Maschenka (1987), as Lilli
- '38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1987), as Carola
- (1988), as Gretchen (with Helmut Griem as Faust)
- (1989), as Gabriele Gessmann
- Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen (1990, TV miniseries), as Norma Desmond
- Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991), as Laura Montesi
- Maigret
Maigret at the Crossroads (1992, TV series episode), as Else
- The Rat (1997, TV film), as Damroka
- Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999), as Aurelia
- Olgas Sommer (2004), as Ella
- (2009), as Sigrid Freesmann
- (2012, TV film), as Gabriele Muntz
- (2012), as Franziska Schnidt
- (2013, TV miniseries), as Ottilie Schadt
- , as Amine von Kirsch
- Altes Geld (2015), as Liane Rauchensteiner
- Der Bauer zu Nathal (2018)
- Kaisersturz as German Empress Augusta Victoria
- The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018), as Mrs. Silberzweig
- Enfant Terrible (2020)
- Triangle of Sadness (2022)
- Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), as Marlene Dietrich
- Mr. K (2024)
Notes and References
- Web site: Pedigree Chart for Sunnyi Melles: Genealogics .
