Actress Margit Carstensen died on Thursday at the age of 83 in a hospital in Heide. She had not been able to take on any roles for a long time because she was in poor health.
For years, the heavy smoker suffered from pulmonary emphysema, which made it difficult for her to breathe. In 2019, she was honored in Berlin with the Götz George Prize for her life's work. She also worked with Christoph Schlingensief and Leander Haußmann.