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Dagmar Manzel

Dagmar Manzel

Actor · Born September 1, 1958 (68) · Berlin, Germany

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dagmar Manzel (born 1 September 1958) is a German actress. She has appeared in over 50 films and television shows since 1983. She starred in the 1986 film So Many Dreams, which was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dagmar Manzel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 1, 1958 (68)
From
Berlin, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Dagmar Manzel's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Survival
29%
Self
18%
Power
8%
Morality
6%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Dread
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dagmar Manzel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dagmar Manzel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Love, After All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Lore

  • City of Blood(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hilda Klein

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • A Fading Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Hanne

  • Memory Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sophie

  • Kati: A Freestyle That Stays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Julia Müller

  • Ein großes Versprechen(2021)

    as Juditha

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Unterleuten: The Torn Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hilde Kessler

  • Gloria, die schönste Kuh meiner Schwester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jutta

  • As Green As It Gets(2018)

    as Hannah

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Besuch für Emma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Emma

  • Silent Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Kristine

  • Mord nach Zahlen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marina Kröger

  • Krokodil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Martha

  • Blaubeerblau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Corinna Mühlbauer

  • Cracks in the Shell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Susanne Lorenz

  • Zettl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Veronique von Gutzow

  • Remembrance(2011)

    as Hannah Levine 1976

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Me, Kate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Lilli Vanessi/Katharina

  • Hoffnung für Kummerow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Irmgard Kubiczek

  • John Rabe(2009)

    as Dora Rabe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mordgeständnis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sonja Göpfert

  • Head Under Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Anita Bartsch

  • According to Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Anne

  • Der Kriminalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sybille Ulrich · as Kristin Zanetti

  • Not All Were Murderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Martchen

  • Vier Töchter(2006)

    as Ottilia Kronland

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Als der Fremde kam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Anne Wernicke

  • Die Nachrichten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Doris Theyssen

  • Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Margarete Speer

  • Nachbarinnen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Dora

  • Willenbrock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Vera

  • Der Junge ohne Eigenschaften (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Mutter

  • Leben wäre schön (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Manja Grüneberg

  • Bloch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Heide Welk

  • Liebe ist die halbe Miete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Beate Wüstholtz

  • Goebbels und Geduldig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Grete Zipfel

  • Kelly Bastian - Geschichte einer Hoffnung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Petra Kelly

  • As Rita Hayworth's Grandfather Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Frau Schmiedt

  • Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Juliane Lebert

  • Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eva Klemperer

  • The Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mutter

  • Frankfurt Millennium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ärztin

  • Gomez: Heads or Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Friede Kern

  • The Pharmacist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Dorit Meissen

  • Die Putzfraueninsel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Frau Dr. Schwarz

  • It's a Jungle Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Karin

  • Bella Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Karin Harmsen

  • The Mistake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Regina Bosch

  • Schtonk! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Biggi

  • Einer zahlt immer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Charlotte

  • Dancing at the Dump (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Claudia

  • Die Erbschaft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jutta

  • Die Zeit ist aus den Fugen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Die gestundete Zeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Frau Ehmsen

  • Der Magdalenenbaum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Rosie

  • Coming Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Tanja

  • Späte Ankunft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Harriet von Vietz

  • Die erste Reihe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Anna

  • Der Traum vom Elch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Barbara

  • So Many Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Claudia

  • Der junge Herr Siegmund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Boy with the Big Black Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ulfs Mutter

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Jutta Pahl · as Sybille Weigbrecht

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 9 episodes · as Karla · as Paula Ringelhahn

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Claudia · as Karin

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles from 1965 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

John Rabe (2009)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

John Rabe (2009)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

City of Blood (2026)

Film career

19652026

Peak 2010 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting65 of 65: 65 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s2 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s14 · acting2000s21 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Dagmar Manzel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

City of Blood (2026)

74th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

John Rabe (2009)

Midcredits 86th · 77% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Dagmar Manzel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dagmar Manzel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Florian Gallenberger shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles