“Heide Keller has made television history. In the role of head hostess Beatrice, she was the good spirit on board the ‘dream ship’ for 38 years – a record. No other actress has embodied a comparable series role for that long. developed her character further and made her into a German cult figure. We will miss her very much, “says Heike Hempel, Deputy ZDF Program Director and Head of ZDF’s main editorial department for TV films / Series II.
Heide Keller played the head hostess Beatrice from episode one in 1981 and thus shaped the ZDF hit series “Das Traumschiff” in a special way. With her wonderful charisma and her cordial manner, she gave the audience glamorous TV evenings and enriched the colleagues behind the camera who worked with her.
Heide Keller, born on October 15, 1939 in Düsseldorf, played after completing his acting training on various German theater stages before she found her place on television and thus also on ZDF. Her last appearance on the “Dream Ship” was in 2018 in the 80th episode of the Dream Ship “Los Angeles”. On the occasion of her death, ZDF will broadcast a repeat of this episode today at 0.25 a.m. Afterwards at 1.55, the documentary “Das Traumschiff – Spezial” gives an insight into the shooting and looks behind the scenes. The episode “Chile” can be seen on ZDF on Saturday, September 4, 2021, 1:35 pm. In addition to the last “Traumschiff” episode with Heide Keller, the very first episode “Karibik” and “Chile” and more are available in the ZDFmediathek.
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