Ilona Schulz
Biography
Ilona Schulz (born February 26, 1955, in Kassel) is a German actress, voice-over artist, and singer. Ilona Schulz studied at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media from 1976 to 1980, subsequently beginning her stage career at the Theater Hannover. She rose to fame through her role in the musical *Linie 1* by the Berlin-based Grips-Theater, as well as in the feature film adaptation of the same name. The song "Du bist schön, auch wenn du weinst"—which she performed in a Berlin dialect—was later covered by various artists, including the Beatsteaks and Sido. Throughout her career, Schulz has held theater engagements in cities such as Basel, Bremen, Munich, and Stuttgart. In Berlin, she worked as a freelance performer at venues including the Freie Volksbühne, the Theater am Kurfürstendamm, the Tipi am Kanzleramt, and the Theater des Westens. Furthermore, she has appeared in numerous film and television productions, including popular series such as *Tatort* and *Polizeiruf 110*. As a voice-over and audio drama artist, Schulz became particularly well-known for her work in children's productions. She voices the title characters in audio drama series such as *Der kleine König* and *Der Grüffelo*, and lent her voice to the character *Das kleine Arschloch* in the film adaptations of the same name. She is also recognized for her distinctive voice and her ability to mimic various dialects. In 2023, Schulz portrayed the elderly Margot Friedländer in the docudrama *Ich bin! Margot Friedländer*; the film was awarded the German Television Prize. In addition to her work as an actress and voice artist, she is also active as a playwright and resides in Berlin.
Known For

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

Polizeiruf 110

SOKO Stuttgart

Wolffs Revier

Wolffs Revier

Bettys Diagnose

Roller Coaster
All Movies (29)
- Manitou's Canoe2025 · as Mrs. Wolf
- Gisela2024 · as Brigitte
- Ich bin! Margot Friedländer2023 · as Margot Friedländer (old)
- Das Leben ist kein Kindergarten - Vaterfreuden2023 · as Elisabeth
- Ab nach Hause2022 · as Lise-Lotte
- Geschlossene Gesellschaft - Schauspielende im Fegefeuer2022 · as Estelle 7
- Aracy: Der Engel von Hamburg2022 · as Tess Moebius
- Klabautermann2022
- Karla, Rosalie und das Loch in der Wand2022 · as Mimi
- Blood Red Sky2021 · as Ingelore Huber
- Liebe, Pflicht und Hoffnung2020 · as Klara
- Dream Factory2019
- Pamçka2017 · as Mutter
- Looping2016 · as Oberschwester in der psychiatrischen Klinik
- Sweet September2015 · as School principal
- Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus!2014 · as Frau Utzke
- Das kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack - Sterben ist Scheiße2006 · as Das Kleine Arschloch (Voice)
- The Forest for the Trees2004 · as Frau Sussmann
- The Tell-Tale Heart2003 · as Doctor
- The Abrafaxe – Under the Black Flag2001 · as Califax (voice)
- Guppies zum Tee1997 · as Ms. Schröder
- Kleines Arschloch - Der Film1997 · as Kleines Arschloch / Inge Koschmidder (voice)
- Anna annA1993
- Der kleene Punker1992 · as Pinke (voice)
- The Tango Player1991 · as Barfrau
- The Passenger – Welcome to Germany1988
- Linie 11988 · as Maria / Risi / Rocknudel
- Falsche Bilder1980 · as Valerie Nedomanski
- Cloud Study— · as Oma (voice)
All TV Shows (13)
- Hameln2024 · as Frau Weber
- Fritzie - Der Himmel muss warten2020 · as Sabine
- Bettys Diagnose2015 · as Margot Sistig
- Heiter bis tödlich - Hauptstadtrevier2012 · as Iris Nowak
- JoNaLu2010 · as Lu
- SOKO Stuttgart2009 · as Frederike Krauser
- Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin1994 · as Trudi
- Wolffs Revier1992 · as Sybille Koppermann
- Wolffs Revier1992 · as Karin Ackermann
- Roller Coaster1992 · as Franziska
- Polizeiruf 1101971 · as Ingeliese Poll
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Silke Faber
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Manu's Mother