Johanna Gastdorf

Johanna Gastdorf (born 17 March 1959) is a German actress. She has appeared in many German films and television shows since 1993. Recent roles include Irene in Class Reunion 2.0 – The Wedding (Die Hochzeit; 2019) and Ursula in the 2023 political drama series Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde.

Johanna Gastdorf
Johanna Gastdorf in 2012
Born	(1959-03-17) 17 March 1959 (age 66) Hamburg, West Germany
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present

Early life and education

Johanna Gastdorf was born on 17 March 1959 in Hamburg, West Germany.^[1]

Career

Gastdorf's first acting role was in Ein guter Schritt, Böses zu tun, in 1984.^[1]

In 2008, she starred in The Wave,^[2] and she is also known for her role as Irene in the 2020 film Class Reunion 2.0 – The Wedding (Die Hochzeit).^[3]

In 2023 she played Ursula in the TV series Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde, a political drama set in post-war West Germany in 1954.^[2][4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Küß mich!	Regisseurin
	Bunte Hunde [de]	Staatsanwältin
1998	Four for Venice	Nick's secretary
2001	Heart [de]	Marlies Bode
2003	The Miracle of Bern	Christa Lubanski
2004	Off Beat	Mutter des Mädchens
2005	Sophie Scholl – The Final Days	Else Gebel
2007	Neandertal [de]	Guido's Mother
	Cold Summer [de]	Renate Sawatzke	TV film
2007	The Unpolished	Dr. Irm Branzger
	Herr Bello	Huhn
2008	The Wave	Mutter Tim
2009	Hilde	Frieda Knef
2011	Eine Insel namens Udo	Frau Weber
2012	Glory: A Tale of Mistaken Identities [de]	Elke Ebling
2014	The Chosen Ones	Petra Grust	TV film
2016	24 Weeks	Beate, Astrid's mother
	Fritz Lang [de]	Thea von Harbou
	Rivals Forever: The Sneaker Battle [de]	Pauline Dassler	TV film
2018	Never Look Away	Großmutter Malvine
2019	Die Goldfische	Olivers Mutter
2019	Die Hochzeit	Irene
2023	Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde	Ursula