Suffered from cerebral hemorrhage in 1998, but recovered.
Her interview with TV preacher Jürgen Fliege for "Penthouse" magazine became legendary because he called god "a bandit" and was almost fired by the broadcasting network of his show Fliege (1994) (1999).
Has written seven novels since 1984.
Before her acting career, she worked as a secretary, barmaid and shop assistant.