Cécile de Maron
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Cécile Antoinette de Maron (formerly von Lahnstein) is a fictional character
on the German
soap opera
Verbotene Liebe
(Forbidden Love). The role was portrayed by actress Yvonne Burbach from October 24, 2001 to January 23, 2006.
to Düsseldorf
to live without the strictly morals of her aristocratic family. She suffers under multiple sclerosis
and is a big fan of horses. On the race course she meets Henning von Anstetten
(Patrik Fichte), who falls instantly in love with her. Cécile discovers soon, that she has feelings for Henning too, but because of her disease she doesn't want a relationship with him. In this time, Charlie Schneider
(Gabrile Metzger) becomes a great friend of Cécile. But her love to Henning is stronger and they find to each other. Cécile gets even more happy, when Henning asks her to marry him. But when comes out that Henning and Marie von Anstetten (Solveig Duda) aren't related, as they thought after an intrigue by Tanja von Anstetten
(Miriam Lahnstein
), Henning discovers that he never stopped loving Marie. When Cécile finds out about that, she bursts the wedding. Cécile suffers under Henning's love for Marie and the thought that he never loved her. In her lovesickness, she spends a night with Mark Roloff (Carsten Spengemann), who was left by Marie because of the same reason.
After her painful love for Henning, she meets the construction worker Robin Brandner (Niels Brunkhorst), who comes only from a middle-class family. Robin soon falls in love with her as well as Cécile can't deny the feelings for him. In spite of the class distinction, Cécile and Robin become a couple, but this brings Cécile's mother Konstanze (Karin von Ostholt) into town, who wants to break up this relationship. Konstanze doesn't leave a moment to stultified Robin. And even through, Cécile stays on his side, Robin soon gets the feeling that he isn't good enough for Cécile. To proffer Cécile a better life, Robin begins to gamble, which comes soon to an addiction. Because he wants to keep this a secret from Cécile, he hurts her feelings so much, that she breaks up with him. When Cécile finds out the truth, Robin wants a second chance, but the breakup is final for Cécile. Later, the two continue on being friends.
Cécile meets the classic car fan Johannes von Lahnstein
(Thomas Gumpert
) in fall 2003. Johannes gets Cécile to feel save and she soon discovers her feelings for him. But when Cécile meets Johannes' daughter Carla
(Claudia Hiersche
), she learns that she isn't as welcome as she thought as the new woman on Johannes' side. Carla thinks Cécile is too young for her father and suggests that she won't do Johannes any good. But Johannes tells his children that they will have to accept Cécile. He proposes to her soon later. When Johannes' son Ansgar
(Wolfram Grandezka
) from a longer abidance in Singapore
, he agrees with Carla and wants Cécile to agree on a marriage-contract. Cécile decides that she has done enough fighting in her life and signs the contract, before they get married. After the wedding, Johannes' other son Leonard
(Lars Korten) comes back from Chicago
, where he lived and worked for years as a doctor. She meets him by chance and falls in love at first sight with him, without knowing who he is. Believing that she will never see him again, Johannes wants Cécile to meet his other son, when Leonard stays in front of her. She is surprised and shocked at the same time and tries to flee from her feelings for him. But Leonard has also strong feelings for Cécile. When they can't fight them longer, Cécile and him begin a passionate affair. But Cécile wants to end it with him, when she sees how much Johannes loves her. Before Carla marries Bernd von Beyenbach
(Ron Holzschuh), Leonard and Cécile decide to stay to their feelings and want to tell Johannes the truth. But when Cécile finds out that Carla's marriage to Bernd is only a fake, she sees how Johannes suffers under that and stays with him. A drama begins when Johannes finally finds out the truth. He promises his son, that he will never forgive him and throws him out of Königsbrunn castle. When Cécile dies after a horrible car accident, where she also loses her son Julius, Johannes tries to make peace with his son. Father and son find their way back to each other on the grave of the woman they both loved.
Fictional character
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on the German
Germany
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soap opera
Soap opera
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Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe
Verbotene Liebe , often abbreviated to VL, is a Rose d'Or Award-winning German television soap opera. The show was created by Reg Watson and first broadcast on Das Erste on 2 January 1995...
(Forbidden Love). The role was portrayed by actress Yvonne Burbach from October 24, 2001 to January 23, 2006.
Storylines
The beautiful Cécile came in 2001 from ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
to Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
to live without the strictly morals of her aristocratic family. She suffers under multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
and is a big fan of horses. On the race course she meets Henning von Anstetten
Henning von Anstetten
Henning Christoph August von Anstetten is a fictional character from German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was first played by the late Markus Hoffmann from the series premiere on January 2, 1995 to February 1996. Two years later, actor Hendirk Martz took over the role and played...
(Patrik Fichte), who falls instantly in love with her. Cécile discovers soon, that she has feelings for Henning too, but because of her disease she doesn't want a relationship with him. In this time, Charlie Schneider
Charlie Schneider
Charlotte 'Charlie' Schneider is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, portrayed by actress Gabriele Metzger. She made her first appearance on screen in the series premiere on 2 January 1995...
(Gabrile Metzger) becomes a great friend of Cécile. But her love to Henning is stronger and they find to each other. Cécile gets even more happy, when Henning asks her to marry him. But when comes out that Henning and Marie von Anstetten (Solveig Duda) aren't related, as they thought after an intrigue by Tanja von Anstetten
Tanja von Anstetten
Tanja von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , played by actress Miriam Lahnstein. She made her first appearance on-screen on 21 June 1995 and left after three years in May 1998. Lahnstein returned to the role in 2001, where she was seen from 24 April to...
(Miriam Lahnstein
Miriam Lahnstein
Miriam Lahnstein is a German actress.In 1995, Miriam came to the "Das Erste-Soap "Verbotene Liebe". She played the villain Tanja von Anstetten from 1995 until 1998...
), Henning discovers that he never stopped loving Marie. When Cécile finds out about that, she bursts the wedding. Cécile suffers under Henning's love for Marie and the thought that he never loved her. In her lovesickness, she spends a night with Mark Roloff (Carsten Spengemann), who was left by Marie because of the same reason.
After her painful love for Henning, she meets the construction worker Robin Brandner (Niels Brunkhorst), who comes only from a middle-class family. Robin soon falls in love with her as well as Cécile can't deny the feelings for him. In spite of the class distinction, Cécile and Robin become a couple, but this brings Cécile's mother Konstanze (Karin von Ostholt) into town, who wants to break up this relationship. Konstanze doesn't leave a moment to stultified Robin. And even through, Cécile stays on his side, Robin soon gets the feeling that he isn't good enough for Cécile. To proffer Cécile a better life, Robin begins to gamble, which comes soon to an addiction. Because he wants to keep this a secret from Cécile, he hurts her feelings so much, that she breaks up with him. When Cécile finds out the truth, Robin wants a second chance, but the breakup is final for Cécile. Later, the two continue on being friends.
Cécile meets the classic car fan Johannes von Lahnstein
Johannes von Lahnstein
Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by actor Thomas Gumpert from September 23, 2003 to January 9, 2008.-Storylines:...
(Thomas Gumpert
Thomas Gumpert
Thomas Gumpert is a German actor.He studied acting from 1972 to 1976 in Leipzig.Since 2003, he played the role of the patriarch Johannes von Lahnstein in the soap opera Verbotene Liebe.-Theater:...
) in fall 2003. Johannes gets Cécile to feel save and she soon discovers her feelings for him. But when Cécile meets Johannes' daughter Carla
Carla von Lahnstein
Carla Sophia von Lahnstein is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , portrayed by actress Claudia Hiersche. She made her first appearance on screen on September 19, 2003 and left the show on November 10, 2009. Hiersche then returned for a guest stint on January 29, 2010...
(Claudia Hiersche
Claudia Hiersche
Claudia Hiersche Claudia Hiersche Claudia Hiersche (* 22 February 1977 in Frankfurt (Oder), German Democratic Republic [now Federal Republic of Germany] is a German host and actress and is well known for her portrayal of the lesbian fictional character Carla von Lahnstein in the soap opera...
), she learns that she isn't as welcome as she thought as the new woman on Johannes' side. Carla thinks Cécile is too young for her father and suggests that she won't do Johannes any good. But Johannes tells his children that they will have to accept Cécile. He proposes to her soon later. When Johannes' son Ansgar
Ansgar von Lahnstein
Ansgar Eduard Johannes von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe , portrayed by actor Wolfram Grandezka. He debuted in the role on January, 22 2004....
(Wolfram Grandezka
Wolfram Grandezka
Wolfram Grandezka is a German actor.He landed the role of Roman Klingenberg in the Daytime soap opera Unter uns. He played the role from January 5, 1998 to April 26, 2000. Wolfram came to another soap, Verbotene Liebe, four years later...
) from a longer abidance in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, he agrees with Carla and wants Cécile to agree on a marriage-contract. Cécile decides that she has done enough fighting in her life and signs the contract, before they get married. After the wedding, Johannes' other son Leonard
Leonard von Lahnstein
Dr. Leonard Antonio Sebastian von Lahnstein is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe portrayed by actor Lars Korten from March 11, 2004 to September 10, 2009.-Storylines:...
(Lars Korten) comes back from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where he lived and worked for years as a doctor. She meets him by chance and falls in love at first sight with him, without knowing who he is. Believing that she will never see him again, Johannes wants Cécile to meet his other son, when Leonard stays in front of her. She is surprised and shocked at the same time and tries to flee from her feelings for him. But Leonard has also strong feelings for Cécile. When they can't fight them longer, Cécile and him begin a passionate affair. But Cécile wants to end it with him, when she sees how much Johannes loves her. Before Carla marries Bernd von Beyenbach
Bernd von Beyenbach
Bernhard 'Bernd ' Konstantin Ferdinand von Beyenbach is a fictional character on the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe . The character was portrayed by Ron Holzschuh from March 19, 2003 to February 13, 2007...
(Ron Holzschuh), Leonard and Cécile decide to stay to their feelings and want to tell Johannes the truth. But when Cécile finds out that Carla's marriage to Bernd is only a fake, she sees how Johannes suffers under that and stays with him. A drama begins when Johannes finally finds out the truth. He promises his son, that he will never forgive him and throws him out of Königsbrunn castle. When Cécile dies after a horrible car accident, where she also loses her son Julius, Johannes tries to make peace with his son. Father and son find their way back to each other on the grave of the woman they both loved.