Maria Furtwängler
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Maria Furtwängler-Burda (born September 13, 1966) is a German
physician
and television actress. She is the daughter of an architect and actress Kathrin Ackermann and at once grandniece
and step-granddaughter of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
.
Born in Munich
, after school Maria Furtwängler trained and then worked as a medical doctor. In 1991 she married art historian Dr. Hubert Burda
(born 1940), the youngest son of publisher Aenne Burda
and CEO of Hubert Burda Media
, an international media group which publishes more than 180 magazine titles, including many fashion
magazines. The couple has two children, Jakob (born 1990) and Elisabeth (born 1992).
In the mid-1990s Furtwängler continued her television career. Since 2002 she has been particularly successful as Hanover
-based police detective Charlotte Lindholm in the Tatort
series.
She focuses her charitable work
on Ärzte für die Dritte Welt
(Physicians for the Third World).
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and television actress. She is the daughter of an architect and actress Kathrin Ackermann and at once grandniece
Cousin chart
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and step-granddaughter of the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wilhelm Furtwängler was a German conductor and composer. He is widely considered to have been one of the greatest symphonic and operatic conductors of the 20th century. By the 1930s he had built a reputation as one of the leading conductors in Europe, and he was the leading conductor who remained...
.
Born in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, after school Maria Furtwängler trained and then worked as a medical doctor. In 1991 she married art historian Dr. Hubert Burda
Hubert Burda
Hubert Burda is a German art historian and publisher. Hubert Burda is CEO and owner of Hubert Burda Media, publishing more than 250 magazines inside and outside Germany...
(born 1940), the youngest son of publisher Aenne Burda
Aenne Burda
Aenne Burda , born Anna Magdalene Lemminger, was a German publisher of the Burda Group, a media group based in Offenburg and Munich, Germany. She was one of the symbols of German economic miracle.- Biography :...
and CEO of Hubert Burda Media
Hubert Burda Media
Hubert Burda Media is a German privately held, family-owned global media company with its origins in printing and magazine publishing. The company is headquartered in Offenburg and Munich, has additional main offices in Berlin and Hamburg and has more than 7400 employees...
, an international media group which publishes more than 180 magazine titles, including many fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
magazines. The couple has two children, Jakob (born 1990) and Elisabeth (born 1992).
In the mid-1990s Furtwängler continued her television career. Since 2002 she has been particularly successful as Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
-based police detective Charlotte Lindholm in the Tatort
Tatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
series.
She focuses her charitable work
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
on Ärzte für die Dritte Welt
German Doctors for Developing Countries
In 1983 the committee Ärzte für die Dritte Welt was established. The committee was founded in Darmstadt, Germany, and is today located in Frankfurt am Main....
(Physicians for the Third World).