Renate Pichler was a German actress and voice artist, born November 1, 1937, in Deutsch Krone, Germany, which is now Wałcz, Poland. She passed away on May 2, 2019. After studying acting under Eva Fiebig in Hamburg, she built a extensive career in film, television, and primarily as a voice actress, becoming a prominent figure in the German dubbing industry, particularly in Hamburg.

Pichler's voice acting work included the role of Crack in the 1982 German dubbed version of the anime film Phoenix 2772 - Space Firebird. The film, originally released in Japan in 1980, was dubbed in Hamburg, and Pichler provided the German voice for the character Crack. This role was part of her broader, prolific career as a dubbing artist, where she lent her voice to numerous international films and television series. Among her most notable dubbing roles were providing the German voice for Barbara Bain as Dr. Helena Russell in the sci-fi series Space: 1999, and for actresses such as Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday, Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes, Elke Sommer in The Net, and Raquel Welch in The Four Musketeers.

In addition to her work in film and television dubbing, Pichler was highly active in German audio drama productions. Her extensive discography includes roles in long-running and popular series such as Die drei???, where she appeared in multiple episodes over several decades, TKKG, and Fünf Freunde. Her work in audio drama spanned from the late 1970s well into the 2010s, demonstrating a long and sustained career in the field. Beyond performing, she also worked as a dubbing director and translator, contributing to the German adaptations of series like Agatha Christie's Marple and Poirot in the 2000s.