Heidemarie Gohde
Description
Heidemarie Gohde is a German actress, voice actor, and theatre director, known for her work on stage and for providing the German voice for characters in several anime series during the early 1980s. She was born in Dresden in 1953. Gohde completed her acting studies at the Staatliche Schauspielschule Berlin, which is now known as the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch.
Her career as a voice actor was concentrated in a brief but productive period between 1980 and 1983, during which she lent her voice to various characters in films dubbed for the German Democratic Republic. Her work in this field is primarily associated with anime productions from that era. According to the Deutsche Synchronkartei, a German dubbing database, her voice acting roles include the character Anja in Anja und die vier Jahreszeiten from 1980, which corresponds to the series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Mori wa Ikiteiru mentioned in the query. Her other notable anime dubbing credits from this time include the titular character in Däumelinchen from 1978, Aya in Taro, der Drachenjunge from 1979, and roles in other films such as Das helle Licht des Tages and Das Geschenk des schwarzen Zauberers.
Alongside her voice acting, Gohde maintained an extensive and ongoing career in theatre. Following her graduation, she held engagements as both an actress and director at prominent German theatres, including the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, the Theater Leipzig, the Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, the Bremer Theater, and the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Since 1997, she has worked as a freelance actress and director, and has also served as a lecturer at the Schauspielschule Mainz. Her directorial work in the 21st century includes productions for the ETA Hoffmann Theater in Bamberg and the Kaleidoskop Theater, where she has staged works such as Die Verwandlung, Biedermann und die Brandstifter, and Kabale und Liebe. She has also been active as a speaker in radio dramas for the Rundfunk der DDR. In 2020 and 2021, she appeared in the experimental film Bath the Pain Away in the role of Ruth.
Her career as a voice actor was concentrated in a brief but productive period between 1980 and 1983, during which she lent her voice to various characters in films dubbed for the German Democratic Republic. Her work in this field is primarily associated with anime productions from that era. According to the Deutsche Synchronkartei, a German dubbing database, her voice acting roles include the character Anja in Anja und die vier Jahreszeiten from 1980, which corresponds to the series Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Mori wa Ikiteiru mentioned in the query. Her other notable anime dubbing credits from this time include the titular character in Däumelinchen from 1978, Aya in Taro, der Drachenjunge from 1979, and roles in other films such as Das helle Licht des Tages and Das Geschenk des schwarzen Zauberers.
Alongside her voice acting, Gohde maintained an extensive and ongoing career in theatre. Following her graduation, she held engagements as both an actress and director at prominent German theatres, including the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, the Theater Leipzig, the Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover, the Bremer Theater, and the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Since 1997, she has worked as a freelance actress and director, and has also served as a lecturer at the Schauspielschule Mainz. Her directorial work in the 21st century includes productions for the ETA Hoffmann Theater in Bamberg and the Kaleidoskop Theater, where she has staged works such as Die Verwandlung, Biedermann und die Brandstifter, and Kabale und Liebe. She has also been active as a speaker in radio dramas for the Rundfunk der DDR. In 2020 and 2021, she appeared in the experimental film Bath the Pain Away in the role of Ruth.
All Characters
- GermanAnime overview: Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Mori wa Ikiteiru
- GermanAnime overview: Taro the Dragon Boy