Was type casted as "Berliner Göre" (girl from Berlin), especially in
musical films together with Peter Kraus. They became admired teen idols in
the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Received the German Cross of Merit on ribbon (1987).
First recipient of the 'Kulturpreis Friedrich S.', an award honoring
important persons, in Mannheim, Germany (1997).
Her daughter Agnes was born in 1968.
Her son Kasper was born in 1970.
Daughter of Gerhard Froboess, whose composition "Pack die Badehose ein" (Pack
Your Swimsuit) became a hit and made her Germany's first child star
(1951).
The song "Zwei kleine Italiener" (Two Little Italians), Germany's entry
at Eurovision Song Contest 1962 (1962), has been her only number 1 hit.
Respected stage actress as permanent ensemble member at the Munich
Kammerspiele from 1972 to 2001 and the Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel
since 2001.