Hildegard Schmahl was born on February 6, 1940 in Schlawe, Pomerania, Germany [now Slawno, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She is an actress, known for Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman (2001), The Taste of Apple Seeds (2013) and Heirs of the Night (2019). She is married to Niels-Peter Rudolph. They have two children.