Ingrid Caven Bio, Movies, Husband & Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Ingrid Caven is a German actress notable for roles in movies like Love is Colder than Death, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, and The American Soldier. Caven is also a singer and has released albums like Der Abendstern, Chambre 1050, Au Pigall’s, Chante Piaf, and more.

Ingrid married twice in her lifetime. Her first husband was a director and her current partner is a novelist. Who is Ingrid Caven Married to? Let’s find out more about Ingrid Caven in the article below.

Who is Ingrid Caven? Her Bio and Wiki

Ingrid Caven was born on August 3, 1938, in Saarbrucken, Germany. Her birth name is Ingrid Schmidt and was born under the Zodiac sign of Leo. Ingrid grew up alongside her younger sister Trudeliese Schmidt who was an opera singer.

Caven father worked as a tobacco trader and there is no information about her educational background.

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Ingrid Caven’s Movies

Caven started working as a teacher in Upper Bavaria before establishing herself in the film industry. Ingrid started working on stage in her former husband’s acting troupe. The acting troupe was called antiteater which toured in the 1960s. After that, Ingrid worked in many short films which lead her to do a feature film in 1969.

Caven played the character of Prostitute in the movie Love is Colder than Death directed by Rainer. Later, Ingrid went on to act in movies like The Merchant of Four Seasons, Fox and his Friends, Mother Kuster’s Trip to Heaven.

Ingrid Caven won the German Film Awards for her performance in the film Looping- Der Lange Traum Vom Kurzen Gluck. As of now, Ingrid is involved in films and her recent work includes the role of Miss Vendegast in the 2018 film Suspiria.

She also has an autobiography written by her current partner Jean Schuhl which won the Prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2000.

Ingrid Caven’s Husband and Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Caven married director Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1970 for a brief time period. Schmidt started her career with Rainer acting troupe and frequently collaborated in films. Rainer and Ingrid were good friends and in 1969 during the filming of Love is Colder Than Death, they fell in love with each other.

The couple dated for a year and tied the wedding knot in 1970. But their love did not last and the couple split in 1972. Even after the divorce, Ingrid acted in many of his films until the death of Rainer in 1982.

Caven currently lives in Paris, France with her partner. The couple is living together since 1977. Jean-Jacques Schuhl is a French Writer who also wrote Ingrid’s autobiography, Ingrid Caven. The book won the prestigious Prix Goncourt award. However, there are no reports of how they met and if they are married or just living together.

There are also no reports of her children so, we assume She does not have any children.

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Ingrid Caven’s Net Worth

The exact amount of her wealth is undisclosed but we can assume it is in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ingrid started working since 1969 and has worked in more than 20 films. From acting in the movies, Ingrid must’ve received the salary in between $5,000 to $20,000 per day shooting.

Ingrid is also a singer and from her albums and through that, Caven earns a good amount. From her album sales, Caven must’ve received a good chunk of profit and $45,000 to $65,000 per year on top of that as a professional singer. Ingrid also earned from the sales of her autobiography in the 2000s.

Her partner Jean’s net worth is not known but on average, the author and writer’s earn $20,000 per year in salary. So, Jean must’ve received that amount at least.