Leonie Mellinger, Date of Birth

Leonie Mellinger

British actress

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1959

Profession: actor, film actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Leonie Mellinger (born in Berlin, Germany) is a British actress. Mellinger was born in the British military hospital neighbouring Spandau Prison as her actor father was then working for Bertolt Brecht's theatre company (the Berliner Ensemble).
Her Jewish parents were childhood refugees from Nazi Germany; her grandfather was Werner Scholem, who was killed in Buchenwald.Mellinger trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Her acting debut was as Miriam in the 1981 BBC television serialisation of D.H.
Lawrence's Sons and Lovers.
In the television serial Small World (1988), based on the novel by David Lodge, she played a central double role portraying the twins Angelica and Lily.
Her stage appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company have included Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and Perdita in The Winter's Tale. As well as acting, she teaches communication and personal impact skills at her own training company - Official website.