About Senta Berger
Senta Verhoeven (née Berger; Austrian German: [ˈzɛnta ˈbɛʁɡɐ], German: [ˈzɛnta ˈbɛʁɡɐ]; born 13 May 1941) is an Austrian-German actress. She received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film, and television; her awards include three Bambi Awards, two Romys, an Adolf Grimme Award, both a Deutscher Fernsehpreis and a Bayerischer Fernsehpreis, and a Goldene Kamera. == Early life == Berger was born in Vienna during the Second World War to musician Josef Berger (1902–1983) and teacher Therese Jany. She first appeared on stage at the age of four, when her father accompanied her singing on the piano. At the age of five, she started ballet lessons. Berger also took private acting lessons. In 1957, she landed a small first role in The Unexcused Hour, one of the final films directed by Willi Forst. She was accepted to the Max Reinhardt Seminar, a Viennese acting school, but left shortly afterwards after accepting a film role without permission. In 1958, she became the youngest member of the Josefstadt Theatre in Vienna and appeared in productions of L'Œuf, Charley's Aunt, Much Ado About Nothing', and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. == Career == In 1960, Bernhard Wicki and Artur Brauner produced the comedy film The Good Soldier Schweik with Berger and German actor Heinz Rühmann.
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