Gabriele Gysi

Gabriele Gysi, born in 1946, is an actress and director. She attended the State Drama School in Berlin and, before the fall of the Wall, was engaged for a long time at the Volksbühne Berlin, but also at other theatres. She directed at the Theater Karl-Marx-Stadt, the Volkstheater Rostock and the Compagnie de Comédie Rostock. From 1973 to 1981 she also took part as a speaker in several radio plays produced by GDR radio.

In 1984 she left the GDR. From 2007 to 2008 she was chief dramaturg of the Volksbühne Berlin.