Mika Kaurismäki, who directed Zielcke in the 2000 film
Highway Society, introduced her to actor
Henry Thomas in Berlin. Zielcke and Thomas had a daughter together in 2004, marrying that same year. By 2006, Zielcke had started a long-term relationship with actor
Christoph Maria Herbst, and Thomas filed for divorce in 2007. Zielcke and Herbst remained together until 2009. ==Selected filmography==