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Tabea Blumenschein

Tabea Blumenschein was a German painter, actress, film director, screenwriter, costume/set designer and musician. Largely known for her acting, and starring roles in films by Ulrike Ottinger, Blumenschein was a multidisciplinary artist, who later in life focused her art on physical media and drawing.

Personal life
Blumenschein was a lesbian, and known to have been in a relationship with Ulrike Ottinger in the 1970's. They moved to West Berlin together in 1973/1974. Blumenschein was a prominent figure in the West Berlin bar scene, and enjoyed partaking in gender-bending and watching drag king performances. ==Film Career==
Film Career
An artist and actor, Blumenschein was a frequent collaborator and lead actress in many films of her lifelong friend Ulrike Ottinger. In Ticket of No Return, Blumenschein starred as "the lady drinker" and was additionally the costume designer. ==Filmography==
Filmography
Laokoon & Söhne (Ulrike Ottinger and Tabea Blumenschein 1973) • '' (Die Betörung der blauen Matrosen''), (Ulrike Ottinger and Tabea Blumenschein 1975) • Portrait Marianne Rosenberg, (Rosa von Praunheim 1976) • '' (Madame X – Eine absolute Herrscherin''), (Ulrike Ottinger 1977) • Uliisses, (Werner Nekes 1982) • ''''. (Ulrike Ottinger 1984) • Zagarbata, (super-8 film, 16 mm) (director and script: Tabea Blumenschein, 1985) == Further reading ==
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