Birgitta Anna Katharina Tolksdorf (born December 9, 1947, in
Osnabrück,
Lower Saxony),[1] who changed her name to Gittanna Tolksdorf,[1][2] is a
German-American
actress, best known in the United States for her role on the television
soap operaLove of Life, playing Arlene Lovett from 1974 to 1980.
Early life and education
Tolksdorf was born in Osnabrück, Germany,[3][4][5] to Heinz Tolksdorf, a veterinarian, and his wife.[3] In 1952,[5] as a young child, she immigrated with her parents and five siblings[5][6] to the United States,[3][4] where they lived in
Washington, Missouri.[3][7] After attending high school in Washington,[5][8] Tolksdorf studied music[3][4][7] and drama[8] at
Fontbonne College,
St. Louis,[3][4][7] and took part in the college choir and theatre productions.[3][9] She became a US citizen in 1963.[8]
She was married to Daniel Bannister, an attorney in
Hermann, Missouri; he was born in 1958. They divorced in 2001[citation needed]
References
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abcdKaplan, Mike (1983).
Variety international show business reference, 1983. Garland Pub. p. 299.
ISBN9780824090890. Retrieved 11 March 2019. TOLKSDORF, Gittana (Formerly known as Birgitta Tolksdorf): Act. b. Osnabruck, W Germany, Dec 9, 1947. ln stock and repertory. Thea inc: The Secretary Bird. TV inc: Love of Life.
^"Channel Chatter". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, BC. 27 July 1979. p. 24L. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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abcdDenis, Paul (1976).
Daytime TV's Star Directory. Popular Library. pp. 161–162. Retrieved 11 March 2019. BIRGITTA TOLKSDORF PERSONAL LIFE: Born in Osnabruck, West Germany, Birgitta came to the U.S. in 1952 with her parents and her five brothers and sisters. The family settled in Washington, Missouri, where Birgitta finished high school. ......
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abc"Secretly Married to Ben, Courting David, Suspected of Burning Down the Country Club - It's all in a day's 'Love of Life' for Birgitta Tolksdorf". TV Guide: 24–25. 4 September 1976.
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abcd"Your Daytime Television". The Interior Journal. Stanford, Kentucky. 17 March 1977. p. 7. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^"'Everyman' Play At Fontbonne". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. 14 November 1965. p. 4H. Retrieved 11 March 2019.