Princess Sunnyi of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (née Melles, born 7 October 1958) is a Switzerland-Hungary actress active in Germany and Austria.
Biography
She is the only daughter of Austrian orchestral conductor
Carl Melles and Hungarian noblewoman Judith von
Rohonczy (1929-2001), an actress, daughter of actress Ila Lóth. Since 1993, she has been married to Prince Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1954), son of photographer Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. They have a son and a daughter:
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Prince Constantin Victor Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1994)
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Princess Leonille Elisabeth Judith Maria Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (b. 1996).
Selected filmography
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Derrick - Season 8, Episode 8: "Prozente" (1981, TV series episode), as Alice Hollerer
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Die Leidenschaftlichen (1982, TV film), as Charlotte
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(1982), as Marlene Schulz
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Tatort: (1983, TV series episode), as Miriam Schultheiss
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The Roaring Fifties (1983), as Bambi
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Rote Erde (1983, TV series), as Sylvia von Kampen
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(1986), as Angelika
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Maschenka (1987), as Lilli
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'38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1987), as Carola
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(1988), as Gretchen (with Helmut Griem as Faust)
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(1989), as Gabriele Gessmann
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Mit den Clowns kamen die Tränen (1990, TV miniseries), as Norma Desmond
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Ich schenk dir die Sterne (1991), as Laura Montesi
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Maigret: Maigret at the Crossroads (1992, TV series episode), as Else
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The Rat (1997, TV film), as Damroka
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Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999), as Aurelia
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Olgas Sommer (2004), as Ella
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(2009), as Sigrid Freesmann
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(2012, TV film), as Gabriele Muntz
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(2012), as Franziska Schnidt
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(2013, TV miniseries), as Ottilie Schadt
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, as Amine von Kirsch
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Altes Geld (2015), as Liane Rauchensteiner
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Der Bauer zu Nathal (2018)
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as German Empress Augusta Victoria
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The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018), as Mrs. Silberzweig
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Enfant Terrible (2020)
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Triangle of Sadness (2022)
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Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), as Marlene Dietrich
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Mr. K (2024)
Awards
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
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2024 : "Beste Schauspielerin" (best actress) for Die Zweiflers (ARD/Degeto/hr/Turbokultur)
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