actress
Maren Gilzer runs for mayoral election
Maren Gilzer-Kuhlmann during an election campaign appearance in front of her info mobile. Photo: Bernd Settnik / dpa
© dpa-infocom GmbH
In the 1990s she became known nationwide as the “letter fairy” on the “Wheel of Fortune” on Sat.1. Now she wants to become mayor of a small community in Brandenburg.
A well-known actress will run for the mayoral election in Oberkrämer, Brandenburg on January 23rd.
The candidacy of Maren Gilzer, who is applying for the FDP as mayor in the non-governmental municipality in the Oberhavel district, was published in the official gazette on December 3rd. Previously, on November 23, the electoral committee approved her candidacy and that of six other applicants in a public meeting.
The 61-year-old became known in the 1990s as the “letter fairy” on the Sat.1 program “Wheel of Fortune” and then played the role of the nurse Yvonne for 16 years in the ARD series “In all friendship”. In 2015 she was voted the “Jungle Queen” by viewers of the RTL reality show “I am a star – get me out of here”.
The municipality of Oberkrämer is an amalgamation of seven villages with around 12,000 inhabitants. The new election of the mayor had become necessary because the long-time incumbent Peter Leys (citizen for Oberkrämer / BfO) will retire on March 1st.