In the 80s, Gisela Schneeberger became a star alongside Gerhard Polt and through series such as “Monaco Franze”. Here she looks back – and tells us what she is doing today.
Interview: Sabine Hoffmann
In the role of the bitchy lover Elli, you provoked the most famous sentence from the TV classic “Monaco Franze”: “Always the shit with Elli.” Was it clear to you when you read the script that this female character had cult potential?
No. Back then, in the early 80s, my son was still very small. I wanted to do my work and get home quickly. That was much more important to me than anything else. However, I knew immediately that it was a good script because there was nothing to change. It was brilliantly written. This only happens very rarely.
The role made you big. What was it like to be a star in the ’80s?
I never felt that way. I never wanted to be a star either. You have to like the red carpet and making a fuss about yourself. That makes me uncomfortable. When the press appointments with Gerhard Polt for our film “Kehraus” came up, I sent him and didn’t go there myself. It never bothered me that he was more in the foreground.
Their joint series “Almost like in real life” was released with the Grimme Prize excellent. In it you showed the bizarre situations of everyday life. Was it fun while writing the sketches?