Mother of Oliver Berben .Was on the cover of "Time" magazine as one of 36 "European heroes 2003". She was honoured as an ambassador for Christian-Jewish understanding (April 2003).She has lived with businessman Gabriel Lewy since 1974. They run several cafes and restaurants in Munich and Berlin.Received the "Bayerischer Verdienstorden" (highest Bavarian order) (14 July 2005).Announced her separation from Gabriel Lewy (June 2006).After first traveling to Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967, she has been interested in the country and has fought against antisemitism and xenophobia in her native Germany.In a noted stage program by Michael Verhoeven , she read the diaries of Anne Frank and Josef Goebbels (2002).Has lived together with stuntman Heiko Kiesow since the shooting of "Afrika, mon amour" (2007).Member of the Board of the German AIDS Foundation.Chosen "Germany's sexiest TV star between 50 and 60" by the readers of Best Life magazine (2005).