Gisela "Gila" Freiin von Weitershausen (German: [ˈɡiː.la fɔn ˈvaɪ.̯tɐs,haʊ̯zn̩] ; born 21 March 1944) is a German actress. Born in Trebnitz (today Trzebnica), Lower Silesia, Germany (today Poland) into an aristocratic family, she has three brothers and two sisters and is the great-granddaughter of former German Chancellor Georg Graf von Hertling.
Gila von Weitershausen became popular in the late 1960s when she appeared in German comedy films, for example alongside Uschi Glas. One of the films from that period about Swinging Sixties Bavaria, Engelchen, gave her the nickname Engelchen ("Little Angel"), which was used by the tabloid press for decades. In one of her best-known roles, she played a prostitute in the 1971 film Murmur of the Heart. She also appeared several times as "Rowena" in the British TV series Arthur of the Britons. By common consensus one of her best performances was in Circle of Deceit (1981), a film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, where she played with Hanna Schygulla and Bruno Ganz. Von Weitershausen regularly appears in television movies to this day.
She was married to fellow actor Martin Lüttge from 1966 until 1972. Between 1970 and 1973, she had a relationship with movie director Louis Malle, who is the father of her son, Manuel Cuotemoc (born 1971). Since 1994, she has been married to Hartmut Wahle.
Selected filmography
Glorious Times at the Spessart Inn (1967), as Gundel
Angel Baby (1968), as Katja
Zur Hölle mit den Paukern (1968), as Helena Taft
The Magnificent Tony Carrera (1968), as Ursula Beaulieu
Up the Establishment (1969), as Helene Wohlfahrt
Charley's Uncle (1969) as "Charley" Carla Werner
Student of the Bedroom (1970), as Nicci Krüger
Don't Fumble, Darling (1970), as Christine
11 Uhr 20 (1970, TV miniseries), as Maria Wassem
Slap in the Face (1970), as Eva
Murmur of the Heart (1971), as Freda
X312 - Flight to Hell (1971), as Steffi
Bloody Friday (1972), as Marion Lotzmann
My Daughter, Your Daughter (1972), as Hella Mattes
Arthur of the Britons (1972, TV series), as Rowena
Cry of the Black Wolves (1972), as Frona Williams
The Pedestrian (1973), as Karin
The Sibyl Cipher (1973), as Sybille Loredo
When Mother Went on Strike (1974), as Gloria Perkin
Death Rite (1976), as Martine
Thaw (1977), as Jutta
Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und Nächte (1978), as Marie Rosenmund
The Unicorn (1978), as Birga Kristlein
Confused Feelings (1981, TV film), as Anna
Circle of Deceit (1981), as Greta Laschen
Blood and Honor: Youth Under Hitler (1982, TV miniseries), as Ruth Mönkmann
The Roaring Forties (1982), as Émilie Dubisson
The Captain's Doll (1983, TV film), as Countess Johanna zu Rassentlow
Trenchcoat (1983), as Eva Werner
Patrik Pacard (1984, TV miniseries), as Katrin Pacard
Der Landarzt (1987–1995, TV series, 69 episodes), as Annemarie Mattiesen
Die Wilsheimer (1987, TV series, 6 episodes), as Lilo Ziegler
Lorentz & Söhne (1988, TV series, 11 episodes), as Gertrud Bienger
Love and Fear (1988), as Erika
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988), as German tourist