German actress Ingrid van Bergen has died at the age of 94 in Eyendorf, Lower Saxony, confirmed by close friends. She was found peacefully by her best friend Linda Schnitzler, with whom she had a close relationship that began over 40 years ago in prison. Van Bergen, who was blind in her later years, had been suffering from health issues and expressed a desire to die shortly before her passing. Despite her blindness and limited financial resources, she lived a quiet life, cared for by Schnitzler, and was known for her resilience and her career spanning over 200 films and TV shows. Van Bergen was a prominent figure in post-war German cinema, starring alongside stars like Heinz Rühmann and Kirk Douglas, and was famous for her smoky voice. Her career was interrupted in 1977 when she was convicted of manslaughter after killing her lover, Klaus Knaths, in a drunken rage, which led to a seven-year prison sentence, though she was released early in 1981. She later gained fame as the winner of the 2009 edition of RTL's \