Anja and Gerit Kling, Germany’s most famous pair of sisters, have enjoyed decades of success as actresses, yet they could hardly be more different. Both Gerit and Anja—who is five years younger—grew up near Potsdam, lived through the typical GDR youth experience, and dreamed of a life of freedom from an early age. Five days before the fall of the Berlin Wall, they fled to the West. They survived the dramatic days that followed only by sticking together as sisters, just as they have supported one another throughout their lives. 

While Gerit was drawn to the stage and in front of the camera from childhood onward, Anja found her way to acting only after taking a few detours. Both went on to successful careers, but life in the spotlight also has its downsides. “This profession is the most beautiful in the world when it works, and the cruelest when it doesn’t,” say the Kling sisters.&

Anja and Gerit Kling recount—with humor, poignancy, and always honesty—the ups and downs they’ve weathered as sisters. They share that the best way to get through life is not to take yourself too seriously. And they reveal how to write a book together when you can’t even agree on a title.

Two sisters, one story, and a book without a title.
Anja and Gerit Kling invite you to a unique and authentic reading.

Doors open: 5:00 p.m.