Simone Rethel (born 1949 in Germany) is a German actress, painter and photographer. She is the widow of actor and singer Johannes Heesters. Rethel came from a large, artistic family. Her grandfather was a painter.
Rethel married Heesters, 46 years her senior, in 1991.[1] In December 2010, the 107-year-old Heesters said that he had quit smoking for his then 61-year-old wife: "She should have me as long as possible."[2]
Movies
1965 Die fromme Helene
1969 Junger Herr auf altem Hof
1971 Der erste Frühlingstag
1971 Der Kommissar: Der Moormörder (TV)
1972 Der Kommissar: Tod eines Schulmädchens (TV)
1973 Der Lord von Barmbeck
1973 Der Kommissar: Der Tod der Karin W. (TV)
1974 Die schöne Helena
1977 Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein (Fernsehserie)
