Esther Schweins
Career
Active 1993 – present
Biography
About Esther Schweins
Esther Schweins is a German actress who rose to fame through her appearances on the RTL Samstag Nacht show. She won the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis in 1994 for her work on the show. She later voiced Princess Fiona in the German dubs of the Shrek franchise. In 2018, she played British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in the docudrama We are half the World (Die Hälfte der Welt gehört uns) about the women's suffrage movement.
Schweins survived the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake while on holiday with her mother in Sri Lanka. She has a daughter (born 2007) and a son (born 2008) with a farmer from Mallorca, Spain. She hasn't married him because she doesn't believe in marriage. She is 5'9" with a slim build, red hair, and blue eyes.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1993-present (started around 23 years old; 33 years active)
- Birthplace
- Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
Body
- Hair Color
- Red
- Eye Color
- Blue
- Weight
- 128 lbs (or 58 kg)
- Measurements
- 34–25–35 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.71
- Bra/Cup Size
- 34B show conversions - UK: 34B, EU: 75B, AU: 12B, JP: 75B
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 42k (as of April 2026)
Frequently asked
What is Esther Schweins known for besides acting?
She is also a comedian, gaining fame through the RTL Samstag Nacht show, for which she won the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis in 1994.
Which language does she voice Princess Fiona in?
She provides the German voice of Princess Fiona in the Shrek franchise dubs.
What was her role in 2018's 'We are half the World'?
She played British suffragette and political activist Emmeline Pankhurst in the docudrama about the women's suffrage movement.
How did the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake affect her?
She survived the earthquake while on holiday with her mother in Sri Lanka.
Why hasn't she married her partner?
She has two children with a farmer from Mallorca, but she does not believe in marriage.
Did you know
- Won the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis in 1994 for her work on RTL Samstag Nacht.
- Voiced Princess Fiona in the German Shrek films.
- Survived the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake while in Sri Lanka.
- Has a daughter (2007) and a son (2008) with a farmer from Mallorca.
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