Eva Mattes (born 14 December 1954 in Tegernsee, Germany) is an Austro-German actress. She appeared in four films directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Jail Bait, Effi Briest, and In a Year of 13 Moons. In the 1984 film A Man Called Eva (Ein Mann wie EVA), she played a bearded film director based on Fassbinder.
Mattes also acted in two films by Werner Herzog, with whom she had a daughter, Hanna Mattes, in 1980. Her other roles include appearances in Germany, Pale Mother, and Enemy at the Gates as the mother of Sasha Fillipov. She is well known in German-speaking countries for her role as Klara Blum in the Tatort television series.
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