Overview
- Kruse says broadcasters prioritize younger faces, leading to fewer offers as actors age and even younger performers portraying grandparents.
- She argues influencers are increasingly cast in scripted roles based on social‑media reach, displacing professionally trained actors.
- Reflecting on COVID years, she recounts older performers being labeled a universal risk group and described as supposedly uninsurable.
- Her comments appear in a new interview cited by Focus Online, with fellow veterans Michaela May, Gesine Cukrowski and Jutta Speidel reporting similar age‑related barriers.
- Kruse, a household name from 1980s hits like Die Schwarzwaldklinik, says she now prioritizes theatre for artistic growth and direct audience feedback.