- German dubbing voice of "Pippi" Inger Nilsson on Pippi Longstocking (1969). She also sang the song played during the opening credits.
- Was romantically linked to Werner Herzog. They have a daughter together, Hanna Mattes.
- Austrian citizen
- One of a very few actors to talk very gently about Klaus Kinski. She loved working with him on Woyzeck (1979).
- Made her movie debut at the age of ten in Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius (1965).
- Although never attending acting lessons, she became ensemble member at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg (1972).
- Said in an interview she never missed her father Willy Mattes after her parents' divorce.
- Started a career as a singer, releasing her first album "Language of Love" (2006).
- Daughter of Austrian composer Willy Mattes and actress Margit Symo
- Mother of Josef Mattes and Hanna Mattes.
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