Harriet Geßner was born on June 5, 1929 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Das Geheimnis vom Bergsee (1952), Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein (1957) and Gesetz ohne Gnade (1951). She died on March 4, 2012 in Pöcking, Bavaria, Germany.