- "The last German star was born in Saarbrücken: part Marlene Dietrich, part Greta Garbo," wrote the French journalist Guy Teisseire in 1974 in relation to Ingrid Caven's interpretation of the main part in Daniel Schmid's "La Paloma".
- Ex-daughter-in-law of Lilo Pempeit.
- Currently living with French writer Jean-Jacques Schuhl, who has written a book entitled "Ingrid Caven" (not a biography!) which won the prestigious "Prix Goncourt" 2000.
- Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1979
- Older sister of opera singer Trudeliese Schmidt.
- Daughter of a tobacconist.
- German actress and cabaret singer, best known for her appearances in films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
- Became a muse of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the 1970s. Resident of Paris from 1977.
- Prior to acting worked as a teacher in Bavaria.
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