Tanja von Lahnstein

In-universe information
In-universe information
Occupation	Businesswoman
Father	Walter Wittkamp
Mother	Annegret Wittkamp
Brothers	Thomas Wittkamp
Sisters	Meike Breuer
Husband	Ben von Anstetten (1996); Rajan Rai (1997); Henning von Anstetten (2001); Ansgar von Lahnstein; (2008–2011, 2013–2014); Sebastian von Lahnstein; (2011–2013, 2015–);
Sons	Hannes von Lahnstein
Daughters	Emma von Lahnstein
Stepsons	Carl Hansen; Nick Brandner;
Stepdaughters	Christina Brandner; Kim Wolf;

Tanja von Lahnstein
Tanja von Lahnstein
Verbotene Liebe character
	Miriam Lahnstein as Tanja von Lahnstein
Portrayed by	Miriam Lahnstein
Duration	1995–1998, 2001, 2004–2015
First appearance	Episode 109; 21 June 1995;
Last appearance	Episode 4664; 26 June 2015;
Classification	Series regular
Created by	Rasi Levinas
Introduced by	Ariane Krampe
Spin-off; appearances	Verbotene Liebe: Next Generation (2021)
Occupation	Businesswoman
In-universe information
Occupation	Businesswoman
Father	Walter Wittkamp
Mother	Annegret Wittkamp
Brothers	Thomas Wittkamp
Sisters	Meike Breuer
Husband	Ben von Anstetten (1996); Rajan Rai (1997); Henning von Anstetten (2001); Ansgar von Lahnstein; (2008–2011, 2013–2014); Sebastian von Lahnstein; (2011–2013, 2015–);
Sons	Hannes von Lahnstein
Daughters	Emma von Lahnstein
Stepsons	Carl Hansen; Nick Brandner;
Stepdaughters	Christina Brandner; Kim Wolf;

Tanja von Lahnstein (née Wittkamp, formerly von Anstetten) is a fictional character from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love) on Das Erste, portrayed by actress Miriam Lahnstein from 1995 to 1998, in 2001, and again from 2004 to 2015. Lahnstein reprised the role in the 2020–2021 TVNOW revival series, Verbotene Liebe: Next Generation.

From the beginning, Tanja emerges as an enemy of the wealthy and aristocratic Clarissa von Anstetten (Isa Jank). When Tanja fakes a pregnancy to trap Clarissa's stepson, Henning von Anstetten (Markus Hoffmann), into marriage, but Clarissa exposes her as a fraud and a golddigger. Tanja vows revenge on the entire Anstetten family, and Clarissa's total destruction. When her first husband, Henning's uncle Ben von Anstetten (Andreas Jung) is poisoned and dies, she marries murders his illegitimate son Rajan Rai (Sascha Zaglauer) to inherit his fortune, and then kidnaps Clarissa. Tanja murders pregnant Cleo Winter (Dinah Alice Schilffarth) to cover her tracks before leaving town in 1998. Tanja is held captive for three years by her ex-lover, Tim Sander (Roland Pfaus), for killing Cleo. She kills Tim and escapes in 2001, returning with another plan to marry and then murder Henning (now portrayed by Patrik Fichte) to inherit his fortune. The scheme fails, and Tanja and Clarissa are subsequently presumed dead in a plane crash together. Tanja returns in 2004, her criminal record mysteriously expunged. She ultimately marries Ansgar von Lahnstein (Wolfram Grandezka) and later his cousin, Sebastian von Lahnstein (Sebastian Schlemmer), having a child with each.