 Since 1991, Merkel has sat annually for sitting and standing portraits by, and interview with, Herlinde Koelbl.Merkel was portrayed by Swiss actress Anna Katarina in the 2012 political satire film "The Dictator".Merkel features as a main character in two of the three plays that make up the Europeans Trilogy ("Bruges", "Antwerp", "Tervuren") by Paris-based UK playwright Nick Awde