Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch was born on December 19, 1917 in Zurich, Switzerland. She was a director and writer, known for Sirenen-Eiland (1981), Geister & Gäste: In Memoriam Grand Hotel Brissago (1989) and Das große Spiel des Lebens (1994). She was previously married to Heiner Hesse. She died on August 14, 2003 in Küsnacht, Switzerland.