As long as karma exists, the world changes. There will always be karma to be taken care of

In 1994 Hagen starred in the acclaimed San Francisco Goethe Institut's "The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber" playing the singer version of "Anita" alongside dancer Jennifer Pieren who portrayed the other "professions" of "Anita". In late 1980 Hagen discovered Nina Hagen was pregnant broke up with the father-to-be Ferdinand Karmelk and moved to Los Angeles. After that Nina Hagen returned to Germany and joined the cover band Fritzens Dampferband (Fritzen's Steamboat Band together with Achim Mentzel and others).

She has performed throughout the world for over 40 years.