Carla Juri

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Carla Juri
Carla Juri in 2013
Born	(1985-01-02) January 2, 1985 (age 36) Locarno, Switzerland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

Carla Juri (born January 2, 1985)^[1] is a Swiss actress. Her acting credits include 180°, Wetlands,^[2] Finsterworld, and Blade Runner 2049.

Early life and education[]

Juri was raised in Ambrì, a village in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino in Switzerland.^[3] She is fluent in German, English and Italian.^[4] She learned German and Italian when she was a child and picked up English at 15. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a sculptor ^[5] In school, she played ice hockey for HC Ambrì-Piotta and went on to be a forward for the Swiss Schweizer Meister Class A team, SC Reinach.^[6] From 2005 until 2010, she studied theater in Los Angeles and London.^[7] Juri started her acting career by hopping between auditions in Berlin, London, and Rome.^[8] She maintained a busy schedule trying to find work while making use of her trilingualism.^[8]

From 2005 to 2007, Juri was coached by Douglas Matranga in Los Angeles.^[9] Between 2007-2008, she took part in the ensemble of the Theatrical Arts Theatre Company in Los Angeles.^[10] From 2008 to 2010, Juri attended acting classes at The Actors Centre in London.^[10]

Career[]

Juri's first film appearance was in the short film Midday Room. In 2011, she received the Swiss Film Award in the Best Performance in a Supporting Role category for 180° (2010). The next year, she won the award for Best Actress for her role in  [als]. In 2013, she was selected to receive the Shooting Star which is awarded annually to ten young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival.^[11] She also played the leading role in the 2013 film adaptation of Wetlands. This is arguably the role she is best known for. The novel it is based on was a controversial best seller in Germany.^[12] To prepare for this role, Juri wore the clothes of her character, Helen, for several weeks and spent a lot of this time in Berlin, where her character lives.^[8] She even went undercover as a student in a highschool where only the director of the school knew she was an actress.^[12] She appeared in the Blade Runner sequel, Blade Runner 2049, as a designer of implanted memories for replicants.^[13]

Selected filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Awards[]

• 2011: Best Supporting Actress for at the Swiss Film Awards
• 2012: Best Leading Actress at the Swiss Film Awards^[10]
• 2013: Shooting Stars Award - Europe's Best Young Actors^[10]

References[]

External links[]

• Carla Juri at IMDb