Sandra Hüller
Sandra Hüller | |
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 Hüller in 2017 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 42–43)[1] |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Notable work | Toni Erdmann Requiem |
Sandra Hüller (German: [ˈzandʁa ˈhʏlɐ]; born 1978) is a German actress. She gained critical praise for her portrait of Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's drama Requiem, and is best known internationally for her starring role in Maren Ade's comedy Toni Erdmann. Besides Julia Jentsch and Nina Hoss, she is the only German actress to win either the European Film Award or the Silver Bear for Best Actress, top honors of the European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival, in the 21st century.
Life and career[]
Hüller was born in Suhl, East Germany. She studied theater from 1996 to 2000 at the Hochschule Für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch", Berlin. She appeared from 1998 to 2001 at the Jena Theater, Thuringia and then for one year at the Schauspiel Leipzig. It was Oliver Held who recommended her to the Theater Basel, Switzerland where she appeared until 2006.
Prior to the release of Toni Erdmann in 2016, Hüller was best known for her role as Michaela Klingler in Hans-Christian Schmid's film Requiem, for which she won the Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress in 2006.[2] In 2014, she won the German Film Award for best supporting actress for her portrayal of Franziska Feldenhoven in Frauke Finsterwalder's film Finsterworld.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Nicht auf den Mund | Daisy | Short film |
| 1999 | Midsommar Stories | Beatrice | Segment "Sabotage" |
| 2006 | Requiem | Michaela Klingler | |
| 2006 | Kühe lächeln mit den Augen | Julia | |
| 2006 | Madonnen | Rita | |
| 2008 | Where in This World | Short film | |
| 2008 | A Woman in Berlin | Steffi | |
| 2008 | The Architect | Reh Winter | |
| 2009 | Roentgen | Charlotte | Short film |
| 2009 | Fly | Sarah | Short film |
| 2009 | Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation | Ulrike Meinhof | Segment "Die Unvollendete" |
| 2009 | Fraulein Stinnes Travels the World | Fräulein Clärenore Stinnes | |
| 2009 | Henri 4 | Catherine | |
| 2010 | Brownian Movement | Charlotte | |
| 2010 | Aghet – Ein Völkermord | Tacy Atkinson | Documentary |
| 2011 | Über uns das All | Martha Sabel | |
| 2012 | Fluss | Mother | Short film |
| 2012 | Strings | Mother | |
| 2013 | Finsterworld | Franziska Feldenhoven | |
| 2014 | Lose My Self | Frauke / Lena's friend | |
| 2014 | Amour Fou | Marie | |
| 2016 | Toni Erdmann | Ines Conradi | |
| 2017 | Don't | Superhero | Short film |
| 2017 | Fack ju Göhte 3 | Biggi Enzberger | |
| 2018 | In the Aisles | Marion Koch | |
| 2018 | 25 km/h | Tanja | |
| 2019 | Sibyl | Mika | |
| 2019 | Proxima | Wendy | |
| 2019 | Exil | Nora | |
| TBA | Munich | Filming |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Der Kriminalist | Conny Lojewski | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Pinocchio | Fox | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Polizeiruf 110 | Karen Wagner | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Crime Scene Cleaner (Der Tatortreiniger) | Silke Hansen | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bavarian Film Award[3] | Best New Actress | N/A | Won |
| 2006 | Berlin International Film Festival | Silver Bear for Best Actress | Requiem | Won |
| German Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
| German Film Critics Award | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Sitges Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
| European Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2007 | Mar del Plata Film Festival | Best Actress | Madonnen | Won |
| 2009 | Ulrich-Wildgruber-Preis[4] | Won | ||
| 2011 | German Film Critics Award | Best Actress | Above Us Only Sky | Won |
| 2012 | German Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Festival International des Jeunes Réalisateurs de Saint-Jean-de-Luz |
Best Actress | Won | ||
| Festival de Valenciennes | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2014 | German Film Award | Best Supporting Actress | Finsterworld | Won |
| 2014 | German Television Awards | Best Actress | Polizeiruf 110 | Nominated |
| 2016 | European Film Awards | Best Actress | Toni Erdmann | Won |
| Bavarian Film Award | Best Actress | Won | ||
| Toronto Film Critics Association Award | Best Actress | Won | ||
| 2017 | German Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | |
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actress of the Year | Nominated | ||
| National Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| German Film Critics Award | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | SESC Film Festival | Best Foreign Actress | Won | |
| German Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | In the Aisles | Nominated |
- Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring (2019)[5]
- Federal Cross of Merit (2020)[6]
References[]
- ^ Shoard, Catherine (26 January 2017). "Toni Erdmann's Sandra Hüller: 'Everybody knows the German clichés. Maybe they're true'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Berlinale / Archive / Annual Archives / 2006 / Prize Winners". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Minister President Stoiber lends his Bavarian film prize in 2005". Bavarian State (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Ulrich Wild-Gruber Award 2009". NORDMETALL Foundation (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "www.bundespraesident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Veranstaltungen / Ordensverleihung "Vereint und füreinander da"".
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