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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Homepage: http://www.franziska-petri.com/

Movie Involvements: 25

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

Biography

From 1992 to 1995, Franziska Petri studied at the renowned „Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art“ in Berlin. Her cinema debut was a part in „The Big Mambo“ („Das Mambospiel“) by Michael Gwisdek in 1997, which opened the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. With her first leading role in in the award-winning „Forget America“ („Vergiss Amerika“) she attracted both critics' and audiences' attention. After leading roles in the most diverse cinema productions like the historic drama „Leo & Claire“ by Joseph Vilsmaier, the quirky comedy „Max & Moritz Reloaded“ by Thomas Frydetzki, the gloomy thriller „The Heart Is a Dark Forest“ („Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald“) by Nicolette Krebitz, the political drama „Long Shadows“ („Schattenwelt“) by Connie Walther or the psychological drama „Memory“ („Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf“) by Matthias Luthardt, she appeared in the psychothriller „For Miriam“ („Für Miriam“) by Lars Gunnar Lotz. For her outstanding performance in „For Miriam“ she was awarded Best Actress at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival 2009 (Perspektive Deutsches Kino), Best Actress at La Cabina. Festival Internacional de Mediometrajes de Valencia, Spain 2010 and Best Actress at the 11th Aubagne International Film Festival, France 2010. In 2011 she played the starring role in Kirill Serebrennikov's dark tale of love Izmena/Betrayal, which premiered in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival 2012. For her impressive performance she was awarded Best Actress at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.

Most Famous Work

Scene of the Crime
Average
6

Scene of the Crime

(1970) Angela Meerbaum
SOKO Köln
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6

SOKO Köln

(2003) Hiltrud Emmert
A Case For Two
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5

A Case For Two

(1981) Britta Abels
Ein starkes Team
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6

Ein starkes Team

(1994) Isabel Lagrette
SOKO Stuttgart
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6

SOKO Stuttgart

(2009) Elke Resch
Der Kriminalist
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5

Der Kriminalist

(2006) Kim Falkenberg
Die Wache
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1

Die Wache

(1994) Isabell Winkler
Wolffs Revier
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3

Wolffs Revier

(1992) Nicole Balser

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 N/A
2020 N/A
2019 Judith
Sabine
2018 Leonore Pfister
2016 Monika Löffelhart
Dolores Moor
Aleksandra Iosifovna
2015 Sonja
2012 She
2009 Valerie Venhaus
Elke Resch
Terroristin
N/A
2008 Valerie Matos
Helene
2007 Anna
Denise
Nico
2006 Susanne 'Susa' Henk
Kim Falkenberg
Elisabeth 'Lilly' Meier
2005 Franka Rhomberg
Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
Imke Stern
2004 Laura Spiegelberg
2003 Hiltrud Emmert
Claudia Brücken
2002 Irene Scheffler
2001 Mona Lutter
2000 Anna
Signorina Benedetta Lerini
N/A
1999 Nathalie
1998 Steffi
Ellen Winter
Marie Welte
Julia
1997 self
1996 N/A
N/A
1995 N/A
Gilda Gerber
Rita
1994 N/A
Isabel Lagrette
Isabell Winkler
1992 Nicole Balser
1981 Britta Abels
1970 Nadine Schuricke
Angela Meerbaum
Year Character Movie/Tv

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