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Franziska Petri

Franziska Petri

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Forget America
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Forget America

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Forget America
Anna
Poster for The Heart Is a Dark Forest
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The Heart Is a Dark Forest

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The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Anna
Poster for Max and Moritz Reloaded
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Max and Moritz Reloaded

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Max and Moritz Reloaded
Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
Poster for Long Shadows
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Long Shadows

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Long Shadows
Valerie Matos
Poster for Betrayal
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Betrayal

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Betrayal
She
Poster for Leo & Claire
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Leo & Claire

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Leo & Claire
Irene Scheffler
Poster for Tage des Sturms
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Tage des Sturms

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Tage des Sturms
Claudia Brücken
Poster for The Volcano
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The Volcano

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The Volcano
Nathalie
Poster for The Big Mambo
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The Big Mambo

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The Big Mambo
Julia
Das unreine MalMOVIE
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Das unreine Mal

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Das unreine Mal
Susanne 'Susa' Henk

Gallery

Franziska Petri portrait
Franziska Petri portrait