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Franziska Petri
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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 Mi…
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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.
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2021
Come Closer
Movie
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2019
Off Season
Movie Judith
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2019
Hotel Auschwitz
Movie Sabine
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2016
Midsummer Night's Murder
Movie Monika Löffelhart
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2016
Dolores
Movie Dolores Moor
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2016
The Duelist
Movie Aleksandra Iosifovna
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2015
Platonow
Movie Sonja
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2012
Betrayal
Movie She
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2012
Letzte Spur Berlin
TV show Yvonne Urlach
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2009
Flemming
TV show Valerie Venhaus
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2009
SOKO Stuttgart
TV show Elke Resch
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2009
Lasko – Die Faust Gottes
TV show Terrorist
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2009
Für Miriam
Movie
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2008
Long Shadows
Movie Valerie Matos
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2008
Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf
Movie Helene
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2007
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Movie Anna
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2007
Der Kronzeuge
Movie Denise
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2007
Porno!Melo!Drama!
Movie Nico
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2006
Das unreine Mal
Movie Susanne 'Susa' Henk
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2006
Der Kriminalist
TV show Kim Falkenberg
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2006
Endloser Horizont
Movie Elisabeth 'Lilly' Meier
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2005
Wen die Liebe trifft
Movie Franka Rhomberg
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2005
Max and Moritz Reloaded
Movie Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
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2005
Der Staatsanwalt
TV show Imke Stern
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2004
Das Konto
TV show Laura Spiegelberg
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2003
SOKO Köln
TV show Hiltrud Emmert
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2003
Tage des Sturms
Movie Claudia Brücken
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2002
Leo & Claire
Movie Irene Scheffler
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2001
Wenn eine Mutter ihr Leben verspielt
Movie Mona Lutter
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2000
Forget America
Movie Anna
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2000
Donna Leon
TV show Signorina Benedetta Lerini
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2000
Die Nachtschwester
Movie
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1999
The Volcano
Movie Nathalie
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1999
Midsommar Stories
Movie Jacqueline (segment "Sabotage")
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1998
Unsere Kinder! - Verschollen im Urlaub
Movie Steffi
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1998
HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin
TV show Ellen Winter
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1998
Annas Fluch - Tödliche Gedanken
Movie Marie Welte
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1998
The Big Mambo
Movie Julia
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1996
Zimmer frei!
TV show Self
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1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
TV show Dina Klink
