Natja Brunckhorst
Encyclopedia
Natja Brunckhorst is a German
film
actress.
She is mostly known for her role as Christiane F.
in the drama
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
.
Natja Brunckhorst started her career at age 13 in the drama
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
. After the unexpected success of this film she retreated from public life and went to school in England. After a short time in Paris she returned to Germany in 1987 to study at the drama school in Bochum
. Since then she has worked for film and television, playing for example in The Princess and the Warrior
or the German TV series Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen.
Natja Brunckhorst has one daughter Emma (born 1991) from a relationship with German actor Dominic Raacke that lasted from 1988 to 1993. She currently lives in Munich
, Germany
.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actress.
She is mostly known for her role as Christiane F.
Christiane F.
Christiane F. is a former heroin addict famous for her contribution to the autobiographical book , and the film based on the book, which describes her struggle with various forms of drug addiction during her teens.-Early life:Christiane was born in Hamburg, but her family moved to West Berlin when...
in the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (film)
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo is a 1981 film that portrays the drug scene in West Berlin in the 1970s, based on the novel of the same name written following tape recordings of Christiane F.-Synopsis:...
.
Natja Brunckhorst started her career at age 13 in the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (film)
Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo is a 1981 film that portrays the drug scene in West Berlin in the 1970s, based on the novel of the same name written following tape recordings of Christiane F.-Synopsis:...
. After the unexpected success of this film she retreated from public life and went to school in England. After a short time in Paris she returned to Germany in 1987 to study at the drama school in Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
. Since then she has worked for film and television, playing for example in The Princess and the Warrior
The Princess and the Warrior
The Princess and the Warrior is a 2000 German drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer with Franka Potente, star of his previous movie Run Lola Run , in a leading role...
or the German TV series Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen.
Natja Brunckhorst has one daughter Emma (born 1991) from a relationship with German actor Dominic Raacke that lasted from 1988 to 1993. She currently lives in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (film) Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo is a 1981 film that portrays the drug scene in West Berlin in the 1970s, based on the novel of the same name written following tape recordings of Christiane F.-Synopsis:... |
Christiane F. Christiane F. Christiane F. is a former heroin addict famous for her contribution to the autobiographical book , and the film based on the book, which describes her struggle with various forms of drug addiction during her teens.-Early life:Christiane was born in Hamburg, but her family moved to West Berlin when... |
|
| 1982 | Querelle Querelle Querelle, a 1982 film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, adapted from French author Jean Genet's 1947 novel Querelle de Brest. It marked Fassbinder's final film as a writer/director; it was posthumously released just months after the director died of a drug overdose in June 1982.-Plot:The plot... |
Paulette | |
| 1992 | Babylon - Im Bett mit dem Teufel | Maria | |
| 1995 | Das verletzte Lächeln | Uschi | |
| 2000 | The Princess and the Warrior The Princess and the Warrior The Princess and the Warrior is a 2000 German drama film written and directed by Tom Tykwer with Franka Potente, star of his previous movie Run Lola Run , in a leading role... |
Meike | |