Paula Kalenberg
Encyclopedia
Paula Kalenberg is a German actress
. She is probably the best known to international audiences for her roles in films Krabat
, Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
and Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
.
(Tatort), Kalenberg also made her film debut, in drama The Puppet Grave Digger (Der Puppengräber). Throughout 2004 and 2005, she acted in four television films — The Doctor (Die Ärztin), The Sting of Scorpion (Der Stich des Skorpion), Secret of the Red House (Das Geheimnis des roten Hauses) and Intrigue and Love
(Kabale und Liebe). In Intrigue and Love, Kalenberg starred as Luise Miller, opposite famous German actor August Diehl
.
In 2006, Kalenberg starred film The Cloud (Die Wolke), for which she won the New Faces Award for Best Actress. She then starred the 2007 drama What Counts at the End (Was am Ende zählt). In 2008, Kalenberg appeared in various projects on television and film, the most notably fantasy film Krabat
, opposite David Kross
and Daniel Brühl
, and mini–series Rosamunde Pilcher – The Four Seasons
(Rosamunde Pilcher – Die vier Jahreszeiten). The following year, she starred two short and two full– length films, A Song Sleeps in All Things (Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen) and Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
(Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Binge). The later one earned her Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera at the 2009 Golden Camera Awards ceremony.
In 2010, Kalenberg portrayed Kristina Söderbaum
in film Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
, winning Askania Award for Shooting Star. In 2011, she made episode appearances of television series Countdown – The Haunt Begins
(Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt) and Wilsberg
, and acted in film Adam's End (Adams Ende). It was announced Kalenberg would star a new television film, Löwenstein, which is expected to be released in 2012.
(West Germany
then, Germany
now), near Düsseldorf
, but she currently lives in Berlin
. She named Mata Hari
as the role she would like to play.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. She is probably the best known to international audiences for her roles in films Krabat
Krabat (film)
Krabat is a 2008 German fantasy film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner from a screenplay by Michael Gutmann and Kreuzpaintner, based on Otfried Preußler's novel of the same name. The plot is about a boy, Krabat , who learns black magic from a sorcerer...
, Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision is a 2009 German film directed by Margarethe von Trotta.-Plot:In Vision, New German Cinema auteur Margarethe von Trotta tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen the famed 12th century Benedictine nun, Christian mystic,...
and Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival....
.
Career
Kalenberg began her career in 2001, after hearing about a casting on the radio. She appeared in two television films, Hanna – Where Are You? (Hanna – Wo bist Du?) in 2001, and In the End the Truth (Am Ende die Wahrheit) in 2002. In 2003, apart from appearing in television series Vice Squad (Die Sitte) and TatortTatort
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland...
(Tatort), Kalenberg also made her film debut, in drama The Puppet Grave Digger (Der Puppengräber). Throughout 2004 and 2005, she acted in four television films — The Doctor (Die Ärztin), The Sting of Scorpion (Der Stich des Skorpion), Secret of the Red House (Das Geheimnis des roten Hauses) and Intrigue and Love
Intrigue and Love
Intrigue and Love , , is a five-act play, written by the German dramatist and writer Friedrich Schiller...
(Kabale und Liebe). In Intrigue and Love, Kalenberg starred as Luise Miller, opposite famous German actor August Diehl
August Diehl
August Diehl is a German actor, known for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in Inglourious Basterds and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie Salt.-Life and career:...
.
In 2006, Kalenberg starred film The Cloud (Die Wolke), for which she won the New Faces Award for Best Actress. She then starred the 2007 drama What Counts at the End (Was am Ende zählt). In 2008, Kalenberg appeared in various projects on television and film, the most notably fantasy film Krabat
Krabat (film)
Krabat is a 2008 German fantasy film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner from a screenplay by Michael Gutmann and Kreuzpaintner, based on Otfried Preußler's novel of the same name. The plot is about a boy, Krabat , who learns black magic from a sorcerer...
, opposite David Kross
David Kross
David Kross is a German actor. He is best known internationally for his role as Michael Berg in The Reader.- Early life :...
and Daniel Brühl
Daniel Brühl
Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo is a Spanish/German actor. He is best known as Daniel Brühl.-Personal life:Brühl was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. His father was the late German stage director Hanno Brühl and his mother was a Spanish professor. He also has a brother and a sister...
, and mini–series Rosamunde Pilcher – The Four Seasons
Rosamunde Pilcher
Rosamunde Pilcher OBE is a British author of romance novels and mainstream women's fiction. Early in her career she was also published under the pen name Jane Fraser. Pilcher retired from writing in 2000.-Early years:...
(Rosamunde Pilcher – Die vier Jahreszeiten). The following year, she starred two short and two full– length films, A Song Sleeps in All Things (Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen) and Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision is a 2009 German film directed by Margarethe von Trotta.-Plot:In Vision, New German Cinema auteur Margarethe von Trotta tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen the famed 12th century Benedictine nun, Christian mystic,...
(Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Binge). The later one earned her Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera at the 2009 Golden Camera Awards ceremony.
In 2010, Kalenberg portrayed Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum
Kristina Söderbaum was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer.Her father, Professor Henrik Gustaf Söderbaum , was the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences....
in film Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival....
, winning Askania Award for Shooting Star. In 2011, she made episode appearances of television series Countdown – The Haunt Begins
Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt
Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt is a German television series....
(Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt) and Wilsberg
Wilsberg (TV series)
Wilsberg is a TV series based on novels published about a private detective named George Wilsberg. In 1995, five years after the release of the first novel, Joachim Krol played him in a TV feature film. Another three years later the second TV feature film was aired, this time starring George...
, and acted in film Adam's End (Adams Ende). It was announced Kalenberg would star a new television film, Löwenstein, which is expected to be released in 2012.
Personal life
Kalenberg was born in DinslakenDinslaken
Dinslaken is a city in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known for its harness horse race track, its now closed coal mine in Lohberg and its wealthy neighborhoods Hiesfeld and Eppinghoven.- Geography :...
(West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
then, 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...
now), near Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, but she currently lives in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. She named Mata Hari
Mata Hari
Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle , a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.-Early life:Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland,...
as the role she would like to play.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hanna – Where Are You? | Hanna – Wo bist Du? | Hanna Storm | (TV Film) |
| 2002 | In the End the Truth | Am Ende die Wahrheit | Luzie Rietmann | (TV Film) |
| 2003 | Vice Squad | Die Sitte | Tina Peters | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| Crime Scene Tatort Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss , crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF 2 in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland... |
Tatort | Winifred "Winnie" Sylvester | (TV Series) 1 episode | |
| The Puppet Grave Digger | Der Puppengräber | Film | Tanja Schlösser | |
| 2004 | The Doctor | Die Ärztin | Laila Röhler | (TV Film) |
| The Sting of the Scorpion | Der Stich des Skorpion | Young Nathalie Stein | (TV Film) | |
| 2005 | Secret of the Red House | Das Geheimnis des roten Hauses | Hella von Plessen | (TV Film) |
| Intrigue and Love Intrigue and Love Intrigue and Love , , is a five-act play, written by the German dramatist and writer Friedrich Schiller... |
Kabale und Liebe | Luise Miller | (TV Film) | |
| 2006 | The Cloud | Die Wolke | Hannah | New Faces Award for Best Actress |
| 2007 | What Counts at the End | Was am Ende zählt | Carla | |
| 2008 | Bloch Bloch Bloch is a surname.#Jewish : regional name for someone in Eastern Europe originating from Italy or France, from Polish "Włoch" meaning "Italian" .#German and Swedish: Variant of Block... |
Bloch | Sina | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| From Breathing under Water | Vom Atmen unter Wasser | Elena Bartelt | (TV Film) | |
| The Duo | Das Duo | Jule Mundorf | (TV Series) | |
| Krabat Krabat (film) Krabat is a 2008 German fantasy film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner from a screenplay by Michael Gutmann and Kreuzpaintner, based on Otfried Preußler's novel of the same name. The plot is about a boy, Krabat , who learns black magic from a sorcerer... |
Krabat | Kantorka | ||
| A Year Ago in Winter | Im Winter ein Jahr | Stella | ||
| Rosamunde Pilcher – The Four Seasons Rosamunde Pilcher Rosamunde Pilcher OBE is a British author of romance novels and mainstream women's fiction. Early in her career she was also published under the pen name Jane Fraser. Pilcher retired from writing in 2000.-Early years:... |
Rosamunde Pilcher – Die vier Jahreszeiten | Abigail "Abby" Combe | (Mini Series) (2008–09) 4 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Prince | Der Prinz | Kristin | (Short Film) |
| A Song Sleeps in All Things | Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen | Maggie | ||
| Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Vision is a 2009 German film directed by Margarethe von Trotta.-Plot:In Vision, New German Cinema auteur Margarethe von Trotta tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen the famed 12th century Benedictine nun, Christian mystic,... |
Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen | Klara | Golden Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera | |
| Soltau | Soltau | Marie | (Short Film) | |
| 2010 | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jew Suss: Rise and Fall is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.... |
Jud Süß – Film ohne Gewissen | Kristina Söderbaum Kristina Söderbaum Kristina Söderbaum was a Swedish-born German film actress, producer and photographer.Her father, Professor Henrik Gustaf Söderbaum , was the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.... |
Askania Award for Shooting Star |
| 2011 | Adam's End | Adams Ende | Carmen | |
| Countdown – The Hunt Begins Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt is a German television series.... |
Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt | Sonja Reichenbach | (TV Series) 1 episode | |
| Wilsberg Wilsberg (TV series) Wilsberg is a TV series based on novels published about a private detective named George Wilsberg. In 1995, five years after the release of the first novel, Joachim Krol played him in a TV feature film. Another three years later the second TV feature film was aired, this time starring George... |
Wilsberg | Angela Rothern | (TV Series) 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Löwenstein | Löwenstein | Stella | (TV Film) Pre–production |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | New Faces Award | Best Actress | The Cloud | |
| 2009 | Golden Camera Award | Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera | Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen Vision is a 2009 German film directed by Margarethe von Trotta.-Plot:In Vision, New German Cinema auteur Margarethe von Trotta tells the story of Hildegard von Bingen the famed 12th century Benedictine nun, Christian mystic,... |
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| 2011 | Askania Award | Shooting Star | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jew Suss: Rise and Fall Jew Suss: Rise and Fall is a 2010 German drama film directed by Oskar Roehler, picturizing the creation process of the 1940 antisemitic Nazi propaganda movie Jud Süß. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.... |