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Sandra Hüller, born in Thuringia in 1978, is one of the most internationally sought-after German actresses of today. She began her career in the theatre, where she was celebrated as one of the finest stage performers of her generation. Her international film breakthrough came with the tragicomic father-daughter story "Toni Erdmann". She became a world star through two films that caused a stir together: the courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Fall", for which she received an Oscar nomination, and the Holocaust film "The Zone of Interest", in which she plays the wife of a concentration camp commandant. Hüller has since been regarded as one of the outstanding character actresses of European cinema. Good to know: For „Anatomy of a Fall“, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Hüller was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. In the same year, Hüller played the wife of the Auschwitz camp commandant in „The Zone of Interest“: two outstanding roles at once. Hüller began in theatre and is still regarded as one of the country's finest stage actresses.
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Toni Erdmann
A tragicomedy.
💡 Did you know? With the tragicomic father-daughter story „Toni Erdmann“, Hüller had her international breakthrough; the film was Oscar-nominated.
Anatomy of a Fall
A courtroom drama.
💡 Did you know? For „Anatomy of a Fall“, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, Hüller was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar.
The Zone of Interest
Widely awarded.
💡 Did you know? In the same year, Hüller played the wife of the Auschwitz camp commandant in „The Zone of Interest“: two outstanding roles at once.
theatre
As a celebrated stage performer.
💡 Did you know? Hüller began in theatre and is still regarded as one of the country's finest stage actresses.
character actress
Of European cinema.
💡 Did you know? Hüller is today among the most internationally respected German character actresses.
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Sandra Hüller
Sandra Hüller is a German actress who rose to world fame with „Toni Erdmann“, „Anatomy of a Fall“ and „The Zone of Interest“.
💡 Did you know? In 2024 she featured in two award-winning films at once and was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar.
1978
Born: 30 April 1978 in Suhl
Suhl
Born: 30 April 1978 in Suhl
Acting
German
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