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Sandra Hüller

Acting

Born April 30, 1978 · Suhl, East Germany [now Germany]

Biography

Sandra Hüller (born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She has appeared in German, Austrian, British, French, and American films. She has received various accolades, including two European Film Awards, a César Award and three German Film Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards. Hüller has played Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's 2006 drama Requiem, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress, and a troubled daughter in Maren Ade's 2016 comedy Toni Erdmann, for which she won her first European Film Award for Best Actress. She portrayed Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's 2023 historical black comedy Sisi & I. International recognition came in 2023 for her starring roles in Justine Triet's legal drama Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. Her performances in the former won her another European Film Award and a César Award, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandra Hüller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Silver BearBest Leading Performance · 2026
  • César AwardBest Actress · 2024
  • Lumière AwardBest Actress · 2024
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 2023
  • Gilde Film Price · 2023
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  • Officer of Arts and Letters · 2023
  • Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2020
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 2016
  • Silver BearBest Actress · 2006
  • Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · 2006
  • German Film Award
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 2024 · nominated
  • César AwardBest Actress · 2024 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 2023 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 2016 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 2006 · nominated

Filmography18 titles