Franziska Petri
Born
August 17, 1973 (51 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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 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.
Known For
Come Closer
2021
Off Season
Judith
2019
Hotel Auschwitz
Sabine
2019
Wolfsland – Irrlichter
Leonore Pfister
2018
Sommernachtsmord
Monika Löffelhart
2016
Dolores
Dolores Moor
2016
The Duelist
Aleksandra Iosifovna
2016
Platonow
Sonja
2015
Betrayal
She
2012
Letzte Spur Berlin
Yvonne Urlach · (1 episode)
2012
Flemming
Valerie Venhaus · (1 episode)
2009
SOKO Stuttgart
Elke Resch · (1 episode)
2009
Lasko – Die Faust Gottes
Terroristin · (1 episode)
2009
Für Miriam
2009
Long Shadows
Valerie Matos
2008
Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf
Helene
2008
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Anna
2007
Der Kronzeuge
Denise
2007
Porno!Melo!Drama!
Nico
2007
Das unreine Mal
Susanne 'Susa' Henk
2006
Der Kriminalist
Kim Falkenberg · (1 episode)
2006
Endloser Horizont
Elisabeth 'Lilly' Meier
2006
Wen die Liebe trifft
Franka Rhomberg
2005
Max and Moritz Reloaded
Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
2005
Der Staatsanwalt
Imke Stern · (1 episode)
2005
Das Konto
Laura Spiegelberg · (2 episodes)
2004
Cologne P.D.
Hiltrud Emmert · (1 episode)
2003
Tage des Sturms
Claudia Brücken
2003
Leo & Claire
Irene Scheffler
2002
Wenn eine Mutter ihr Leben verspielt
Mona Lutter
2001
Vergiss Amerika
Anna
2000
Donna Leon
Signorina Benedetta Lerini · (1 episode)
2000
Die Nachtschwester
2000
The Volcano
Nathalie
1999
Unsere Kinder! - Verschollen im Urlaub
Steffi
1998
HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin
Ellen Winter · (1 episode)
1998
Annas Fluch - Tödliche Gedanken
Marie Welte
1998
The Big Mambo
Julia
1998
Mord an der roten Rita
Rita
1995
Midsommar Stories
Jacqueline (segment "Sabotage")
Zimmer frei!
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Dina Klink · (1 episode)
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Operation Medusa
Gilda Gerber
1995
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Maria Franke · (1 episode)
1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Natascha Schwenke · (1 episode)
1994
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Marion Evans · (1 episode)
1994
Ein starkes Team
Isabel Lagrette · (1 episode)
1994
Die Wache
Isabell Winkler · (1 episode)
1994
Wolffs Revier
Nicole Balser · (1 episode)
1992
A Case For Two
Britta Abels · (1 episode)
1981
Scene of the Crime
Nadine Schuricke · (1 episode)
1970
Scene of the Crime
Angela Meerbaum · (1 episode)
1970