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Top 5 German Actresses

Germany is known for its cars mostly referred to as German machines, football and the love of beer.

There is more to this country when it comes to films. It has some of the most talented artists.

German films have introduced to the world German women who play the lead roles with the central aspect being intelligence and prowess.

A fascinating fact about German films is both men and women play equal roles, something that is still foreign in other regions.

Roles such as a housewife are not taken lightly, they require sharp, intelligent edge to it. This makes the German film industry stand out.

A female actress is not just regarded as being feminine and soft but tough too.

That said, let’s look at the top 5 German Actresses.

1. Katharina Schüttler

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Katharina Schuttler grew up in Cologne Germany. She was born into an artistic family where her father is an actor, director and former theatre director while her mother is a playwright.

When she cleared the school, Katharina went and studied acting at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media and graduated in 2003.

She has been featured in several German films.

She also took part in a role in the British television drama, the promise.

She amazed many of her fans in the German Television series Generation War in 2013.

She also got a role to play in the World War II film depicting the war and the attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler.

She also features in less serious and light films such as comedies. In 2014 she appeared in the comedy film Alles ist Liebe, what a man and Vaterfreuden in 2014.

She is one busy actress that features on television, big screen and theatre. Her successful films were the Age of cannibals and 13 minutes.

2. Julia Jentsch

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Julia Jentsch is said to be among the most talented German actresses.

Her character and talent make her a natural while on set. Her family is made up of lawyers based in West Berlin.

She began her journey into acting by joining the drama school in Berlin, Hochschule Ernst Busch.

Julia made her debut to the television screen in 2004 through her role in the film Edukators alongside Daniel Bruhl.

She then rose to fame in 2005 through the role she played in the film Sophie Scholl: The Final Days.

This film got her nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film.

She regarded this as one of her greatest honours. She later won the Best Actress at the European Film Awards at the German film Awards

Together with a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in the film the final Days.

Julia has shown her ability to take up roles that may seem complicated difficult.

Her nominations and awards have propelled her up her acting career and got her more projects.

She has worked with film producers and directors from different regions.

She got to work with a Polish director in a film called 33 Scenes from Life, 24 weeks and A trying Drama About Abortion.

3. Josefine Preuss

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Josefine Preuss is another talented German actress. She is famous for her leading role in the German television series Türkisch für Anfänger as Lena Schneider.

She has also featured in other films like Saphirblau, and Rubinrot based on a book trilogy.

Her role in the film Eine Familiensaga was excellent in portraying the life of a member of the Adlon Family. The film was based on a true story.

Her career grew further after she played a role in a children television film, Einstein Castle from 1999 to 2001.

She went ahead and got featured in several other films making guest appearances and playing leading roles.

She won the German TV Award for the Best Supporting Actress in 2005.

She played a leading role in the family comedy Turkish for Beginners in 2005, hosted a children’s television show about books, was a voice-over artist for the film Epic and Zootropolis in 2016.

She has also done voice-overs for audiobooks such as Beutolomäus and the princess, I’ll write to you again tomorrow, Kiss the wolf, and Little Red Riding Hood’s magical love story.

4. Henriette Confurios

Henriette Confurios is another young talented German actress whose career has flourished over the years.

She has featured in the film Die Geliebten Schwestern; Beloved sister in 2014.

She acted alongside seasoned actresses Florian Stetter and Hanna Herzsprung.

The following year she got to star in the television Drama Tannbach; Schicksal eines Dorfes.

Her role portrayed the struggles a young woman went through after World War II.

She executed this role very well and was loved by many viewers.

Later in the same year, she co-starred with the rising star Jonas Nay in a new German film called Deutschland 83 together with the series Unsere Mütter Unsere Väter.

5. Saskia Rosendahl

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Saskia Rosendahl’s breakthrough came from her role in Lore; a German World War II drama.

He role involved her saving her life and that of her younger brother.

She makes it easy for the audience to understand the flow of events in this film that some have termed to have been complicated.

Saskia started at ballet school at the age of 4. She went to the Halle Opera House in the Children’s company.

She later took up acting and improvisation. In 2010, she made her debut in the film through a supporting role in Fur Elise.

After her successful execution of the lore; she earned a Shooting star award at the Berlin Film Festival; Best Actress Award at the 23^rd Stockholm International film festival and AACTA awards for her role as a young actor.

Her most recent films include; Wir Sind Jung and Wir Sind Stark.