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'''Teresa Weißbach''' (born on 26 April 1981 in [[Zwickau]]) is a [[Germany|German]] actress best known for her role as Miriam in the 1999 film ''[[Sonnenallee]]''.

==Biography==
She grew up in [[Stollberg]], and at just 10 years old joined the Youth Theater.

At 17 she made her debut as Miriam Sommer in the film Sonnenallee. Her parents own a bakery in Stollberg, and made special pastry in celebration of the success of [[Sonnenallee]] in cinemas.

From 1999 to 2003 she studied at the [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock|University for Music and Theater]] in [[Rostock]] and was awarded a degree in acting. During her studies, she performed at the Volkstheater in Rostock, and at the Mecklenburg State Theatre in [[Schwerin]], playing, among other roles, [[Ismene]] in the [[tragedy]] [[Antigone (Sophocles)|Antigone]] by [[Sophocles]].

In 2002 she performed in the television program 'ARD-Serie Berlin'. In summer 2004 she trod the boards at the [[Bayreuth]] Festival, and in February 2005 she began an engagement at the Burgtheater in [[Vienna]].

== Filmography ==
* [[Armee der Stille - La Isla Bonita]], directed by [[Roland Lang]]
* [[Die Boxerin]], directed by [[Catharina Deus]] 
* [[Abgefahren]], by [[Jakob Schäuffelen]] 
* [[Sonst Ist Alles So Groß]], [[Nic Niemann]] 
* [[Sommerwald]], directed by [[Christoph Lehmann]] 
* [[Barbecue Ladies]], direction: [[Tini Tüllmann]] 
* [[Sonnenallee]], directed by [[Leander Haußmann]]

== External links ==
* http://www.teresa-weissbach.de

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