Bibiana Beglau
Bibiana Beglau (born July 16, 1971) in Braunschweig, Germany is a German actress.
Life
Bibiana Beglau began appearing on the stages of German-speaking theater immediately upon graduating from the Hamburg Hochschule for Music and Theater. Since the beginning of her career, she has worked with the directors responsible for transforming contemporary German theater and cinema. She performed regularly under the direction of Christoph Marthaler, Einar Schleef, Frank Castorf and Luk Perceval before winning national and international acclaim for her leading role in Volker Schlöndorff’s feature film The Legend of Rita.
Bibiana Beglau has been the recipient of many awards and commended as an actress for her outstanding performances, including the Berlinale Silver Bear for best actress, the Ulrich Wildgruber Prize and the Adolf Grimme Prize. Alongside theatrical engagements at all of the important German-speaking theaters including the Vienna Burgtheater, Schauspielhaus Zurich, Schaubühne Berlin or the Thalia Theater Hamburg, Bibiana Beglau has performed in many film and television productions including The Murderer and His Child, The Ninth Day, 3 Degrees Colder and Under the Ice.
Filmography
- 2005: 3° kälter - Dir: Florian Hoffmeister (starring Sebastian Blomberg, Meret Becker and Alexander Beyer)
- 2004: The Ninth Day - Dir: Volker Schlöndorff, (starring Ulrich Matthes and August Diehl)
- 2000: The Legend of Rita (Die Stille nach dem Schuss) - Dir: Volker Schlöndorff (starring Nadja Uhl, Martin Wuttke and Alexander Beyer)
Awards (Selection)
- 2000: Berlinale Silver Bear for dramatic performance in The Legend of Rita
- 2000: European Actress of the Year (nomination) for dramatic performance in The Legend of Rita
- 2000: Ulrich Wildgruber Award for dramatic performance in The Legend of Rita
- 2001: Grand Prize International Filmfestival in Seoul for Birthday
- 2005: Locarno Silver Leopard for 3 Degrees Colder
- 2007: Adolf-Grimme-Award for dramatic performance in Under the Ice
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