Teresa Weißbach
Teresa Weißbach (born on 26 April 1981 in Zwickau) is a 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 bread shop in Stollberg, and make a special cake in celebration of the success of Sonnenallee in cinemas.
From 1999 to 2003 she studied at the highscool for music and theater in Rostock and was awarded a diploma in acting. During her studies, she also performed at the Volkstheater in Rostock, and at the Mecklenburg State Theatre in Schwerin, playing, among other rôles, Ismene in the the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles.
In 2002 she had a part 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