Alwara Höfels (born 6 April 1982) is a German actress who works both in front of the camera and on the theater stage.

Biography

Alwara Höfels was born 6 April 1982 in

Kronberg im Taunus Kronberg im Taunus is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Before 1866, it was in the Duchy of Nassau; in that year the whole Duchy was ab ...

. She is the daughter of actors Klara Höfels and Michael Greiling. She attended the

Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts The Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (German: ''Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch'', ''HFS''), based in the Niederschöneweide district of Berlin, Germany, was founded in 1951 as the National Theatre School in Berlin with the stat ...

from 2002 to 2007 where she studied drama. She was also part of the ensemble cast at the

Deutsches Theater (Berlin) The Deutsches Theater is a theater in Berlin, Germany. It was built in 1850 as Friedrich-Wilhelm-Städtisches Theater, after Frederick William IV of Prussia. Located on Schumann Street (Schumannstraße), the Deutsches Theater consists of two adj ...

from 2006 to 2009. There she worked with directors Jürgen Gosch and Christoph Mehler. Well-known for her first role in ''

Rabbit Without Ears ''Rabbit Without Ears'' (German title: ''Keinohrhasen'', "No Ear Rabbits"), is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger. Co-written by Anika Decker, and starring Nora Tschirner and Schweiger himself, ...

'' where she played the Miriam, Höfels got a role in the TV show ''13 Hours: Race Against Time''. In 2016 she played the part of an inspector in the Dresden Detectives episodes of the TV series ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

,'' working alongside Karin Hanczewski and

Martin Brambach Martin Brambach (born 28 October 1967, in Dresden) is a German actor. He grew up in Dresden, East Berlin and Hamburg. After attending Westfälische Schauspielschule drama school in Bochum, Brambach was engaged at Schauspielhaus Bochum, Schauspie ...

. She also performed in a number of smaller roles on stage and on TV. In 2014 Höfels won the Hessian Television Awards' Best Actress award. She lives in Berlin.

Filmography

Film

* 2007:

* 2009: Phantomschmerz * 2010:

When We Leave ''When We Leave'' (german: Die Fremde, tr, Ayrılık) is a 2010 German-Turkish drama film, produced, written and directed by Austrian filmmaker Feo Aladag. The film received worldwide acclaim, and represented Aladag's debut as a producer, wri ...

* 2011: Blutzbrüdaz * 2011: Einer wie Bruno * 2012: Famous Five * 2013:

Fack ju Göhte ''Fack ju Göhte'' (intentional misspelling of "Fuck you, Goethe") is a 2013 German comedy film directed by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek and Karoline Herfurth, while Max von der Groeben and Jella Haase appear in supporting roles. ...

* 2015:

Frau Müller muss weg! ''Frau Müller muss weg!'' is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Sönke Wortmann. Cast * Gabriela Maria Schmeide - Frau Müller * Justus von Dohnányi - Wolf Heider * Anke Engelke - Jessica Höfel * Ken Duken - Patrick Jeskow * Mina Tander - ...

* 2015:

Fack ju Göhte 2 '' Fack ju Göhte 2'' (intentional misspelling of "Fuck you, Goethe") is a 2015 German comedy film directed by Bora Dağtekin and starring Elyas M'Barek, Karoline Herfurth and Jella Haase, while upcoming actors Max von der Groeben and Volker ...

* 2018: Meine teuflisch gute Freundin * 2018: So viel Zeit

Television

* 2007: GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben (TV series, episode 1x12) * 2008:

Post Mortem An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any dis ...

(TV series, episode 2x04) * 2008: Werther * 2008:

Bella Block ''Bella Block'' is a long-running German detective television series starring Hannelore Hoger as inspector Bella Block. The show was first broadcast in 1994 on ZDF and last aired in 2018, having run for 38 seasons. See also * List of German t ...

: Das Schweigen der Kommissarin, Teil 1 und Teil 2 * 2009:

: Architektur eines Todes * 2009: Mein Flaschengeist und ich * 2009: Rahel – eine preußische Affäre * 2010–2012: Allein gegen die Zeit (TV series, 23 episodes) * 2010: Der Doc und die Hexe * 2010:

Mord mit Aussicht ''Mord mit Aussicht'' (Murder with a View) is a German satirical crime comedy television series, produced by Pro TV Produktion GmbH and broadcast on Das Erste. In December 2015, a TV film, ''Ein Mord mit Aussicht'' released after the series end ...

(TV series, episode 1x10) * 2010:

Leipzig Homicide ''Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig)'' is a German crime drama television series first broadcast on 31 January 2001 on ZDF. More than 400 episodes have been screened since. On 12 November 2008, the first of a two-part crossover between ''SOKO Leip ...

(TV series, episode 15x10) * 2011: Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich * 2011: Der Uranberg * 2011: Weihnachtsengel küsst man nicht * 2012:

: Schmuggler * 2012:

Wilsberg ''Wilsberg'' is a German TV series based on novels about the fictional private detective Georg Wilsberg. A first TV episode was aired in 1995, five years after the release of the first novel, starring Joachim Król. Since the second episode (aired ...

: Die Bielefeld-Verschwörung * 2012:

: Alles hat seinen Preis * 2012: Überleben an der Wickelfront * 2013: Crime Scene Cleaner (TV series, episode 2x02) * 2013: Krokodil * 2013: Mord nach Zahlen * 2013:

The Old Fox ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

(TV series, episode 370) * 2014:

– Der Eskimo * 2014: Einmal Bauernhof und zurück (TV film) * 2014: Die Fischerin * 2014: Dr. Gressmann zeigt Gefühle * 2015: Sturköpfe * 2016: Das Programm * 2016–2018:

– Team Sieland, Gorniak und Schnabel :* 2016: Auf einen Schlag :* 2016: Der König der Gosse :* 2017: Level X :* 2017: Auge um Auge :* 2018: Déjà-vu :* 2018: Wer jetzt allein ist * 2016: Mein Sohn, der Klugscheißer * 2016: Der Andere * 2017: Das doppelte Lottchen * 2017: Harter Brocken – Die Kronzeugin * 2018: Aufbruch in die Freiheit * 2018: Keiner schiebt uns weg * 2019: Mein Freund, das Ekel

References

1982 births Living people People from Kronberg im Taunus German stage actresses German television actresses German film actresses {{Germany-actor-stub