Anneke Kim Sarnau (born 1972) is a German theater and movie actress living in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Life

Anneke Kim Sarnau, who comes from

Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...

, graduated from the Bismarckschule in

Elmshorn Elmshorn (; nds, Elmshoorn) is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is 30 km north of Hamburg on the small river Krückau, a tributary of the Elbe, and with about 50,000 inhabitants is the sixth-largest to ...

and then began studying philosophy and English at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

. Kim Sarnau has a son born in 2011 and a daughter born in 2014.

Filmography

Cinema films

* 2003: * 2005:

The Constant Gardener ''The Constant Gardener'' is a 2001 novel by British author John le Carré. The novel tells the story of Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose activist wife is murdered. Believing there is something behind the murder, he seeks to uncover the t ...

* 2005:

Fremde Haut ''Fremde Haut'' is a 2005 German film. It was directed by Angelina Maccarone and stars Jasmin Tabatabai, Anneke Kim Sarnau, and Navíd Akhavan. Its English title is ''Unveiled''. Background Writers Maccarone and Judith Kaufmann conceived the idea ...

* 2006: * 2008: Up! Up! To the Sky * 2009: Germany 09 * 2012: Pommes essen * 2014:

Honig im Kopf ''Head Full of Honey'' (german: Honig im Kopf; lit.: ''Honey in the Head'') is a 2014 German drama film directed by Til Schweiger. It was one of eight films shortlisted by Germany to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...

* 2015: * 2015: * 2016: Conni & Co * 2016: Blank * 2017:

Simpel Simpel GmbH is a Swiss bicycle manufacturer. Its bikes are sold under the "Simpel.ch" brand. The company's headquarters is Maschwanden in the Canton of Zürich. Simpel was founded in 2000 by Philip Douglas and Joachim Schneebeli. The business id ...

* 2017: Rock My Heart – Mein wildes Herz * 2019: Sweethearts * 2023: ''

Bones and Names ''Bones and Names'' (german: Knochen und Namen) is a 2023 German drama film written and directed by Fabian Stumm in his feature directorial debut, starring himself along with Knut Berger, Marie-Lou Sellem and Susie Meyer. The relationship drama ...

TV films

* 2000: * 2000:

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 ...

: Am Ende der Lüge * 2000:

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...

: Schachmatt * 2001: * 2001: Eine Hochzeit und (k)ein Todesfall * 2002: * 2002: Mehr als nur Sex * 2002:

Das Duo Das Duo was a German crime series produced by TV60Filmproduktion (Sven Burgemeister) for ZDF. The show was set in the town of Lübeck. Swiss actress Charlotte Schwab played the main role as Commissioner for Criminal Investigation Marion Ahrens ...

: Totes Erbe * 2002: Juls Freundin * 2003: Ich liebe das Leben * 2003: Sperling und die letzte Chance * 2004:

Kommissarin Lucas ''Kommissarin Lucas'' is a German series of telefilms set in Regensburg, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany. It streams in some English-language countries as "Detective Ellen Lucas." The series had starred Ulrike Kriener in the title role of Ellen ...

: Vertrauen bis zuletzt * 2004:

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 ...

: Hundeleben * 2005: In Sachen Kaminski * 2005:

: Am Abgrund * 2005:

Im Namen des Gesetzes ''Im Namen des Gesetzes'' ( en, in the name of the law) is a German television series. It follows the work of Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and populati ...

: Videobeweis * 2006:

Rosa Roth ''Rosa Roth'' is a German television series. It consisted of 31 television films between 1994 and 2013. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Bloc ...

: Der Tag wird kommen * 2006: Der falsche Tod * 2007: Prager Botschaft * 2007–2008: Dr. Psycho – Die Bösen, die Bullen, meine Frau und ich * 2007: Die andere Hälfte des Glücks * 2007: Mitte 30 * 2008: Ihr könnt euch niemals sicher sein * 2009: Ein Mann, ein Fjord! * 2009: Die Drachen besiegen * 2010: * since 2010:

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

* 2010:

: Die Heilige * 2010: Das Haus ihres Vaters * 2011: Uns trennt das Leben * 2013: Alles auf Schwarz – Wacken, Documentary about the

Wacken Open Air Wacken Open Air (, abbreviated as W:O:A) is a rock music, rock music festival, held annually since 1990 on the first weekend of August in the village of Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Almost all styles and su ...

* 2013: Weit hinter dem Horizont * 2014: Keine Zeit für Träume * 2015: Unter Verdacht: Ein Richter * 2015:

Crossing Lines ''Crossing Lines'' is a German-French-Italian-American action crime thriller television series created by Edward Allen Bernero and Rola Bauer. The series premiered on June 9, 2013, at the screening for the Opening Ceremonies of the 53rd editio ...

– Virus * 2016:

Wellness für Paare Wellness may refer to: * Health * Well-being, psychological wellness * Wellness (alternative medicine) * Workplace wellness * Wellness tourism * Eudaimonia, wellness in ancient philosophy Other uses * Wellness (pet food), a brand of dog and cat ...

* 2016: Shakespeares letzte Runde * 2017: Die Diva, Thailand und wir! * 2017: Götter in Weiß * 2017: Willkommen bei den Honeckers * 2017: Hit Mom – Mörderische Weihnachten * 2018: Endlich Witwer * 2019: Das Quartett: Der lange Schatten des Todes * 2019: Der Sommer nach dem Abitur * 2019: Käse und Blei

Short films

* 1996: Boy Meets Winona (director and script: Christian Bahlo) * 2005: Eine einfache Liebe (director and script: Maike Mia Höhne) * 2009: Schautag (director:

Marvin Kren Marvin Kren (born 1980) is an Austrian director. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre. Filmography References External links * * 1980 births Living people Austrian film directors Horror film directors Austrian te ...

) * 2016: Das Beste am Norden (director and script:

Detlev Buck Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, producer and screenwriter. Life and work From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working ...

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Voice actor roles

* 2011: Polizeiruf 110 – Im Alter von … (voice from Sigrid Göhler)

Evolvements in theater

* 1997/1998: Alice im Wunderland, Stadttheater Klagenfurt * 1997: Vinny,

Burgtheater The Burgtheater (literally:"Castle Theater" but alternatively translated as "(Imperial) Court Theater"), originally known as '' K.K. Theater an der Burg'', then until 1918 as the ''K.K. Hofburgtheater'', is the national theater of Austria in Vi ...

Wien * 1997: Jugend ohne Gott, Burgtheater Wien * 1997:

Katzelmacher ''Katzelmacher'' is a 1969 West German film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play. The film centers on an aimless group of friends whose lives are shaken up by the arrival of an immigrant Greek worker, Jorgos (played by Fass ...

, Burgtheater Wien * 1998: Kasimir und Karoline, Burgtheater Wien * 1998: Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe, Burgtheater Wien * 1998: Die Riesen vom Berge, Burgtheater Wien * 1998: Schlacht um Wien, Burgtheater Wien * 1998:

Ein Sportstück ''Ein Sportstück'' is a play by Austrian playwright Elfriede Jelinek. It was first published in 1998. The premiere took place on 23 January 1998 at the Burgtheater in Vienna under the auspices of the German director Einar Schleef Einar Schleef ...

, Burgtheater Wien * 2003/2005: Der zerbrochne Krug,

Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus The is a theatre building and company in Düsseldorf. The present building with two major auditoria was designed by the architect and built between 1965 and 1969. It opened in 1970. History The theatre dates back to 1747 when during the ...

* 2004: Martha Jellnek,

Hamburger Kammerspiele The Hamburg Kammerspiele (German: ''Hamburger Kammerspiele'') is a private theatre in Rotherbaum, Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hans ...

* 2005/2006: Ein spanisches Stück,

Deutsches Schauspielhaus The Deutsches Schauspielhaus is a theatre in the St. Georg quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany. It was established in 1901 by the renowned stage actress Franziska Ellmenreich. Theatre managers Notable actors Marco Albrecht, Ingrid ...

Hamburg

Audio books (selection)

* 2009: ''Tödliche Worte'' from

Val McDermid Valarie "Val" McDermid, (born 4 June 1955) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of novels featuring clinical psychologist Dr. Tony Hill in a grim sub-genre that McDermid and others have identified as Tartan Noir. Biography M ...

Random House Audio Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...

, ISBN 978-3-8371-0083-9 * 2012: ''Liebe Lottofee, anbei meine Zahlen für kommende Woche'' from

Jan Hofer Jan Hofer (born 31 January 195?) is a German broadcast newsreader and television presenter. He was a well-known and popular reader of the news programme '' Tagesschau'' on Das Erste. Hofer was the chief reader on ''Tagesschau'' from 2004 until ...

, gesprochen von Sarnau, Jan Hofer und

Oliver Kalkofe Oliver Lars Fred Kalkofe (born 12 September 1965) is a German satirist, columnist, book author, actor, voice actor, writer and audiobook narrator. Life and career Kalkofe was born in Hanover. He grew up in Engelbostel and Peine. After passing t ...

. Random House Audio, ISBN 978-3-625-16048-9 * 2012: ''Tante Martha im Gepäck'' from Ulrike Herwig. Hörbuch Hamburg, ISBN 978-3-86909-103-7 * 2013: ''Das Nebelhaus'' von

Eric Berg Eric Mitchell Berg (November 21, 1945 – April 20, 2020) was a sculptor who resided in Philadelphia. Berg was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was educated at The Hill School and graduated in 1963. Berg majored in economics at the Wharton S ...

, voice by Sarnau and Jürgen Uter. Jumbo Neue Medien & Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8337-3222-5 * 2019: Lucy Fricke: ''Töchter'' (Betty) – director: Martin Zylka (NDR)

Awards

* 2002:

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, t ...

in the category „Beste Hauptdarstellerin“ ("Best Main Actor") for ''Ende der Saison'' and ''Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt'' * 2002:

Goldener Gong ''Gong'' is a German radio and (today, primarily) television listings magazine owned and published by the German media conglomerate Funke Mediengruppe. An extract from the magazine, was featured in the secondary school early 90s German textbook ' ...

for ''Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt'' * 2002: Special Award beim Fernsehfilmpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste for ''Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt'' * 2003:

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

for ''Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt'' * 2003: Lilli-Palmer-Gedächtniskamera as best young actor * 2019: Drosteipreis, recognition award for Kulturschaffende

References

External links

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Anneke Kim Sarnau
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Literature from and about Anneke Kim Sarnau
in the

German National Library The German National Library (DNB; german: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to colle ...

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