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Annett Renneberg (born 16 March 1978, in
Rudolstadt Rudolstadt is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, with the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north. The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide va ...
) is a German actress and singer.


Biography


Early life and education

From the age of two, Renneberg lived in
East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...
, where she later attended high school. She also took lessons in singing, piano and accordion, and aspired to a career as an opera singer.


Career

In 1991, she was discovered at a casting call and landed the lead role in the crime film ''Die Brut der schönen Seele''. In 1995, she played her second major role in the film ''Maja'' and was nominated for her performance for a Telestar. After graduation in 1997, Renneberg wanted to study operatic singing but instead received an offer by director Peter Zadek, for a speaking and singing role in his production of'' Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ''at the
Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amad ...
. Renneberg discovered her love of the theater, and other stage engagements followed in the next few years, mainly working with Peter Zadek. Renneberg has also played in more than 50 TV and cinema productions. She played the role of Signorina Elettra Zorzi in the film adaptations of Donna Leon's Commissario Brunetti novels. Since 2006, she performs her own stage programs, and sings, recites, and performs with various other artists. From 2009 to 2011, she played the role of Senior Commissioner Catharina Brandt in '' Stolberg''.


Personal life

Annett Renneberg has lived in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...
since summer 2014.


Theater

* 1998: ''
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'' (german: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, links=no) is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht. It was first performed on 9 March 1930 at the i ...
'' von Bertolt Brecht, Rolle: Erzähler und Mädchen – Regie: Peter Zadek, Salzburger Festspiele * 1999–2006: ''
Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'' von William Shakespeare, Rolle: Ophelia und Fortinbras – Regie: Peter Zadek,
Wiener Festwochen __NOTOC__ The Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival) is a cultural festival in Vienna that takes place every year for five or six weeks in May and June. The Wiener Festwochen was established in 1951, when Vienna was still occupied by the four Allie ...
* 2004–2005: ''Lina'' von Markus Hille, Rolle: Lina – Regie: Uwe Eric Laufenberg, premiere,
Hans Otto Theater The Hans Otto Theatre (German: ''Hans-Otto-Theater''), named after the actor Hans Otto, is a municipal theatre in Potsdam in Germany. Its headquarters and main venue is in the Großes Haus am Tiefen See in Potsdam's cultural district on Schiff ...
Potsdam * 2004–2008: ''
Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...
'' von Henrik Ibsen, Rolle: Solveig – Regie: Peter Zadek, Berliner Ensemble * 2008: ''Nackt'' by
Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...
, Rolle: Ersilia – Regie: Peter Zadek, Dt. Uraufführung, St.-Pauli-Theater Hamburg * 2008: ''Siegfrieds Frauen'' und ''Die letzten Tage von Burgund'', Rolle: Kriemhild, Nibelungenfestspiele in Worms – Regie:
Dieter Wedel Dieter Karl Cäsar Wedel (; 12 November 1939 – 13 July 2022) was a German director. Wedel directed numerous television productions since the late 1960s, among them very successful mini-series like ', ', ' and ''Die Affäre Semmeling''. He is c ...


Film

* 1999: ''Hinter dem Regenbogen'', directed by Jan Peter * 2000: ''Der Atemkünstler'', directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner * 2003: ''Devot'', directed by Igor Zaritzki * 2003: ''Befreite Zone'', directed by Norbert Baumgarten * 2004: ''Schatten'', directed by Markus Engel * 2004: ''
Erbsen auf halb 6 ''Peas at 5:30'' (german: Erbsen auf halb 6), is a 2004 German comedy film directed by Lars Büchel. Plot Jakob loses his eyesight in a traffic accident. He became desperate and had no inclination to live anymore When he meets Lilly, a blind tea ...
'', directed by Lars Büchel * 2005: ''Marie'', directed by Alexandre Powelz


Television

* 1992: ''Die Brut der schönen Seele'', directed by Rainer Behrend * 1996: ''Maja'', directed by Volker Maria Arend * 1997: ''Das Böse'', directed by Christian Görlitz * 1997: ', directed by Ralf Huettner * 1997: ''Blutige Scheidung'', directed by Manuel Siebenmann * 1997: '' Ein Fall für zwei – Ende einer Täuschung'', directed by Bodo Fürneisen * 1998: ''Francis'', directed by Angelika Mönning * 1999: ''
Kommissar Rex ''Inspector Rex'' (German: ''Kommissar Rex''; Italian: ''Il commissario Rex'') is an Austrian-Italian police procedural comedy-drama television series created by Peter Hajek and Peter Moser. Originally an Austrian series aired from 1994 to 2004 ...
– Der Verlierer'', directed by Michi Riebl * 2000: '' Donna Leon – Vendetta'', directed by Christian von Castelberg * 2000: ''Donna Leon – Venezianische Scharade'', directed by Christian von Castelberg * 2000: ''Models'', directed by Mark von Seydlitz * 2001: ''Kolle – Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex'', directed by Susanne Zanke * 2001: ''
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 ...
– Der Präsident'', directed by Thomas Bohn * 2001: ''Engel sucht Flügel'', directed by Marek Gierszal * 2001: ', directed by Dietmar Klein * 2001: ''
Zwei Brüder ''Zwei Brüder'' (''Two Brothers'') is a German detective television series based on an idea by Felix Huby, who also wrote several screenplays. Eleven directors produced 17 episodes of 85-90 minute length for ZDF between 1994 and 2000. The music ...
– Abschied'', directed by Andy Bausch * 2002: '' Ein starkes Team – Kollege Mörder'', directed by Peter F. Bringmann * 2002: ''Donna Leon – In Sachen Signora Brunetti'', directed by
Sigi Rothemund Siegfried Rothemund (born 14 March 1944) is a German film director. He directed more than ninety films since 1964. He is the father of Marc Rothemund who is also a film director. He was married to the actress Margit Geissler. Selected filmography ...
* 2002: ''Donna Leon – Nobiltà'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2003: ''
Die Cleveren ''Die Cleveren'' ( en, The Smart Ones) is a German television series that was produced from 1998 to 2003 on RTL. It is about a nationwide special unit of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), dealing with serial offenders. The main characters are ...
– Engelchen flieg'', directed by Christiane Balthasar * 2003: ''
Der letzte Zeuge ''Der letzte Zeuge'' (''The Last Witness'') is a German crime television series set in Berlin. Created by Gregor Edelmann, it aired on ZDF from 1998 to 2007 and was mostly directed by Bernhard Stephan. It stars Ulrich Mühe as medical examiner D ...
– Haut aus Eisen'', directed by Bernhard Stephan * 2003: ''Donna Leon – Venezianisches Finale'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2003: ''Berlin – Eine Stadt sucht den Mörder'', directed by Urs Egger * 2003: ''Donna Leon – Feine Freunde'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2004: ''Donna Leon – Sanft entschlafen'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2004: ''Donna Leon – Acqua alta'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2004: ''Die Cleveren – Auf der Flucht'', directed by Christiane Balthasar * 2004: ''Die Cleveren – Killer im Kopf'', directed by Christiane Balthasar * 2005: ''
Unter weißen Segeln ''Unter weißen Segeln'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * ''Alarm für Co ...
– Odyssee der Herzen'' * 2005: ''Donna Leon – Beweise, dass es böse ist'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2005: ''Donna Leon – Verschwiegene Kanäle'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2005: ''Tatort – Rache-Engel'', directed by Robert Sigl * 2006: ''Tatort – Unter Kontrolle'', directed by René Heisig * 2006: ''Tatort – Feuerkämpfer'', directed by Thomas Bohn * 2006: ''Donna Leon – Endstation Venedig'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2006: ''Donna Leon – Das Gesetz der Lagune'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2007: ''Die Wölfe'', directed by Friedemann Fromm * 2007: ''Reife Leistung!'', directed by Martin Gies * 2008: ''Donna Leon – Die dunkle Stunde der Serenissima'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2008: ''Donna Leon – Blutige Steine'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2009: ' * 2009: ''Donna Leon – Wie durch ein dunkles Glas'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2009: ''Rahel – Eine preussische Affäre'', directed by Catharina Deus * 2009–2012: '' Stolberg'' (19 episodes) * 2010: ''Unter anderen Umständen: Tod im Kloster'' * 2010: ''Donna Leon – Lasset die Kinder zu mir kommen'' * 2011: ''Donna Leon – Das Mädchen seiner Träume'' * 2012: ''Donna Leon – Schöner Schein'' * 2013: ''Donna Leon – Auf Treu und Glauben'' * 2014: ''Donna Leon – Reiches Erbe'' * 2015: ''Donna Leon – Tierische Profite'' * 2016: ''Donna Leon – Das goldene Ei'' * Since 2017 In aller Freundschaft (TV Series)''


Awards

* 1997: Nominierung für den
Telestar The Telestar was a former German television award, created by Das Erste and ZDF. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programmin ...
(Beste Darstellerin in einem Fernsehspiel) für ''Maja'' * 2002: Lilli-Palmer-Gedächtniskamera (Beste Nachwuchsdarstellerin) * 2003: Vornominierung für den Deutschen Filmpreis als beste Schauspielerin für ihre Rolle in ''Devot''


References


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