Jacqueline Macaulay (born 24 April 1967) is an English actress who mainly works in Germany.

Life and career

Jacqueline Macaulay was born in Doncaster, England, to an Scotish father, an Army officer, and a Hungarian mother.https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0531326/trivia/ She grew up in England (until 1973) and the Netherlands (1973–1986), where she graduated in 1985. In 1986, she moved to Germany to study at the State University of Music and Performing Arts in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

(1987–1990). Later she had engagements at the (

Theater Bonn Theater Bonn (also known as the Stadttheater Bonn) is the municipal theatre company of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is an organization that produces operas, musicals, ballets, plays, and concerts. It operates several performance venu ...

), (

Schauspielhaus Zürich The Schauspielhaus Zürich ( en, Zürich playhouse) is one of the most prominent and important theatres in the German-speaking world. It is also known as "Pfauenbühne" (Peacock Stage). The large theatre has 750 seats. The also operates three st ...

) as well as in Luxembourg and Berlin, until she became a staff member of the

Maxim-Gorki-Theater The Maxim Gorki Theatre (german: Maxim Gorki Theater) is a theatre in Berlin-Mitte named after the Soviet writer, Maxim Gorky. In 2012, the Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit named Şermin Langhoff as the artist director of the theatre. History It i ...

in Berlin in 1998 and stayed there until 2006. For her interpretation of ''Luise Miller'' in Schiller's ''

Kabale und Liebe ''Intrigue and Love'', sometimes ''Love and Intrigue'', ''Love and Politics'' or ''Luise Miller'' (german: Kabale und Liebe, ; literally "''Cabal and Love''") is a five-act play written by the German dramatist Friedrich Schiller. His third play, ...

''(''Intrigue and Love''), directed by

András Fricsay András Fricsay (born András Fricsay Kali Son 2 April 1942 in Szeged, Hungary) is a German actor and director. Filmography * '' Preis der Freiheit'' (1966) * ''Skin to Skin'' (1969) * ''Baal'' (1970) * '' Eines langen Tages Reise in die Nacht'' ...

(Bonn, 1994) she was awarded a prize as most talented new actress in

North Rhine-Westfalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabi ...

. The following year she won the vote for most talented new actress in Germany in a critics' poll of the magazine ''

Theater Heute ''Theater heute'' (German: ''Theatre Today'') is a German language monthly magazine with a special focus on theatre. The magazine is based in Berlin, Germany, and has been in circulation since 1960. History and profile ''Theater heute'' was foun ...

'' for her double role as Carol and Klara in Oleanna/ Music directed by Harald Clemen (Bonn). With Arthur Miller’s ''Der große Knall'' (originally:''The great depression''), directed by David Mouchtar-Samorai, she was invited to the Berlin ''Theater Meeting'' and received the award "Ensemblepreis" in NRW. While she acted in supporting roles in films and on TV she has frequently portrayed main characters on the theatre stage. Jacqueline Macaulay is married to the German actor

Hans Werner Meyer Hans Werner Meyer (born 14 April 1964 in Hamburg, West Germany) is a German film and television actor. Life and career Hans-Werner Meyer attended the Albert Schweitzer Gymnasium in Hamburg. He studied at the School for Music and Theater in Hann ...

Filmography and theatre credits

Select filmography

* 1995: Zwei Brüder (TV) * 1998–2003:

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 ...

(TV) (irregular appearances) * 1999: Und morgen geht die Sonne wieder auf * 2000: Der König vom Block * 2003–2004: Die Albertis (TV) * 2005:

Typisch Sophie ''Typisch Sophie'' is a German legal drama television series. The series premiered in Germany in October 2004 and ran for two seasons before being cancelled due to low TV ratings in 2006. Content ''Sophie Andersen'' is a single mom and has been ...

* 2006: Früher oder später (TV) * 2008:

The Reader ''The Reader'' (german: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations ...

* 2009: Meine Familie bringt mich um (TV) * 2010: Ameisen gehen andere Wege

Theatre credits

* 1990:

Die Räuber ''The Robbers'' (', ) is the first drama by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz' earlier play ''Julius of Taranto''. It was ...

(Luzern) * 1993: Der Pelikan (Bonn) * 1994: Kabale und Liebe (Bonn) * 1996:

Emilia Galotti ''Emilia Galotti'' () is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick ("Braunschweig" in German). The work is a classic example of German '' bürgerliches Trauerspiel'' (bourgeois ...

(Bonn) * 1996: Der große Knall (Bonn) * 1997: Ein Traumspiel (Luxembourg) * 1997: Maß für Maß (

Measure for measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the ''First Folio'' of 1623. The play's plot features its ...

) (Deutsches Theater, Berlin) * 1998: Väter und Söhne (Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin) * 2002: Romeo und Julia (

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

) (Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin) * 2004: Dreigroschenoper ( The Threepenny Opera) (Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin) * 2005: Die glückliche Reise (Maxim Gorki Theater, Berlin) * 2007: Quato Tasso Theater

Ruhrfestspiele Ruhrfestspiele (Ruhr Festival) in Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is one of the oldest theatre festivals in Europe. Founded after World War II, the festival is a major annual cultural event for the Ruhr area. It always starts on 1 ...

Recklinghausen Recklinghausen (; Westphalian: ''Riäkelhusen'') is the northernmost city in the Ruhr-Area and the capital of the Recklinghausen district. It borders the rural Münsterland and is characterized by large fields and farms in the north and indus ...

* 2009:

Dantons Tod ' (German for ''Danton's Death'') is an opera by Gottfried von Einem to a libretto by Boris Blacher and Gottfried von Einem after Georg Büchner's 1835 play of the same name. Its first performance took place in Salzburg on 6 August 1947. It was re ...

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) * 2010-2012: Frau Müller muss weg (

Staatsschauspiel Dresden The Staatsschauspiel Dresden (State Playhouse Dresden) is a theatre in Dresden. It is maintained by the Free State of Saxony, hence its name. It consists of a main auditorium, the ' (play house), and a studio theatre, the '. It was created in 19 ...

) * 2011: Der Aufstand (Theater Ruhrfestspiele, Recklinghausen)

Awards

* 1994: most talented new actress in NRW * 1995: most talented new actress in Germany ("Theater Heute" critics' poll)

References

External links

complete filmography

{{DEFAULTSORT:Macaulay, Jacqueline 1967 births British actresses British expatriates in Germany Living people State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart alumni English people of Hungarian descent English people of Scottish descent Actresses from Doncaster