Julia Thurnau (born 21 May 1974) is a French-German fine artist and actress. She is working in the field of

fine art In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

s as a part of the collective ClaudeHilde as such she developed the social Sculpture "artist at work" together with Margarita Breitkreiz for the Volksbuehne am Rosa-Luxemburg Platz in Berlin in 2023. Raised in a multi-cultural family Thurnau, Julia Thurnau speaks English and Spanish additionally to her mother tongues French and German. She had her debut as a

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

with the

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

'' Ondinas''in (2003). She studied acting in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

at the Schauspielstudio Münchenan later at the Ernst Busch acting school

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. She first appeared in the film ''

After Five in the Forest Primeval ''After Five in the Forest Primeval'' (german: Nach Fünf im Urwald), sometimes also known as ''It's a Jungle Out There'', is a 1995 German romantic comedy film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid and starring Franka Potente in her first film role. ...

'' with

Franka Potente Franka Potente (; born 22 July 1974) is a German actress. She first appeared in the comedy film ''After Five in the Forest Primeval'' (1995), for which she won a Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress. Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she ...

in 1995. Since that she had major roles in more than 20 French and German cinema movies and TV-films, such as '' Der Weibsteufel'' (2000) by ''

Jo Baier Jo Baier (born 13 February 1949) is a German film director and writer. He directed more than twenty films since 1982 and is known for '' Operation Valkyrie'' (2004), '' Henri 4'' (2010) and ' (2006). He is married to Gertrud Baier. Early life an ...

'' and ''

D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the F ...

'' (2005) by '' Pierre Aknine''.

Cinema films (selection)

* 1995: ''

'' * 1997:

Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit ''Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit'' (English title – ''Love Scenes from Planet Earth'') is a 1998 German romantic comedy film. It earned the director Marc Rothemund a Bavarian Film Award for "Best ...

* 1998: Tag ohne Gestern * 1999: Schmetterlinge der Nacht * 2000: Bitte schön, danke schön * 2001: * 2001:

Leo & Claire ''Leo & Claire'' (german: Leo und Claire) is a 2001 German historical drama film produced, written and directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and starring Michael Degen and Suzanne von Borsody. The film was competing at the Montreal World Film Festival on 2 ...

* 2001: Brief des Kosmonauten * 2002: Ein seltsames Paar * 2002: Pieces of my Heart * 2003: Ondinas * 2004: Trois Mousquetaires * 2005: Zwischenzeit * 2006: Lumen * 2015:

3 Türken und ein Baby or (English: 3 Turks and a baby) is a 2015 German comedy film, written and directed by Sinan Akkuş. Starring the German rapper Eko Fresh and the actors Kida Khodr Ramadan and Kostja Ullmann, the film tells the story of the three Yildiz brothe ...

* 2016: Papa Bear * 2018: Fame

TV (selection)

* 1996:

So ist das Leben! Die Wagenfelds ''So ist das Leben! Die Wagenfelds'' 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) * '' ...

* 1997:

SOKO 5113 Soko ( sh-Cyrl, Соко) was a Yugoslav aircraft manufacturer based in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company was responsible for the production of many military aircraft for the Yugoslav Air Force. SOKO was created in 1950 by the rel ...

- Dumm gelaufen * 1997: First Love – Das verflixte 1. Mal * 1998:

Der Clown ''Der Clown'' is a German television series that aired between 21 April 1998 and 11 October 2001. It ran for 46 episodes and starred Sven Martinek, Diana Frank, Thomas Anzenhofer, and Volkmar Kleinert. Story The story is about Max Zander, an age ...

* 1999: Der Weibsteufel * 1999: Geregelte Verhältnisse * 1999: Urlaub in Marokko * 2000:

Nikola Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montene ...

* 2000:

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 ...

* 2000: Wie angelt man sich einen Müllmann * 2001/2002: Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften * 2001: Du oder keine * 2001: Nicht ohne meinen Anwalt * 2002: Auch Erben will gelernt sein * 2002:

Der Bulle von Tölz ''Der Bulle von Tölz'' is a German television series which has been produced and broadcast by Sat.1 since 1996. As of January 2009, 69 self-contained feature-length episodes have been made. Genre Set in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, the series is about th ...

* 2002: Er oder keiner * 2003: Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht * 2004:

SOKO Kitzbühel ''SOKO Kitzbühel '' is an Austrian television series produced by ORF in collaboration with the German network ZDF. It is the third spin-off of the German crime series ''SOKO 5113'' (''SOKO München'' since 2015), launched in 1978. The show, w ...

* 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 ...

* 2005: Der Mann, den Frauen wollen * 2005: SOKO Wien, sladja, series 1 episode * 2005: Die Rosenheim Cops- Der Tote am See * 2005: Wer entführt meine Frau? * 2006:

Agathe kann's nicht lassen was an Austrian and German detective comedy television series which ran between 2005 and 2007. It was based upon Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. List of Episodes See also *List of German television series The following is a list of te ...

* 2006:

Alarm für Cobra 11 An alarm device is a mechanism that gives an audible, visual or other kind of alarm signal to alert someone to a problem or condition that requires urgent attention. Alphabetical musical instruments Etymology The word ''alarm'' comes from th ...

* 2006:

* 2009: In the last moment, Helene, 1 episode, short film trilogie * 2011: Liebe und Tod auf Java, Friedel Braun Tv movie * 2010-2013: Nicholas Le Floch, Marquise de Crequis, 3 Episodes, series * 2016: Papa Bär. movie * 2015: Drei Türken und ein Baby, Helgard, Kinofilm * 2014-2016: Letzte Spur berlin, Caro Haffner. Series, 11 episodes * 2016: Der Kriminalist, Katharina Möbus, Series, 1 Episode * 2016: Spuren der Rache, Bille Ritter, Tv movie * 2017: Zarah, wilde Jahre, Hedda Hartwig, series, 2 Episodes * 2019: ZDF Expedition, Ein Tag in Köln, Anna Stein, documentary * 2021: Adventskind, die jungen Ärzte, TV Movie * 2016: Der Kriminalist, Katharina Möbus, Series, 1 Episode * 2016: Spuren der Rache, Bille Ritter, Tv movie * 2017: Zarah, wilde Jahre, Hedda Hartwig, series, 2 Episodes * 2019: ZDF Expedition, Ein Tag in Köln, Anna Stein, documentary * 2021: Adventskind, die jungen Ärzte, TV Movie

Theater (selection)

* 2002: Birdsong, Regie: Beatrice Murmann * 2004: Liebst du mich Lump, Regie: Beatrice Murmann * 2005: Fräulein Julie, Regie: Marcel Krohn * 2007: The vagina monologues, director: Laurie Norquist * 2009: Roses Geheimnis, Regie: Frank Mattus * 2022: ClaudeHildes Pop up Galerie is hosting Sprachmaschine, director: Daniel Wittkopp, Margarita Breitkreiz. * 2023: Artist at Work, social sculpture, ClaudeHilde

External links

*
www.juliathurnau.com
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