Jördis Triebel (born 30 October 1977) is a German film and stage actress.

Early life

Triebel grew up the second oldest of four sisters in the

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locality of Berlin. Through her mother, who before the fall of the

Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall (german: Berliner Mauer, ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and East Germany (GDR). Construction of the Berlin Wall was commenced by the government ...

was a props mistress at the "Theater der Freundschaft" (English: Theater of Friendship, today known as the

Theater an der Parkaue Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

), she was exposed to the world of theatre early on, sometimes being able to sit in on rehearsals.

Education

From 1997 to 2001, Triebel studied acting at 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 statu ...

Career

Theatre

After she graduated, Triebel was an actress with the Bremer Theater. She belonged to the ensemble cast up until 2004. Whilst there Triebel among other things worked on the production of Henrik Ibsen's ''

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'',

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''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Hamlet'' and additionally Mark Ravenhill, Mark Ravenhill's
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'. After cutting ties with the Bremer Theater in 2004, Triebel worked with the Schauspielhaus Zürich (English: The Zürich playhouse) during 2004 and 2005 for a short time, where she acted in Arthur Schnitzler, Arthur Schnitzler's ''Das weite Land'', a 1911 Tragicomedy, tragi-comedy about light-bulb producer Friedrich Hofreiter and his affair with his wife's banker's accountant, Adele. In 2006, she personified "Italy" in the Cologne playhouse's production of ''Europa für Anfanger'' (English: Europe for beginners).

Television and film

After a guest role in the TV series ''Wolffs Revier'' in 2005, Triebel gained her first major role in a film as the strongwoman/pig farmer Emma in ''Emma's Bliss''. For this role, she received a nomination to the Deutscher Filmpreis ''(English: the German Film Awards).'' She was awarded a further nomination to the Deutscher Filmpreis for her performance as a supporting actress as the mother of the titular pope in ''Pope Joan (2009 film), Pope Joan''. For the main role in ''West (2013 film), West'', Triebel was awarded for best actress in the 2013 Montreal World Film Festival. Triebel received international attention for her portrayal of Katharina Nielsen in the 2017 Netflix series ''Dark (TV series), Dark''. She subsequently performed in supporting roles in the Netflix series ''Babylon Berlin'' (2017) and ''The Empress (TV series), The Empress'' (2022). Triebel's film credits include ', ''West (2013 film), West'', ''Lagerfeuer'' (English: Campfire) and ''Emma's Bliss''. She has also had a re-occurring role on the television series ''KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst''.

Personal life

Triebel has two sons with German actor Matthias Weidenhöfer, from whom she separated in 2014.

Filmography

* 2003: ''Lange Tage'', Director: Antje Busse, Short film, Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb) * 2005: ''Wolffs Revier: Herzblut'', Director: :de:Jürgen Heinrich, Jürgen Heinrich, TV Series, Sat.1, SAT.1 * 2006: ''Emma's Bliss'', Director: :de:Sven Taddicken, Sven Taddicken * 2006: ''heteros nomos'', Director: Kai Gero Lenke, Short film * 2006: ''Speed Dating'', Director: :de:Gregor Buchkremer, Gregor Buchkremer, Short film * 2007–2010: ''KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst'', TV Series, ZDF * 2007: ', Director: Maria von Heland, Straight-to-TV Movie, SAT.1 * 2007: ''Eine gute Mutter'', Director: :de:Matthias Glasner, Matthias Glasner, Straight-to-TV Movie * 2007: ''Der Kommissar und das Meer: Den du nicht siehst'', Director: Anno Saul, TV Series, ZDF * 2008: ''A Woman in Berlin (film), A Woman in Berlin'', Director: Max Färberböck * 2008: ''Das Duo'', Director: :de:Maris Pfeiffer, Maris Pfeiffer, TV Series, ZDF * 2008: ', Director: * 2009: ''This Is Love'', Director: Matthias Glasner * 2009: ''Pope Joan (2009 film), Pope Joan'', Director: Sönke Wortmann * 2010: ''The Hairdresser'', Director: Doris Dörrie * 2010: '':de:Tatort: Am Ende des Tages, Tatort: Am Ende des Tages'', Director: Titus Selge, TV Series * 2011: ''Familiengeheimnisse'', Director: :de:Carlo Rola, Carlo Rola, Straight-to-TV Movie, ZDF * 2011: '':de:Freilaufende Männer, Freilaufende Männer'', Director: :de:Matthias Tiefenbacher, Matthias Tiefenbacher, Straight-to-TV Movie, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR * 2011: ', Director: Edward Berger, Straight-to-TV Movie, ARD (broadcaster), ARD * 2012: ''Rosa Roth: Trauma'', Director: Carlo Rola, TV Series, ZDF * 2013: ''My Sisters'', Director: Lars Kraume * 2013: ''West (2013 film), West'', Director: Christian Schwochow * 2013: ''Das Jerusalem-Syndrom'', Director: Dror Zahavi, Straight-to-TV Movie, ARD * 2013: ''Der fast perfekte Mann'', Director: :de:Vanessa Jopp, Vanessa Jopp * 2013: '':de:Wolfskinder (Film), Wolfskinder'', Director: Rick Ostermann * 2015: ''Me and Kaminski (film), Me and Kaminski'', Director: Wolfgang Becker (director, born 1954), Wolfgang Becker * 2015: '':de:Blochin (Fernsehserie), Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten'', Director: Matthias Glasner, TV Miniseries, ZDF * 2015: ', Director: Lars Kraume * 2015: ''One Breath (2015 film), One Breath'', Director: Christian Zübert * 2016: ', Director: Lars Kraume, Straight-to-TV Movie, ARD * 2017: ''Dark (TV series), Dark'', TV Series * 2017: ''Babylon Berlin'', TV Series * 2018: ''The Silent Revolution (2018 film), The Silent Revolution'', Director: Lars Kraume * 2022: ''The Empress (TV series), The Empress'' as Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, mother of Helene and Elisabeth * 2023: ''Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Triebel, Jordis 1977 births Living people German film actresses Best Actress German Film Award winners 21st-century German actresses People from East Berlin People from Pankow