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

Prenzlauer Berg Prenzlauer Berg () is a locality of Berlin, forming the southerly and most urban district of the borough of Pankow. From its founding in 1920 until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a district of Berlin in its own right. However, that year it was incorp ...

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 ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a 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 lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...

'', ''

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'' and additionally Mark Ravenhill's
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'. After cutting ties with the Bremer Theater in 2004, Triebel worked with the

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 ...

(English: The Zürich playhouse) during 2004 and 2005 for a short time, where she acted in Arthur Schnitzler's ''Das weite Land'', a 1911 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 ''

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'' 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 The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...

''(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 ''

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''. For the main role in ''

West West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

'', 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 ''

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''. She subsequently performed in supporting roles in the Netflix series ''

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'' (2017) and '' The Empress'' (2022). Triebel's film credits include ', ''

'', '' Lagerfeuer'' (English: Campfire) and '' Emma's Bliss''. She has also had a re-occurring role on the television series ''

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''.

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 The Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) is a film school in Berlin, Germany. In the German film school ranking of FOCUS (Issue 22/2006), the dffb - together with the Academy of Media Arts C ...

(dffb) * 2005: ''

: Herzblut'', Director: Jürgen Heinrich, TV Series,

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* 2006: '' Emma's Bliss'', Director:

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* 2006: ''heteros nomos'', Director: Kai Gero Lenke, Short film * 2006: ''Speed Dating'', Director: Gregor Buchkremer, Short film * 2007–2010: ''

'', TV Series, ZDF * 2007: ', Director:

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, Straight-to-TV Movie, SAT.1 * 2007: ''Eine gute Mutter'', Director:

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, Straight-to-TV Movie * 2007: ''

Der Kommissar und das Meer ''Der Kommissar und das Meer'' (Swedish title: ''Kommissarien och havet'') is a German-Swedish television series. It is loosely based on the crime novels by Mari Jungstedt Mari Jungstedt (born 31 October 1962, in Stockholm) is a Swedish jou ...

: Den du nicht siehst'', Director:

Anno Saul Anno Saul (born 14 November 1963) is a German screenwriter and film director. Biography Born in Bonn, West Germany, the son of a physician, Saul studied at the Peter-Joerres-Gymnasium in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler and afterwards, graduating from ...

, TV Series, ZDF * 2008: '' A Woman in Berlin'', Director: Max Färberböck * 2008: '' Das Duo'', Director: Maris Pfeiffer, TV Series, ZDF * 2008: ', Director: * 2009: ''This Is Love'', Director: Matthias Glasner * 2009: ''

'', Director:

Sönke Wortmann Sönke Wortmann (; 25 August 1959 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German film director and producer. Biography Wortmann's father was a miner. After Wortmann's A-Levels he wanted to become a professional football player and started playin ...

* 2010: '' The Hairdresser'', Director:

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* 2010: '' Tatort: Am Ende des Tages'', Director: Titus Selge, TV Series * 2011: ''Familiengeheimnisse'', Director:

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, Straight-to-TV Movie, ZDF * 2011: '' Freilaufende Männer'', Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher, Straight-to-TV Movie,

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* 2011: ', Director: Edward Berger, Straight-to-TV Movie, ARD * 2012: '' Rosa Roth: Trauma'', Director: Carlo Rola, TV Series, ZDF * 2013: ''

My Sisters My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marke ...

'', Director:

Lars Kraume Lars Kraume (born 24 February 1973) is an Italian-born German film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 35 films since 1996. Biography Born in Abruzzo, Italy, to German parents. Career Kraume has directed numerous television produ ...

* 2013: ''

'', Director:

Christian Schwochow Christian Schwochow (; born 23 September 1978) is a German film director. He has directed more than ten films since 2005, including TV movie ' on the ARD channel, a tragicomedy about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Schwochow also directed episodes ...

* 2013: ''Das Jerusalem-Syndrom'', Director: Dror Zahavi, Straight-to-TV Movie, ARD * 2013: ''Der fast perfekte Mann'', Director: Vanessa Jopp * 2013: '' Wolfskinder'', Director: Rick Ostermann * 2015: ''

Me and Kaminski ''Me and Kaminski'' (german: Ich und Kaminski) is a 2003 novel by the Austrian-German writer Daniel Kehlmann. It tells the story of a "klutzy journalist"Wolfgang Becker * 2015: '' Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten'', Director: Matthias Glasner, TV Miniseries, ZDF * 2015: ', Director:

* 2015: '' One Breath'', Director:

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* 2016: ', Director:

, Straight-to-TV Movie, ARD * 2017: ''

'', TV Series * 2017: ''

'', TV Series * 2018: '' The Silent Revolution'', Director:

* 2022: '' The Empress'' as

Princess Ludovika of Bavaria Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine; ''Mary Louise Wilhelmina''; 30 August 1808 – 25 January 1892) was the sixth child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Karoline of Baden, and the mother of Empress E ...

, mother of Helene and Elisabeth * 2023: ''

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References

External links

* {{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