Martina Hill (born 14 July 1974) is a German actress and comedian. She has been awarded the

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, the German TV Award, as well as the

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Biography

Hill was born in

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. Her mother was a nurse, and her father was a subway driver. After finishing her '' Abitur'' in 1995, she later studied drama. Hill had her breakthrough in 2007, as an ensemble member of the ProSieben comedy show ''Switch reloaded'', bringing her recognition as a comedian and impersonator. Her arguably most noticeable parodies were those of persona such as Heidi Klum,

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, Gundula Gause,

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and Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan. In 2009, Hill began portraying "universal expert" Tina Hausten and social media influencer Larissa in the ''

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'', a German adaptation of the American news satire ''

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''. From 2011 onwards, Hill starred in her own format, ''

Knallerfrauen ''Knallerfrauen'' (Eng: ''Fire-women'') is a German sketch comedy series first aired in 2011. The series stars actress Martina Hill Martina Hill (born 14 July 1974) is a German actress and comedian. She has been awarded the German Comedy Awa ...

'', which is a sketch comedy known for sharp humour and its cutting wit. With the first series of ''Knallerfrauen'', Hill also became very popular in China. In 2019 she became known for an even broader audience in Germany, when she started her own talk-show with the satirical touch. The "Martina-Hill-Show" has run on SAT1, along with Pro7 one of the larger, privatized television channels in Germany. For her commitment in the Heute-Show she was awarded with numerous prizes up to date.

Filmography (selection)

* 2003: ''Schwer verknallt'', TV movie * 2004: ''Der Vater meines Sohnes'', TV movie * 2004: ''Happy Friday'', sketch show * 2005: ''Mädchen über Bord'', TV movie * 2005: ''

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'', TV series * 2006: '' Das Beste aus meinem Leben'', early-evening TV series * 2006: ''Kunstfehler'', TV movie * 2006–2007: ''

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'', "Flashback" to "Life & Death", TV series * 2007: ''

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'', TV series * 2007: ''

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'', TV series * 2007: ''29 ... und noch Jungfrau'', TV movie * 2007–2012: ''Switch reloaded'', comedy series * 2008: ''Putzfrau Undercover'', TV movie * 2008: ''Die Schnüfflerin'' – Peggy kann's nicht lassen, TV movie * Since 2009: ''

'', news satire * 2010: ''Cindy aus Marzahn und die jungen Wilden'', comedy show * 2010: ''C.I.S. – Chaoten im Sondereinsatz'', TV movie * 2010: ', TV movie * 2011: ', movie * Since 2011: ''

'', sketch comedy

Theatre

* 2000: Nonne Isabella in ''Die Rund- und die Spitzköpfe'' (Berlin) * 2000: Erna in ''Kasimir und Karoline'' (Berlin) * 2001: Medea in ''Medea'' (Berlin) * 2001: Die Frau auf dem Sockel in ''Die Frau auf dem Sockel'' (Berlin) * 2001: Marjorie in ''Extremities'' (Berlin)

Voice-over work (selection)

* 2009: ''

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'', for

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in the role of Suzi X * 2011: '' Cars 2'', for

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in the role of Holley Shiftwell * 2013: ''

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'', for

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in the role of Lucy * 2014: ''

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'', for Cate Blanchett in the role of Valka

Awards

Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2012 - Martina Hill

* 2007 **

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as a member of ''Switch reloaded'' (Best Sketch Comedy) * 2008 **

Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, ...

as a member of ''Switch reloaded'' (Best Comedy) **

as a member of ''Switch reloaded'' (Best Sketch Comedy) * 2009 ** Romy TV Award as a member of ''Switch reloaded'' (Special Jury Prize) **

for Best Actress **

as a member of the ''heute-show'' (Best Comedy Show) * 2010 **

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming, created in 1999 by German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1. It was created to be an equivalent to the Emmy Awards, ...

as a member of the ''heute-show'' (Category Best Comedy) **

as a member of the ''heute-show'' (Category Best Comedy Show) * 2011 **

for Best Actress **

as a member of the ''heute-show'' (Best Comedy Show) * 2012 **

for ''Knallerfrauen'' (Best Comedy Show) **

for Best Actress **

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(Category Comedy) * 2013 **

for Best Actress * 2014 **

for the ''heute-show'' (Category Comedy)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Martina 1974 births Living people Actresses from Berlin People from Mitte 21st-century German actresses German women comedians German television actresses German film actresses German voice actresses Sat.1 people ZDF people