Natalia Wörner (; born 7 September 1967) is a German actress. Her credits in English speaking television include '' The Pillars of the Earth'' (2009), and '' Berlin Station'' (2017).

Biography

After finishing high school in

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, Wörner moved to New York City, where she studied acting at

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. In 2000, she returned to Germany, where she won a German television award, the

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, for best leading actress. She served on the award's jury in 2001 and 2002. In 2009, Wörner played the role of Ellen, working alongside

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, and

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in the TV miniseries ''The Pillars of the Earth'', based on the eponymous book by

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. In 2012, she was given the role of Rebecca Kendall as one of the "other wives" in

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's ''The Other Wife''. In 2017, she starred alongside Richard Armitage,

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, and Ismael Cruz Córdova in the

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series '' Berlin Station''.

Other work

In addition to her acting career, Wörner has been a goodwill ambassador for German charity Kindernothilfe since 2006. She also served as ambassador of a 2010/2011 Pink Ribbon campaign in Germany. In 2015, Wörner accompanied

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on an official trip to South Korea and Indonesia. She later was a SPD delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the

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in 2017.SPD schickt Natalia Wörner zur Bundespräsidentenwahl
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'', 13 December 2016.

Filmography

* 1992: ''Glück 1'' * 1992: ''Thea und Nat'' * 1994: ''Leni'' * 1994: '' The Machine'' * 1994: ' * 1994: ' * 1995: ''Der Elefant vergisst nie'' * 1995: ''Kinder der Nacht'' * 1996: ''

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'' * 1996: ''

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'' (episode: "Perfect Mind – Im Labyrinth") * 1997: ''Spiel um dein Leben'' * 1998: ''Der Rosenmörder'' * 1998: ' * 1998: ''Zur Zeit zu zweit'' * 1998: ''Der Handymörder'' * 1998: ' * 1999: ''Zum Sterben schön'' * 1999: ''Flames of Death'' * 1999: ''Valley of the Shadows'' * 1999: ''

'' (episode: "Martinsfeuer") * 2000: ''Frauen lügen besser'' * 2001: ' * 2001: ''Verbotene Küsse'' * 2003: ' * 2003: ''Wenn Weihnachten wahr wird'' * 2003: '' Love and Desire'' * 2004: ''Experiment Bootcamp'' * 2004: ''Für immer im Herzen'' * 2005: ''Miss Texas'' * 2005: ''Das Geheimnis des Roten Hauses'' * 2006: ''20 Nächte und ein Regentag'' * 2006: ' * 2006: ''Der beste Lehrer der Welt'' * 2006–2010: ''Unter anderen Umständen'' (series, 6 episodes) * 2007: ''Durch Himmel und Hölle'' * 2008: ' * 2009: ''Mein Mann, seine Geliebte und ich'' * 2009: ''Rosamunde Pilcher – Vier Jahreszeiten'' * 2010: '' The Pillars of the Earth'' * 2011: '' Cenerentola'' * 2012: ''The Other Wife'' * 2014: ' * 2015: '' Tannbach'' * 2017: '' Berlin Station''

Awards

* 1996: Golden Gong * 2000:

* 2011: Romy for '' The Pillars of the Earth'' (''Die Säulen der Erde'') * 2016:

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References

External links

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Prisma.de with current TV notes

Biography
at moviesection.de (2010) {{DEFAULTSORT:Worner, Natalia 1967 births Living people 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses Actors Studio alumni Actresses from Stuttgart German film actresses German television actresses Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany