Paula Beer (; born 23 February 1995 in Mainz) is a German actress. She first became known as a teenager for her main role in
Chris Kraus' 2010 film ''
Poll
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''. Her breakthrough was in 2016, when she starred in
François Ozon
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Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...
's ''
Frantz'' (2016), for which she won the
Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young performer at the
73rd Venice International Film Festival. She won the
Silver Bear for Best Actress
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at the
70th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance as Undine Wibeau in
Christian Petzold's ''
Undine
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''.
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1995 births
21st-century German actresses
European Film Award for Best Actress winners
German film actresses
German television actresses
Living people
Marcello Mastroianni Award winners
Actors from Mainz
Silver Bear for Best Actress winners