Rhea Harder (born 27 February 1976 in

East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...

) is a German actress, best known for appearances in various German television series.

Early life

Harder was born in

and grew up in

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

, completing her

abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

. She then sat tests for the civil service in Berlin before being cast in '' Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' and deciding on a career as actress.

Career

Harder played the role of Florentine 'Flo Spira' Spirandelli di Montalban in the television series '' Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' from 1996 to 2002. She played the role of Sarah Hermann in ''

Berlin, Berlin ''Berlin, Berlin'' is a television series produced for the ARD. It aired in Germany from 2002 to 2005 Tuesdays through Fridays at 18:50 on the German public TV network Das Erste. The show won both national and international awards. A sequel f ...

'' from 2003 to 2005, and the role of Valerie Kopp in ''

Alles außer Sex ''Alles außer Sex (Sex & More)'' is a German comedy drama television series which aired on the TV station ProSieben between 2005 and 2006. The German television premiered on 9 November 2005 with an audience of 2.9 million viewers. Thematically, ...

from 2005 to 2007. She has been playing the role of police officer Franziska 'Franzi' Jung in the series ''

Notruf Hafenkante ''Notruf Hafenkante'' is a German television series broadcast on ZDF. It is set in Hamburg and is about the members of the police department PK 21 and the doctors of the fictional hospital Elbkrankenhaus. The show's premise is modelled on the ...

'' since 2006. Following the death in 2009 of

Veronika Neugebauer Veronika Aryana Neugebauer (27 November 1968 – 11 October 2009) was a German actress who specialized in dubbing. Neugebauer was born in Munich to voice actor Hartmut Neugebauer. She was best known for dubbing Ash Ketchum in the German-Languag ...

, Harder took over the role of Gaby Glockner in the audio drama series TKKG.

Personal life

Harder's first son Moritz Paul Harder was born in 2004 and appeared as baby Ben in the series ''Berlin, Berlin'' in 2005. Her second son, Bruno Franz, was born in 2010. In June 2013 she married her longtime boyfriend Jörg Vennewald and in 2014 she gave birth to their daughter. They already have two sons, born in 2004 and 2010. The family lives in Hamburg.

Filmography

Films

* 2000:

TV series

* 1994: Frauenarzt Dr. Markus Merthin * 1995: Die Straßen von Berlin * 1995–1996:

Für alle Fälle Stefanie ''Für alle Fälle Stefanie'' is a German medical drama television series created by Werner Krämer that aired on Sat.1 from 15 May 1995 to 29 August 2005. It was produced by Novafilm Fernsehproduktion. ''Für alle Fälle Stefanie'' follows ...

* 1995–2002: Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten als ''Florentine 'Flo Spira' Spirandelli di Montalban'' * 2000: Küstenwache – Jetski-Rowdies * 2001:

Balko ''Balko'' is a German prime time television series broadcast on the private TV channel RTL. It is a police detective story with comical twists featuring two inspectors of the Dortmund police, Balko (played by Jochen Horst until episode 48, the ...

– Die Nervensäge * 2002: Leipzig Homicide – Verliebt in einen Lehrer * 2002: Küstenwache – Skrupellos * 2002/2003:

* 2003–2005:

as ''Sarah Hermann'' * 2005: Küstenwache – Verloren in der Tiefe * 2005–2007:

as ''Valerie Kopp'' * 2006–2022:

as ''Polizeiobermeisterin Franziska "Franzi" Jung'' * 2008: SOKO Wismar – Tödliches Gebräu

Audio dramas

* Die drei ??? - Spuk Im Netz (Folge 132, Voice of Felica Sparing) * TKKG - Das Mädchen mit der Kristallkugel (Folge 166, Voice of Maren) * TKKG - Voice of Gaby Glockner (seit Folge 167) * Fünf Freunde - Fünf Freunde und das Abenteuer im Hundeschlitten (Folge 83, Voice of Eva Moser) * Die drei ??? - Der DreiTag

References

External links

Website of Rhea Harder
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Rhea Harder at her agency Fitz+Skoglund Agents
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harder, Rhea German television actresses Actors from East Berlin 1976 births Living people Actresses from Berlin 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses