Sabine Timoteo (born 25 March 1975) is a Swiss actress from the Lorraine district of

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2000.

Early life

Timoteo grew up dividing time between the United States and

Lausanne, Switzerland , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR ...

. As a trained

ballet dancer A ballet dancer ( it, ballerina fem.; ''ballerino'' masc.) is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet; however, dancers have a strict hierarchy and strict gender roles. They rely on yea ...

, she won the

Prix de Lausanne The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition a ...

at 17 years of age.

Career

Prior to acting, Timoteo was an award-winning dancer. She gave up dancing after it began to negatively affect her body. She spent three months in the Japanese Zen monastery

Antaiji is a Buddhist temple that belongs to the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. It is located in the town of Shin'onsen, Mikata District, in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, where it sits on about 50 hectares of land in the mountains, close to a ...

for the film ''Zen for Nothing.''

Selected filmography

References

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* 1975 births Living people Swiss film actresses People from Bern 21st-century Swiss actresses Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{Switzerland-actor-stub