Saskia-Sophie Rosendahl (born 9 July 1993) is a German actress. She is best known for her role in the film ''

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'' (2012), for which she won the

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Biography

Saskia Rosendahl began her career with the children's ballet of the Halle Opera, with which she performed various theatre appearances from 2001 to 2011. From 2008 to 2011 she worked as an actress in productions of the improvisational theatre "Kaltstart" and the New Theatre Halle. In 2010, Rosendahl made her cinema debut in Wolfgang Dinslage's film ''Für Elise''. In 2011, while still at school, she took on the lead role in

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's German-language anti-war drama ''Lore'', which won the audience award at the

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in 2012 and was the official Australian entry for the 2013 Academy Awards in the category “Best Foreign Language Film”. The magazine ''Variety'' praised the maturity and security of the portrayal of her complex role and called Rosendahl an "exciting new talent". At the 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival, she received the award for “Best Actress” for her role in ''Lore'', and at the presentation of the Australian

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in 2013, she was honoured as the best young actress. She graduated from school in 2012 and was part of the ensemble of

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's cinema adaptation of the book bestseller '. From August to October 2012, she was directed by

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in a leading role for the movie ''Zum Geburtstag'' in front of the camera. At the

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, Rosendahl was presented by the European Film Promotion as one of the ten European “Shooting Stars”. In the same year, she received a nomination for the New Faces Award for best young actress. In ''Lindenberg! Do your thing'' (2020) she plays Petra, immortalised in the song "Mädchen aus Ostberlin" by

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosendahl, Saskia 1993 births 21st-century German actresses German film actresses Living people People from Halle (Saale)