Valerie Pachner (born 26 June 1987) is an Austrian actress.

Life and work

Valerie Pachner grew up in Bad Schallerbach,

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, and studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in

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from 2009 to 2013. She was then part of the ensemble cast at the

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, under artistic director

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until 2017. Her work on stage was awarded twice in 2016. Pachner starred as the female lead in the 2015 film '' Bad Luck'' (directed by Thomas Woschitz), which was nominated for the Max-Ophüls-Preis. After that she appeared in Elisabeth Scharang's ''

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'' and Maria Schrader's biopic of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, ''Vor der Morgenröte ( Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe)'', playing Zweig's stepdaughter alongside

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and

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as Zweig. For her portrayal of Egon Schiele's muse

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's '' Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden'' she was awarded the

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and the

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. In 2019 '' The Ground Beneath My Feet'' by Marie Kreutzer was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. Pachner's leading performance was critically acclaimed internationally and earned her three awards, including the German Acting Award for Best Actress. The film had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and was named one of The 10 Best Movies of 2019 by Vanity Fair. The same year,

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's '' A Hidden Life'' with Pachner playing the female lead, Franziska Jägerstätter, premiered in competition at the 72nd

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. It was also shown at the

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, the

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and the

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called her performance as one of the best by an actress in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards

* 2004: ''Best Performance by a Young Actress'' (YOUKI) * 2016: ''Förderpreis der Freunde des Residenztheaters'' * 2016: ''Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis for Performing Arts'' * 2017: ''Austrian Film Award (Best Actress)'' * 2017: ''

(most popular shooting star, female)'' * 2019: ''Best Performance by a young actress at the Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * 2019: ''Premio Maguey: Best Performance at the

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'' * 2019: ''German Acting Award for Best Actress Deutscher Schauspielpreis'' * 2019: ''Discovery Award at the SCAD Filmfestival

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References

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Süddeutsche Zeitung: In Sehnsucht verbunden
', Interview about ''Three Sisters'' at the

. Retrieved 24 March 2015. #
Münchner Merkur: Erstmal angekommen
', Portrait about Valerie Pachner. Retrieved 22 March 2015. #
Terrence Malick Announces Next Film 'Radegund', Based on the Life of Franz Jägerstätter
' The Film Stage. Retrieved 22 June 2016. #
Berlinale: Mister Smith Entertainment Takes International Sales on Terrence Malick’s ‘Radegund’
' Variety. Retrieved 23 January 2017. #
Valerie Pachners' debut role in A Hidden Life wins Discovery Award
' SCADDistrict. Retrieved 05 January 2020. #
Best Actress Performances 2019
' indiewire. Retrieved 05 January 2020. #
Best Movies 2019
' Vanity Fair. Retrieved 05 January 2020.

External links

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Valerie Pachner
(agency)
Residenztheater
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