Alicia Gräfin (''Countess'') von Rittberg (born 10 December 1993) is a German actress. Following numerous roles in German films and television series, she came to attention outside Germany for her brief role as Emma in the 2014 film '' Fury''. Rittberg starred as Ida Lenze in the lead role in the German TV series '' Charité'' for which she received the

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in 2017. In 2022, she starred as

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in the historical

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''.

Early life

Alicia von Rittberg was born to the

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family of and grew up in

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with three brothers. She attended a humanities-oriented '' Gymnasium''. She studied corporate management and economics at

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, where she was due to complete her

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thesis in June 2017.

Career

She began her film career, as a student, from 2000 onward. For her starring role as a foster child in the 2012

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TV film ''And all were silent'', she received the 2013 Young Artist Award at the

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. In 2014, she co-starred as Emma alongside Brad Pitt,

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and

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in the American war film '' Fury'', directed by

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. She appeared in '' Our Kind of Traitor'', a 2016

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thriller film directed by

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. She played the lead role of Ida Lenze in season 1 of the German TV series '' Charité'', for which she received the 2017

in the category of German actress. In 2022, she starred as the young

in the historical

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

*
Profile on the Agency's website ''die agenten''
* http://www.filmportal.de/person/alicia-von-rittberg_64ead08386574bd184fade1219962e8f * {{DEFAULTSORT:von Rittberg, Alicia Living people German film actresses German television actresses Actresses from Munich 21st-century German actresses 1993 births Countesses in Germany