Ella Rumpf (born 4 February 1995) is a Swiss actress, best known for her role as Alexia in the 2016 horror drama film '' Raw'', which won the

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at the 2016

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. Her other notable roles include, critical acclaimed Tiger in '' Tiger Girl'' (2017) and Hanna in '' The Divine Order'' (2017), the Swiss entry for the

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at the

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Life and career

Ella Rumpf was born in

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and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland. Her father is a psychotherapist and her mother a lecturer. Rumpf went to the

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and had her first taste of acting by winning the lead role in ''

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'' at 14. She appeared in her debut film at age 16 called ''Summer Outside'' in 2011 directed by Friederike Jehn. Rumpf won the role of Ali in the multi-award-winning feature film ''

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'' (''Krieg''), by Simon Jaquemet in 2014 and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Swiss Film Awards. She shaved her head for the role. She attended the Giles Foreman Center for Acting in London from 2013–2015 after completing her studies at the

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in 2013. Ella Rumpf starred alongside

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in '' Raw'' (2016). In 2017, she played the lead role in '' Tiger Girl'' and a supporting role in '' The Divine Order'' (''Die göttliche Ordnung''). In 2022, Rumpf appeared in the HBO television series '' Tokyo Vice'', directed by

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and written by J.T. Rogers. She speaks Swiss German and French at a native level, and is fluent in

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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* Living people Swiss film actresses Swiss television actresses 21st-century Swiss actresses Actors from Zürich Actresses from Paris 21st-century French actresses 1995 births {{Switzerland-actor-stub