Nicole Mercedes Mariola Müller is a German actress and former champion kickboxer. She is known for her role as Isa Schmidt in the 2016 film ''

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'' and her role in the TV series '' Tannbach''.

Early life and education

Nicole Mercedes Mariola Müller was born to a German father and Polish mother. Her middle name "Mariola" is her mother's name. She was acting by age four, and debuted with her older brother Kai Michael Müller in the German children's adventure film ''4 Freunde und 4 Pfoten'' in 2003. Müller competed as a

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in her teen years. She was the German female champion for 2010, 2011, and 2012, as well as the International German female champion. She also won a bronze medal at a world championship competition in 2010.(25 March 2021)
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Career

Müller had roles in episodes of popular German TV series, including ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as in films.Ratsch, Kristina (13 April 2023)
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'' In 2006, she started playing the role of Paula Bergmann on the German telenovela '' Wege zum Glück''. She played Isa Schmidt in ''

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Lagofilm.de Among other TV appearances, she has been on the German crime series ''Der Irland-Krimi'' since its debut in 2019, and appeared on the 2020 Austrian-German crime series ''

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''. In 2023 she played the lead role as Toni Schmidt in the TV series '' Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde'', a political drama set in post-war

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in 1954.

Awards and nominations

Müller earned a nomination for the for best young actor in 2017. She was also nominated for the

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best young actress award in 2018 for her role on the German series '' Tannbach'' (broadcast as ''Line of Separation'' in the United States).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Müller, Mercedes 1996 births Living people German film actresses German television actresses 21st-century German actresses Actresses from Berlin German female kickboxers German child actresses Kickboxing champions 21st-century German sportswomen