Romana Carén (born 2 January 1979) is an actress, writer/director and vocal coach from Austria.

Biography

After she had graduated from

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Höhere Technische Lehranstalt in structural engineering she studied law at the

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and astronomy at the

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. She was trained in acting at the Actor's Studio Pallas in Vienna and graduated with the Austrian State Diploma in Acting. To continue her education she went to London where she attended a course in contemporary drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Carén has been on stage since the age of eight, including at the

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and the Theater Drachengasse in Vienna. Her first lead role was the title role in ''Alice in Wonderland''. :de:Roland Schimmelpfennig Her film and TV credits include ''SOKO Donau'', ''

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,'' '' Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen'', directed by Oskar Roehler, ''Sisi'', directed by

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and ''The Pillars of the Earth'' with Donald Sutherland. She has written several plays, screenplays and poems. The play ''Glückskämpfer''http://www.events.at/glueckskaempfer/?st=8029965 had its world premiere in 2007 in Vienna, ''Wintervögel'' in 2010 and ''Sein oder nicht sein'' in 2011. Later she enrolled at the

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and graduated in Filmmaking with distinction. Together with some of her co-students she founded the production company Film´84 International to produce short and feature films as well as commercials. Their first short film in 2011, '' Make a Wish'', was in the catalogue of the Short Film Corner of the

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2011. Her short film screenplay ''

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'' was a semi-finalist in the 22nd WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition. Later it was screened in the Short Film Corner of the

2012.

Filmography

Theatre

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Caren, Romana 1979 births Living people Austrian film actresses Austrian film directors Austrian women film directors Vocal coaches Writers from Vienna Austrian stage actresses German-language film directors Australian women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Austrian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Austrian dramatists and playwrights