Sabine Timoteo (born 25 March 1975) is a Swiss actress from the Lorraine district of Solothurn. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2000.

Early life

Timoteo grew up dividing time between the United States and

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. As a trained

ballet dancer A ballet dancer is a person who practices the Art (skill), art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. B ...

, she won the

Prix de Lausanne The Prix de Lausanne () is an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition ...

at 17 years of age.

Career

Prior to acting, Timoteo was an award-winning dancer. She gave up dancing after it began to negatively affect her body. She spent three months in the Japanese Zen monastery Antaiji for the film ''Zen for Nothing.''

Selected filmography

References

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* 1975 births Living people Swiss film actresses Actresses from Bern 21st-century Swiss actresses Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{Switzerland-actor-stub