Franziska Petri

Biography

From 1992 to 1995, Franziska Petri studied at the renowned „Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art“ in Berlin. Her cinema debut was a part in „The Big Mambo“ („Das Mambospiel“) by Michael Gwisdek in 1997, which opened the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. With her first leading role in in the award-winning „Forget America“ („Vergiss Amerika“) she attracted both critics' and audiences' attention. After leading roles in the most diverse cinema productions like the historic drama „Leo & Claire“ by Joseph Vilsmaier, the quirky comedy „Max & Moritz Reloaded“ by Thomas Frydetzki, the gloomy thriller „The Heart Is a Dark Forest“ („Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald“) by Nicolette Krebitz, the political drama „Long Shadows“ („Schattenwelt“) by Connie Walther or the psychological drama „Memory“ („Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf“) by Matthias Luthardt, she appeared in the psychothriller „For Miriam“ („Für Miriam“) by Lars Gunnar Lotz. For her outstanding performance in „For Miriam“ she was awarded

Best Actress at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival 2009 (Perspektive Deutsches Kino),

Best Actress at La Cabina. Festival Internacional de Mediometrajes de Valencia, Spain 2010

and Best Actress at the 11th Aubagne International Film Festival, France 2010. In 2011 she played the starring role in Kirill Serebrennikov's dark tale of love Izmena/Betrayal, which premiered in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival 2012. For her impressive performance she was awarded Best Actress at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.

Known For

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Self

Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police

Dina Klink

Zimmer frei!

Self

Scene of the Crime

Nadine Schuricke

Scene of the Crime

Angela Meerbaum

A Case For Two

Britta Abels

Cologne P.D.

Hiltrud Emmert

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	Come Closer
2019	Off Season	Judith
2019	Hotel Auschwitz	Sabine
2018	Wolfsland – Irrlichter	Leonore Pfister
2016	The Duelist	Aleksandra Iosifovna
2016	Dolores	Dolores Moor
2016	Sommernachtsmord	Monika Löffelhart
2015	Platonow	Sonja
2012	Betrayal	She
2009	Für Miriam
2008	Long Shadows	Valerie Matos
2008	Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf	Helene
2007	The Heart Is a Dark Forest	Anna
2007	Der Kronzeuge	Denise
2007	Porno!Melo!Drama!	Nico
2006	Das unreine Mal	Susanne 'Susa' Henk
2006	Endloser Horizont	Elisabeth 'Lilly' Meier
2005	Max and Moritz Reloaded	Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
2005	Wen die Liebe trifft	Franka Rhomberg
2003	Tage des Sturms	Claudia Brücken
2002	Leo & Claire	Irene Scheffler
2001	Wenn eine Mutter ihr Leben verspielt	Mona Lutter
2000	Vergiss Amerika	Anna
2000	Die Nachtschwester
1999	The Volcano	Nathalie
1998	The Big Mambo	Julia
1998	Annas Fluch - Tödliche Gedanken	Marie Welte
1998	Unsere Kinder! - Verschollen im Urlaub	Steffi
1995	Mord an der roten Rita	Rita
1995	Operation Medusa	Gilda Gerber
	Midsommar Stories	Jacqueline (segment "Sabotage")

Year	TV Show	Role
2012	Letzte Spur Berlin	Yvonne Urlach
2009	Lasko – Die Faust Gottes	Terroristin
2009	SOKO Stuttgart	Elke Resch
2009	Flemming	Valerie Venhaus
2006	Der Kriminalist	Kim Falkenberg
2005	Der Staatsanwalt	Imke Stern
2004	Das Konto	Laura Spiegelberg
2003	Cologne P.D.	Hiltrud Emmert
2000	Donna Leon	Signorina Benedetta Lerini
1998	HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin	Ellen Winter
1996	Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police	Dina Klink
1996	Zimmer frei!	Self
1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self
1994	Im Namen des Gesetzes	Maria Franke
1994	Im Namen des Gesetzes	Natascha Schwenke
1994	Im Namen des Gesetzes	Marion Evans
1994	Ein starkes Team	Isabel Lagrette
1994	Die Wache	Isabell Winkler
1994	alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio	Self
1992	Wolffs Revier	Nicole Balser
1981	A Case For Two	Britta Abels
1970	Scene of the Crime	Nadine Schuricke
1970	Scene of the Crime	Angela Meerbaum