Christiane Paul
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Christiane Paul is a German
film, television and stage actress.
Paul first worked as a model
for magazines such as Bravo
. She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film Deutschfieber. Prior to her acting career (she has no formal acting training), she studied medicine, successfully completing her studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin
; however, she gave up medicine in 2006.
Paul is married to a physician, Wolfgang Schwenk, with whom she lives in Hamburg
with her son and a daughter from a previous relationship.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film, television and stage actress.
Paul first worked as a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
for magazines such as Bravo
Bravo (magazine)
Bravo is the largest teen magazine within the German-language sphere. The first issue was published in 1956, subtitled as "the magazine for film and television" . Marilyn Monroe's portrait graced the first published issue, the never-published dummy issue cover displayed Elvis Presley.-History:The...
. She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film Deutschfieber. Prior to her acting career (she has no formal acting training), she studied medicine, successfully completing her studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
; however, she gave up medicine in 2006.
Paul is married to a physician, Wolfgang Schwenk, with whom she lives in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
with her son and a daughter from a previous relationship.
Cinema
- Deutschfieber (1992), directed by Niklaus SchillingNiklaus SchillingNiklaus Schilling is a Swiss film director, cinematographer and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1967 and 1996.His 1977 film The Expulsion from Paradise was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival...
- Ich und Christine (1993), directed by Peter Stripp
- Ex (1994), directed by Mark Schlichter
- Unter der Milchstraße (1995), directed by Matthias X. Oberg
- Workaholic (1996), directed by Sharon von Wietersheim
- Dumm gelaufen (1996), directed by Peter Timm
- Das Leben ist eine Baustelle (1997), directed by Wolfgang BeckerWolfgang BeckerWolfgang Becker is a German film director and writer. He is best known to the international audience for his work Good Bye Lenin! .-Biography:...
- Knockin' on Heaven's DoorKnockin' on Heaven's Door (film)Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a 1997 German criminal comedy, by Thomas Jahn, starring Til Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu and Rutger Hauer. Its name derives from the Bob Dylan song which is also on the film's soundtrack.- Story :...
(1997), directed by Eric Iacovino - Die Häupter meiner Lieben (1999), directed by Hans-Günther Bücking
- Marlene (1999), directed by Joseph VilsmaierJoseph VilsmaierJoseph Vilsmaier is a German film director.-Work:After attending a boarding school near Augsburg, he was trained as a technician to make film cameras and then spent nine years at a music conservatory. Following this he was a member of a jazz group...
- Im JuliIm Juli-Plot:At the beginning of his summer holiday, a somewhat naïve trainee teacher Daniel buys a ring from a stall run by Juli . The ring bears a Mayan sun symbol, which, according to Juli, has the power to lead him to the woman of his dreams, whom he will recognise by a similar sun symbol...
(2000), directed by Fatih AkınFatih AkinFatih Akın is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent.- Personal life :Akın was born in 1973 in Hamburg to parents of Turkish ethnicity... - Freunde (1999), directed by Martin Eigler
- Väter (2002), directed by Dani LevyDani LevyDani Levy is a film maker, theatrical director and actor.-Work:Dani Levy's films include RobbyKallePaul, I Was on Mars, Meschugge, Du mich auch and Väter. Väter starred Christiane Paul...
- Echte Kerle (2002), directed by Christian Zübert
- Im Schwitzkasten (2004), directed by Eoin Moore
- Reine Formsache (2006), directed by Ralf Huettner
- Neues vom Wixxer (2007), directed by Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert
- Die WelleThe Wave (2008 film)The Wave is a 2008 German film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich, Jacob Matschenz and Frederick Lau. It is based on the book The Wave which was inspired by the social experiment The Third Wave. The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack...
(2008), directed by Dennis GanselDennis GanselDennis Gansel is a film director, writer and actor from Germany.-Movie career:Gansel is best known for directing The Wave; his following project is the vampire film We Are The Night, which stars Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.- Filmography :* 1999 — Das... - JERRY COTTON" (2009), directed by Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert
- DIE VAMPIRSCHWESTERN"(2011), directed by Wolfgang Groos
Television
- Nur der Sieg zählt (1994), directed by Uwe Janson
- Der Pirat (1997), directed by Bernd Schadewald
- Mammamia (1997), directed by Sandra Nettelbeck
- Zucker für die Bestie (1998), directed by Markus Fischer
- Himmelreich auf Erden (2001), directed by Thorsten C. Fischer
- Außer Kontrolle (2003), directed by Christian Görlitz
- Küss mich Hexe (2004), directed by Diethard Küster
- Die Nacht der großen Flut (2005), directed by Raymund Ley
- Die Tote vom Deich (2006), directed by Matti Geschonneck
Awards and recognition
- Max-Ophüls-Preis for Ex – 1996
- Bayerischer FilmpreisBayerischer FilmpreisThe Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the State Government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany.The Bavarian Film...
for Workaholik – 1996 - Goldene Kamera as Best Supporting Actress – 1998
- Berliner ZeitungBerliner ZeitungThe Berliner Zeitung, founded in 1945, is a German center-left daily newspaper based in Berlin, published by Berliner Verlag. It is the only East German paper to achieve national prominence since unification. In 2003, the Berliner was Berlin's largest subscription newspaper—the weekend...
Culture prize – 1999