Nora Tschirner
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Nora Marie Tschirner is a German
actress and television and radio presenter.
suburb Pankow
. She attended John-Lennon-Gymnasium in Berlin, as did Sarah Kuttner
, with whom she is friends. She completed her abitur
at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Oberschule in Pankow. She made her first appearance on television in 1997 with a role in the ZDF
children's series Achterbahn.
. In addition, she hosts the radio program Blue Moon on Radio Fritz (RBB
) with Stephan Michme. Since 2004 she has appeared with Christian Ulmen
in his show Ulmens Auftrag on MTV. In 2007 she hosted the First Steps Awards.
She was also seen on OneRepublic's Secrets' Music Video as the main character.
series Sternenfänger
(2002). In 2003 she played alongside Matthias Schweighöfer
as Katharina in Soloalbum, from the novel with the same title by Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre. In 2005 she was the leading actress, playing Titzi in Anno Saul's Kebab Connection
and some smaller roles in television series including Ein starkes Team
and Abschnitt 40. She was the leading actress playing alongside Christian Ulmen
in the film FC Venus – Elf Paare müsst ihr sein. In 2006 she played in the ZDF science fiction series Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot
, a filming of The Star Diaries
by Stanisław Lem. It won the German Television Prize and was nominated for the Grimme-Preis. In 2007 she was the leading actress alongside Til Schweiger
in the romantic comedy Keinohrhasen
. For this role, she won a Bambi
in the national film category in 2008.
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...
actress and television and radio presenter.
Early life
Nora Tschirner was born in East Berlin (then East Germany) to the documentary film director Joachim Tschirner and the radio journalist Waltraud Tschirner. She grew up with her two older brothers in the East BerlinEast Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
suburb Pankow
Pankow
Pankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...
. She attended John-Lennon-Gymnasium in Berlin, as did Sarah Kuttner
Sarah Kuttner
Sarah Kuttner is a German presenter from East Berlin.Her father is famed radio host Jürgen Kuttner. She has regularly appeared on the music television channel VIVA since November 2001 after being selected out of 1500 other participants in a casting held in summer of that year...
, with whom she is friends. She completed her abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Oberschule in Pankow. She made her first appearance on television in 1997 with a role in the ZDF
ZDF
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen , ZDF, is a public-service German television broadcaster based in Mainz . It is run as an independent non-profit institution, which was founded by the German federal states . The ZDF is financed by television licence fees called GEZ and advertising revenues...
children's series Achterbahn.
Presenting
In 2001, she was cast to present programs for MTVMTV Central
MTV Germany, is a 24- hour German speaking entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel was launched as MTV Networks Europe began to localize its brand throughout Europe in 1997. MTV Germany was launched on March 7, 1997...
. In addition, she hosts the radio program Blue Moon on Radio Fritz (RBB
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg is an institution under public law for the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, situated in Berlin and Potsdam...
) with Stephan Michme. Since 2004 she has appeared with Christian Ulmen
Christian Ulmen
Christian Ulmen is a German entertainer and actor.-Career:Ulmen started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe...
in his show Ulmens Auftrag on MTV. In 2007 she hosted the First Steps Awards.
She was also seen on OneRepublic's Secrets' Music Video as the main character.
Acting
After appearing as Anya in Conny Walter's Wie Feuer und Flamme (2001), she was the leading actress, playing Paula Behringer, in the ARDARD (broadcaster)
ARD is a joint organization of Germany's regional public-service broadcasters...
series Sternenfänger
Sternenfänger
Sternenfänger is a German television series....
(2002). In 2003 she played alongside Matthias Schweighöfer
Matthias Schweighöfer
Matthias Schweighöfer is a German actor. He is sometimes credited as Matthias Schweighofer.Born in Anklam, East Germany, Schweighöfer attended the renowned acting school Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch", but dropped out after one year...
as Katharina in Soloalbum, from the novel with the same title by Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre. In 2005 she was the leading actress, playing Titzi in Anno Saul's Kebab Connection
Kebab Connection
Kebab Connection is a 2005 German-Turkish comedy film, with some slapstick, set in Hamburg.-Plot:Ibo is a young Turkish-German man who is an aspiring filmmaker. A clash of cultures and pre-parental anxiety ensues after Ibo's German girlfriend, Titzi , announces that she's pregnant...
and some smaller roles in television series including Ein starkes Team
Ein starkes Team
Ein starkes Team is a German television series....
and Abschnitt 40. She was the leading actress playing alongside Christian Ulmen
Christian Ulmen
Christian Ulmen is a German entertainer and actor.-Career:Ulmen started his television career in 1996 as a video jockey on MTV Europe...
in the film FC Venus – Elf Paare müsst ihr sein. In 2006 she played in the ZDF science fiction series Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot
Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot
Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot is a black humour German television series. It is loosely based on the series of science fiction stories The Star Diaries by Stanisław Lem. The television series was created by Randa Chahoud, Dennis Jacobsen, and Oliver Jahn with Jahn playing the protagonist, space traveller...
, a filming of The Star Diaries
The Star Diaries
Dzienniki gwiazdowe is a 1971 collection of short stories by Polish writer Stanisław Lem around the character of space traveller Ijon Tichy...
by Stanisław Lem. It won the German Television Prize and was nominated for the Grimme-Preis. In 2007 she was the leading actress alongside Til Schweiger
Til Schweiger
Tilman Valentin "Til" Schweiger is a German actor, director, and producer.He is one of Germany’s most successful filmmakers. Since 1968, when the FFA started counting, no other German actor has drawn more people to the cinemas. He runs his own production company, Barefoot Films, in Berlin.-Early...
in the romantic comedy Keinohrhasen
Keinohrhasen
Keinohrhasen ,lit: No Ear Rabbits, is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
. For this role, she won a Bambi
Bambi (prize)
The Bambi - Deutschlands Wichtigster Medienpreis, often simply called Bambi Awards and stylized as BAMBI, are presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year",...
in the national film category in 2008.
Singing
She participated on the songs Das ewige Date and Küss mich schnell bevor Du platzt on the album „Brichst du mir das Herz, dann brech ich dir die Beine“ by Olli Schulz und der Hund Marie.Television
- 2002: SternenfängerSternenfängerSternenfänger is a German television series....
(series) - 2004: Sicherheitsstufe 1, Ein starkes Team
- 2004: Ulmens Auftrag
- 2005: Nichts geht mehr (13th Street13th Street13th Street Universal is a television channel specialising in action and suspense shows and movies. It is owned by NBCUniversal and was launched in France on November 13, 1997 and in Germany on May 1, 1998...
Shocking Short) - 2006: Die ProSieben MärchenstundeDie ProSieben MärchenstundeDie ProSieben Märchenstunde is a television movie series that has been produced since 2006. It features characters that are exclusively portrayed by German and Austrian comedians and actors...
, Hans im Glück as apprentice witch 'Rabea' - 2007: Ijon Tichy: RaumpilotIjon Tichy: RaumpilotIjon Tichy: Raumpilot is a black humour German television series. It is loosely based on the series of science fiction stories The Star Diaries by Stanisław Lem. The television series was created by Randa Chahoud, Dennis Jacobsen, and Oliver Jahn with Jahn playing the protagonist, space traveller...
(6 episodes science fiction series) - 2007: Das letzte Stück Himmel
- 2011: Ijon Tichy: Raumpilot (Second season, 8 episodes)
Cinema
- 2001: Wie Feuer und Flamme (Never Mind the Wall)
- 2003: Soloalbum
- 2005: Kebab ConnectionKebab ConnectionKebab Connection is a 2005 German-Turkish comedy film, with some slapstick, set in Hamburg.-Plot:Ibo is a young Turkish-German man who is an aspiring filmmaker. A clash of cultures and pre-parental anxiety ensues after Ibo's German girlfriend, Titzi , announces that she's pregnant...
- 2006: FC Venus – Elf Paare müsst ihr sein (FC Venus - Made in Germany)
- 2006: Asterix und die Wikinger, the German dubbed version of Asterix and the VikingsAsterix and the VikingsAsterix and the Vikings is an animated feature film, produced in France and Denmark, and directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Jesper Møller. The story was adapted from the graphic novel Asterix and the Normans, which was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo...
, (dub voice of "Abba“) - 2006: The Conclave
- 2007: Rabbits Without EarsKeinohrhasenKeinohrhasen ,lit: No Ear Rabbits, is a 2007 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
- 2008: La noche que dejó de llover
- 2009: Vorstadtkrokodile
- 2009: Vicky the VikingVicky the Viking (film)Vicky the Viking is a 2009 live action comedy based on the book Vicke Viking and adaptation of the animated series called "Wickie The Mighty Viking"...
- 2009: Mord ist mein Geschäft, Liebling
- 2009: Rabbit Without Ears 2ZweiohrkükenZweiohrküken is a 2009 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
- 2010: Vorstadtkrokodile 2
- 2010: Hier kommt Lola!
- 2010: Bon AppétitBon Appétit (film)Bon Appétit is a 2010 romantic drama film directed by David Pinillos and written by Juan Carlos Rubio, David Pinillos and Paco Cabezas. The story is based on a young spanish chef working at a prestigious restaurant in Zurich, Switzerland. He falls in love with a work-partner but she is in love with...
- 2011: Vorstadtkrokodile 3