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Occupation
  
actress

Education
  
Max Reinhardt Seminar

Years active
  
1998-present

TV shows
  
Die Kirschenkonigin

Name
  
Johanna Wokalek

Awards
  
Bambi - German actress

Role
  
Film actress


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Born
  
March 3, 1975 (age 48) (
1975-03-03
)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Spouse
  
Thomas Hengelbrock (m. 2012)

Movies
  
Pope Joan, The Baader Meinhof, Barefoot, North Face, Aimee & Jaguar

Similar People
  
Thomas Hengelbrock, Sonke Wortmann, Uli Edel, Martina Gedeck, David Wenham

Johanna Wokalek


Johanna Wokalek (born March 3, 1975) is a German stage and film actress. A student of Klaus Maria Brandauer, she received critical recognition and three newcomer awards for her performance in the play Rose Bernd. Wokalek is best known for her award-winning appearances in the German films Hierankl, Barfuss, and The Baader Meinhof Complex. She received the Bambi award for her portrayal of the Red Army Faction member Gudrun Ensslin in 2008. She played the lead role in the film Pope Joan in 2009.

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Early life

Wokalek was born in Freiburg, West Germany, daughter of a professor of dermatology from Mediaş, Romania. She attended the Friedrich-Gymnasium in Freiburg where she first tried acting in the school's drama group in 1991.

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After her final exams in 1994 Wokalek intended to allow herself up to three applications at drama schools before choosing a different career. Her first application to study at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna was accepted, and she moved to the Austrian capital in 1995 to begin her four-year study as a student of Klaus Maria Brandauer. Brandauer, well known for his parts in Mephisto, Out of Africa and Never Say Never Again, started teaching at the seminar at the same time.

1996–2002: Stage acting and first feature film

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Still in her studies, 21-year-old Wokalek made her professional stage debut during the 1996 Wiener Festwochen in Joshua Sobol's play Alma, directed by Paulus Manker. Soon after, she played Polly in Brecht's The Threepenny Opera (also directed by Paulus Manker and with costumes by Vivienne Westwood), shown in Vienna's Burgtheater, one of the best-known stage theaters in the world.

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In 1997, during the third year of her study at the Reinhardt-Seminar, she played the maid Ilse in Max Färberböck's critically acclaimed drama Aimée und Jaguar, her first feature film. In the fall of 1997 Wokalek accepted her first engagement with the Schauspiel Bonn and stopped attending the seminar. During the two and a half year engagement she played Leonore in Schiller's Fiesco, and received three newcomer awards and wide critical recognition for her performance as Rose in Gerhart Hauptmann's play Rose Bernd. Wokalek also featured in TV versions of the plays Alma (filmed 1997) and Rose Bernd (filmed 1998).

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In March 2000 she moved back to Vienna and became a permanent member of the Burgtheater ensemble. In her first performance she played the abused and abandoned Nina in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, directed by Luc Bondy, which was well received. Wokalek repeatedly performed at the Salzburg Festival. In 2000 she played Ophelia in Hamlet, as a guest performance with the Staatstheater Stuttgart, and in 2002 she played the leading part in the German language premiere of The Shape of Things.

2002–present: Feature films

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In 2002 Wokalek played Lene Thurner in the award-winning family drama Hierankl. The modern Heimatfilm, named after a district in Surberg, Germany, is the film debut of writer and director Hans Steinbichler. Wokalek received several awards and nominations for her first leading part in a feature film, among them the 2003 Bavarian Film Award and the 2006 Adolf Grimme Award, which is considered the most important German TV award. Wokalek starred in the 2003 TV three-parter Die Kirschenkönigin by Rainer Kaufmann.

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In 2005 Wokalek was cast as the female lead in the romantic comedy Barfuss, directed by Til Schweiger. The film was a local box office success. Her performance as Leila, an escapee from a mental institution, opposite actor-director Til Schweiger brought her wide public recognition. She was nominated as best German actress for her performances in Barfuss, Hierankl and Die Kirschenkönigin for the Goldene Kamera award in 2006, and received the Shooting Stars Award as best new German actress during the Berlinale in the same year.

Wokalek played Anna in the sci-fi thriller Silent Resident, which premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, and starred as the young journalist Luise Fellner in Phillip Stölzl's North Face. Wokalek was cast as the Red Army Faction terrorist Gudrun Ensslin in Uli Edel's 2008 film The Baader Meinhof Complex, an adaptation of the non-fiction book of the same name by Stefan Aust. Her performance in the film was awarded with a nomination for the 2009 German Film Awards and a Bambi award as best German actress. The film was chosen as Germany's submission to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, and was also nominated Best Foreign Language Film for the 66th Golden Globe Awards.

In the summer of 2008 she replaced Franka Potente as Johanna von Ingelheim, the titular role in Sönke Wortmann's Pope Joan. The adaptation of American novelist Donna Woolfolk Cross' book of the same name is the first time Wokalek has to carry a large-scale production by herself. Wokalek, who had to tonsure her hair for the role, stars alongside David Wenham and John Goodman. The film was released October 22, 2009.

As of 2009 Wokalek continues to star in plays in the Burgtheater, including the title role in Andrea Breth's 2003 production of Emilia Galotti, and Queen Margaret in Shakespeare's The War of the Roses in 2008, directed by Stephan Kimmig.

On July 28, 2014, Wokalek made her operatic debut (in a speaking role with a small bit of singing) in world premiere of Marc-André Dalbavie's opera Charlotte Salomon given at the Salzburg Festival.

Awards

  • Alfred Kerr Actor Award (1999), best new German stage actor/actress in Rose Bernd
  • Förderpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen für junge Künstlerinnen und Künstler (1999) for Rose Bernd
  • Nachwuchsschauspielerin des Jahres (1999), best new actor/actress in Rose Bernd
  • Nestroy-Theaterpreis (2002), best new actor/actress
  • Förderpreis Deutscher Film (2003), best actress in Hierankl
  • Bavarian Film Award (2003), best actress in a German film in Hierankl
  • Shooting Stars Award (2006), announced by European Film Promotion, best new German actor/actress in Barfuss and Hierankl
  • Adolf Grimme Award (2006), best performance in Hierankl, along with Barbara Sukowa, Josef Bierbichler and Peter Simonischek
  • Bambi (2008), best German actress in The Baader Meinhof Complex
  • DIVA (2009), best actress of the year 2008
  • German Film Awards (2009), nominated as best actress for her performance in The Baader Meinhof Complex
  • Filmography

    Actress
    2024
    Object Permanence (filming) as
    Frau Else
    2023
    Sisi & I
    2022
    Liberame : Nach dem Sturm (TV Mini Series) as
    Caro Garbe
    - Erlöse mich (2022) - Caro Garbe
    - Mayday (2022) - Caro Garbe
    - Leuchtfeuer (2022) - Caro Garbe
    - Wende (2022) - Caro Garbe
    - Schwere See (2022) - Caro Garbe
    - Abdrift (2022) - Caro Garbe
    2008
    Tatort (TV Series) as
    Sara Manzer / Anouk / Stefanie Wang
    - Saras Geständnis (2022) - Sara Manzer
    - Falscher Hase (2019) - Anouk
    - Der tote Chinese (2008) - Stefanie Wang
    2021
    Beckenrand Sheriff as
    Silke Wilhelm
    2021
    Am Anschlag - Die Macht der Kränkung (TV Mini Series) as
    Sarah
    - Tag X (2021) - Sarah
    - Lorenz (2021) - Sarah
    - Ingeborg (2021) - Sarah
    - Sarah (2021) - Sarah
    2020
    Spy City (TV Series) as
    Ulrike Faber
    - Dark Imagings (2020) - Ulrike Faber
    - The Wall (2020) - Ulrike Faber
    - The Flower Market (2020) - Ulrike Faber
    - My Enemy's Enemy (2020) - Ulrike Faber
    - Out of the Past (2020) - Ulrike Faber
    - Codename Beethoven (2020) - Ulrike Faber
    2019
    Exit Plan as
    Linda
    2019
    The German Lesson as
    Ditte Nansen
    2018
    Wuff as
    Cécile
    2017
    Freedom as
    Nora
    2017
    Redemption Road (TV Movie) as
    Claire Kornitzer
    2015
    In Your Arms as
    Julia
    2012
    The Pursuit of Unhappiness as
    Tiffany Blechschmid
    2010
    The Coming Days as
    Cecilia Kuper
    2009
    Pope Joan as
    Johanna von Ingelheim
    2008
    The Baader Meinhof Complex as
    Gudrun Ensslin
    2008
    North Face as
    Luise Fellner
    2007
    Silent Resident as
    Anna
    2006
    Lecke Milch (Short) as
    Kollegin Schneider
    2006
    Bella Block (TV Series) as
    Tanja / Saskia
    - Blackout (2006) - Tanja / Saskia
    2005
    Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien (TV Movie) as
    Elisabeth von Valois, seine Gemahlin
    2005
    Barefoot as
    Leila
    2004
    Die Kirschenkönigin (TV Mini Series) as
    Ruth von Roll
    - Rot ist die Liebe (2004) - Ruth von Roll
    - Der Führer liebt Süßes (2004) - Ruth von Roll
    - Vom Tango zum Trecker (2004) - Ruth von Roll
    2003
    Emilia Galotti (TV Movie) as
    Emilia Galotti
    2003
    Hierankl as
    Lene
    2002
    Das letzte Versteck (TV Movie) as
    Eva
    1999
    Alma - A Show biz ans Ende (TV Mini Series) as
    Alma 1
    - Episode #1.3 (1999) - Alma 1
    - Episode #1.2 (1999) - Alma 1
    - Episode #1.1 (1999) - Alma 1
    1999
    Aimee & Jaguar as
    Ilse
    1998
    Rose Bernd (TV Movie) as
    Rose
    Soundtrack
    2019
    The German Lesson (performer: "Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne")
    Thanks
    2014
    Hirschen (thanks)
    Self
    2022
    Leute heute (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 28 July 2022 (2022) - Self
    2022
    Bayerischer Filmpreis 2021 (TV Special) as
    Self
    2021
    Kulturzeit (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 19 February 2021 (2021) - Self
    2015
    DAS! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 27 September 2019 (2019) - Self
    - Episode dated 1 October 2015 (2015) - Self
    2013
    Deutschland, deine Künstler (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Moritz Bleibtreu (2015) - Self
    - Klaus Maria Brandauer (2013) - Self
    2014
    Die Waffen nieder! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #1.256 (2014) - Self
    2014
    Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin (Documentary) as
    Self - Berlin Girl
    2013
    Nestroy - Der Wiener Theaterpreis (TV Special) as
    Self - Presenter: Life's Work
    2013
    Wagner vs. Verdi (TV Series documentary) as
    Narrator
    - -und die Frauen (2013) - Narrator (voice)
    - Verdis Welt (2013) - Narrator (voice)
    2009
    Neu im Kino (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Die Päpstin (2009) - Self
    2008
    NDR Talk Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Ausgabe 585 (2008) - Self
    2005
    Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 17 March 2005 (2005) - Self
    Archive Footage
    2009
    Kinotipp (TV Series) as
    Johanna von Ingelheim
    - Die Päpstin (2009) - Johanna von Ingelheim

    References

    Johanna Wokalek Wikipedia