Sabine Timoteo
Born: 1975-03-25 in Bern, Switzerland
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sabine Timoteo, born Sabine Hagenbüchle on 25 March 1975 in Bern, is a Swiss actress and former dancer. She fluently speaks German, French, English, Italian and Spanish. She studied dance and won the Prix de Lausanne for "best young dancer". Her film debut was in Philip Gröning's L'Amour, l'Argent, l'Amour, which was shot in 1996 but released in 2000. For this role, she won the Swiss Film Award for Best Actress. Between 1997 and 2000, before fully embarking on her acting career, she trained as a professional cook in Bern. After marrying a man, she took the name Sabine Timoteo, under which she built the majority of her film career. She continued to gain acclaim with major roles in films such as Ghosts (2005), The Free Will (2006), Color of the Ocean (2012), Cyanide (2013), Futuro Beach (2014), The Wonders (2014) and Center of My World (2016). In more recent years she has worked in several notable projects, including Meanwhile on Earth (2024), Chaos & Silence (2025) and Transamazonia (2025).
Filmography
2025
- Dinosaures
- Chaos and Silence as Klara
- Transamazonia as Denise
- The Courageous as Sandrine
2024
- The Investigation as Zeugin 17
- Bodkin as Annika
- Meanwhile on Earth as Sidonie
- Violet as Nadja
- Electric Fields
- Karigula - Monster der Liebe as Karla
2023
- Last Dance as Carole
- The Gryphon as Petra
- Anxiety as Sofia
- A Forgotten Man as Madame Bavaud
- Breakaway as Mère de Karine
2022
- Zahorí
- Human Factors as Nina
- Thunder as La Mère
- Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt as Raffaela Pardeller
2021
- The Girl and the Spider as Karen
- Echos as Magdalena Kaltbrunner
2019
- Roll the Drum! as Marie-Thérèse
- Cronofobia as Anna Martini
- Sunburned as Sophie
- The Collini Case as Waffenexpertin
- The Tears Thing as Sacha
- How I Taught Myself to Be a Child as Emma Silberstein
- My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot ... (Co-Writer)
2018
- The New End as Mutter
- Those Who Work as Valentine
- Cloud Whispers as Marion
- Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe as Mother Annette
- Bis ans Ende der Träume as Katharina von Arx
- Don't Tell Me You Can't Sing ... (Director)
- Das Ächzen der Asche
2017
- Sarah Plays a Werewolf as Drama Class Teacher
- Wildcats as Nathalie Roduit
- Sicilian Ghost Story as Madre di Luna
2016
- The Chronicles of Melanie as Melanie
- 7 Minutes as Micaela
- Center of My World as Glass
- Zen for Nothing as Herself
- Deadly Leaks as Clara Holthaus
- Analysis Paralysis as Voice
2015
- The Drift as Alice Keller
- Exit Oerlikon as Ronja
2014
- The Wonders as Cocò
- The Black Brothers as Giorgios Mutter
- Futuro Beach as Heiko's Wife
2013
- Cyanide as Pénélope
2012
- Formentera as Nina
- Color of the Ocean as Nathalie
2011
- Homevideo as Vera
2010
- Brownian Movement as Psychiatrist
- Little Paradise as Annegret
- 180° as Petra Cipriano
2009
- Robber Girls as Cindy
- Pepperminta as Edna
- Flug in die Nacht - Das Unglück von Überlingen as Marita Lenders
- Kill Daddy Good Night as Mimi
2007
- Kleine Fische as Sandy Mischler
- Nebenwirkungen as Claudia Keller
- After Effect as Rena Yazka
2006
- A Friend of Mine as Stelle
- The Free Will as Nettie
- Flanke ins All as Claudia
2005
- Ghosts as Toni
- G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- St. Francis Birds Tour as Dreamgirl
2004
- Sugar Orange as Lena
2003
- Irgendwas ist immer as Julia Liebermann
2002
- Mutants as Charlotte
- Friends of Friends as Billie
2001
- The Days Between as Lynn
2000
- Love, Money, Love as Marie
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Teresa Weinberger
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1951
- German Film Award as Self