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
- The Courageous as Sandrine
- Transamazonia as Denise
- Chaos and Silence as Klara
- Dinosaures
2024
- Bodkin as Annika
- Violet as Nadja
- Electric Fields
- Meanwhile on Earth as Sidonie
- Karigula - Monster der Liebe as Karla
- The Investigation as Zeugin 17
2023
- The Gryphon as Petra
- Last Dance as Carole
- Breakaway as Mère de Karine
- Ailleurs as Sibylle
- Anxiety as Sofia
- A Forgotten Man as Madame Bavaud
2022
- Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt as Raffaela Pardeller
- Human Factors as Nina
- Thunder as La Mère
- Zahorí
2021
- Echos as Magdalena Kaltbrunner
- The Girl and the Spider as Karen
- Borowski und der gute Mensch as Teresa Weinberger
2019
- The Collini Case as Waffenexpertin
- My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot ... (Co-Writer)
- Roll the Drum! as Marie-Thérèse
- How I Taught Myself to Be a Child as Emma Silberstein
- Cronofobia as Anna Martini
- Sunburned as Sophie
- The Tears Thing as Sacha
2018
- Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe as Mother Annette
- Those Who Work as Valentine
- Cloud Whispers as Marion
- The New End as Mutter
- Bis ans Ende der Träume as Katharina von Arx
- Das Ächzen der Asche
- Don't Tell Me You Can't Sing ... (Director)
2017
- Wildcats as Nathalie Roduit
- Sicilian Ghost Story as Madre di Luna
- Sarah Plays a Werewolf as Drama Class Teacher
2016
- Center of My World as Glass
- The Chronicles of Melanie as Melanie
- 7 Minutes as Micaela
- Analysis Paralysis as Voice
- Deadly Leaks as Clara Holthaus
- Zen for Nothing as Herself
2015
- Exit Oerlikon as Ronja
- The Drift as Alice Keller
2014
- The Wonders as Cocò
- Futuro Beach as Heiko's Wife
- The Black Brothers as Giorgios Mutter
2013
- Cyanide as Pénélope
2012
- Formentera as Nina
- Color of the Ocean as Nathalie
2011
- Homevideo as Vera
2010
- Brownian Movement as Psychiatrist
- 180° as Petra Cipriano
- Little Paradise as Annegret
2009
- Pepperminta as Edna
- Kill Daddy Good Night as Mimi
- Robber Girls as Cindy
- Flug in die Nacht - Das Unglück von Überlingen as Marita Lenders
2007
- Nebenwirkungen as Claudia Keller
- Small Fish as Sandy Mischler
- After Effect as Rena Yazka
2006
- The Free Will as Nettie
- A Friend of Mine as Stelle
- Flanke ins All as Claudia
2005
- G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten as Self
- Ghosts as Toni
- St. Francis Birds Tour as Dreamgirl
2004
- Sugar Orange as Lena
2003
- Irgendwas ist immer as Julia Liebermann
2002
- Friends of Friends as Billie
- Mutants as Charlotte
2001
- The Days Between as Lynn
2000
- Love, Money, Love as Marie
1997
- Schimanski as Niki
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Teresa Weinberger
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1951
- German Film Award as Self