Franziska Petri
Born: 1973-08-17 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
From 1992 to 1995, Franziska Petri studied at the renowned „Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art“ in Berlin. Her cinema debut was a part in „The Big Mambo“ („Das Mambospiel“) by Michael Gwisdek in 1997, which opened the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. With her first leading role in in the award-winning „Forget America“ („Vergiss Amerika“) she attracted both critics' and audiences' attention. After leading roles in the most diverse cinema productions like the historic drama „Leo & Claire“ by Joseph Vilsmaier, the quirky comedy „Max & Moritz Reloaded“ by Thomas Frydetzki, the gloomy thriller „The Heart Is a Dark Forest“ („Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald“) by Nicolette Krebitz, the political drama „Long Shadows“ („Schattenwelt“) by Connie Walther or the psychological drama „Memory“ („Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf“) by Matthias Luthardt, she appeared in the psychothriller „For Miriam“ („Für Miriam“) by Lars Gunnar Lotz. For her outstanding performance in „For Miriam“ she was awarded Best Actress at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival 2009 (Perspektive Deutsches Kino), Best Actress at La Cabina. Festival Internacional de Mediometrajes de Valencia, Spain 2010 and Best Actress at the 11th Aubagne International Film Festival, France 2010. In 2011 she played the starring role in Kirill Serebrennikov's dark tale of love Izmena/Betrayal, which premiered in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival 2012. For her impressive performance she was awarded Best Actress at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
Filmography
2021
2019
- Off Season as Judith
- Hotel Auschwitz as Sabine
2018
- Wolfsland – Irrlichter as Leonore Pfister
2016
- Sommernachtsmord as Monika Löffelhart
- Dolores as Dolores Moor
- The Duelist as Aleksandra Iosifovna
2015
- Platonow as Sonja
2012
- Letzte Spur Berlin as Yvonne Urlach
- Betrayal as She
2009
- SOKO Stuttgart as Elke Resch
- Für Miriam
- Flemming as Valerie Venhaus
- Lasko – Die Faust Gottes as Terrorist
2008
- Long Shadows as Valerie Matos
- Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf as Helene
2007
- Der Kronzeuge as Denise
- The Heart Is a Dark Forest as Anna
- Porno!Melo!Drama! as Nico
2006
- Der Kriminalist as Kim Falkenberg
- Endloser Horizont as Elisabeth 'Lilly' Meier
- Das unreine Mal as Susanne 'Susa' Henk
2005
- Der Staatsanwalt as Imke Stern
- Wen die Liebe trifft as Franka Rhomberg
- Max and Moritz Reloaded as Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
2004
- Das Konto as Laura Spiegelberg
2003
- Cologne P.D. as Hiltrud Emmert
- Tage des Sturms as Claudia Brücken
2002
- Leo & Claire as Irene Scheffler
2001
- Wenn eine Mutter ihr Leben verspielt as Mona Lutter
2000
- Forget America as Anna
- Die Nachtschwester
- Donna Leon as Signorina Benedetta Lerini
1999
- The Volcano as Nathalie
- Midsommar Stories as Jacqueline (segment "Sabotage")
1998
- HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin as Ellen Winter
- Annas Fluch - Tödliche Gedanken as Marie Welte
- The Big Mambo as Julia
- Unsere Kinder! - Verschollen im Urlaub as Steffi
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Dina Klink
- Zimmer frei! as Self
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Operation Medusa as Gilda Gerber
- Mord an der roten Rita as Rita
1994
- Im Namen des Gesetzes as Maria Franke
- Ein starkes Team as Isabel Lagrette
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Die Wache as Isabell Winkler
1992
- Wolffs Revier as Nicole Balser
1981
- A Case For Two as Britta Abels
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Nadine Schuricke