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
- Hotel Auschwitz as Sabine
- Off Season as Judith
2018
- Wolfsland – Irrlichter as Leonore Pfister
2016
- The Duelist as Aleksandra Iosifovna
- Midsummer Night's Murder as Monika Löffelhart
- Dolores as Dolores Moor
2015
- Platonow as Sonja
2012
- Letzte Spur Berlin as Yvonne Urlach
- Betrayal as She
2009
- SOKO Stuttgart as Elke Resch
- Lasko – Die Faust Gottes as Terrorist
- Flemming as Valerie Venhaus
- Für Miriam
2008
- Long Shadows as Valerie Matos
- Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf as Helene
2007
- Porno!Melo!Drama! as Nico
- The Heart Is a Dark Forest as Anna
- Der Kronzeuge as Denise
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
- Max and Moritz Reloaded as Sozialbeamtin Paula Winter
- Wen die Liebe trifft as Franka Rhomberg
2004
- Das Konto as Laura Spiegelberg
2003
- SOKO Köln 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
- Donna Leon as Signorina Benedetta Lerini
- Forget America as Anna
- Die Nachtschwester
1999
- Midsommar Stories as Jacqueline (segment "Sabotage")
- The Volcano as Nathalie
1998
- HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin as Ellen Winter
- The Big Mambo as Julia
- Unsere Kinder! - Verschollen im Urlaub as Steffi
- Annas Fluch - Tödliche Gedanken as Marie Welte
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Dina Klink
- Zimmer frei! as Self
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Mord an der roten Rita as Rita
- Operation Medusa as Gilda Gerber
1994
- Ein starkes Team as Isabel Lagrette
- Im Namen des Gesetzes as Maria Franke
- Die Wache as Isabell Winkler
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
1992
- Wolffs Revier as Nicole Balser
1981
- A Case For Two as Britta Abels
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Nadine Schuricke