Birte Glang

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Birte Glang
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Glang in 2013
Born (1980-04-15) 15 April 1980 (age 44)
Recklinghausen, Germany
Education Ruhr University Bochum
Occupation(s)Actress, brand ambassador, fashion model
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Website birteglang.com

Birte Glang (born 15 April 1980) is a German actress, brand ambassador, and fashion model. She started her career as a series regular on the award winning TV soap opera Unter uns . In 2012, she starred in the German James Bond parody Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt. [1] In 2014, she was booked for a film with the comedian Nick Offerman.

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Early life

The daughter of two teachers is the youngest of three siblings. Glang received her high school diploma ( Abitur ) from the Willy-Brandt-Gymnasium in Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany. She went on to study law at the Ruhr University Bochum. During her studies, Glang supported herself by working as a model, [2] booking jobs in Milan, Barcelona, Istanbul, Paris, Los Angeles and Vienna. In 2003, she received a Fashion TV Model Award nomination for 'Best Upcoming Model'.

After receiving her law degree in 2006, Glang decided to trade in her lawyer robes for a career as a professional actress. Inspired by roles she booked as a model in TV commercials and music videos, she began taking private acting, speech and voice lessons. She continues to study acting with coaches in Berlin and Los Angeles.

Career

Television

Glang began her TV career with supporting roles in German TV series and films in 2007. In 2009, this led to a leading role in the popular series Unter uns . She appeared in nearly 300 episodes. [3] During her two-year stint on the show, she also appeared on covers of several fashion and TV magazines.

Glang appeared in TV films highlighted by the 2009 German historical drama Schicksalsjahr, where she co-starred alongside lead actress Maria Furtwängler. In 2010, she appeared in Sony Pictures' tragic-comedy The Great Comeback  [ de ] [4] with German actors Uwe Ochsenknecht and Andrea Sawatzki. The TV film was nominated for the Adolf Grimme Award.

In 2016, Glang starred in Was kostet die Liebe – Ein Großstadtmärchen, the German comedic version of the fairytale Cinderella, which was broadcast on Sat.1.

Film

In 2011, Glang left her television show for the pursue a film career. Six months later, she was cast for the lead in Constantin Film's action comedy Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt. In the film, she plays the assistant-in-crime of villain Rutger Hauer and the love interest of Kaya Yanar. She also produced and starred in a short film about the need for organ donations. Im Himmel braucht man kein Gepäck ("You Don't Need Luggage in Heaven") was shown as a public service announcement during the preview of feature films in German theaters. It has won several awards, for instance the "Golden Delphin" at the Cannes Cooperate Media & TV Awards 2013, [5] [6] [7] and is in regular television circulation. [8] Since the beginning of 2019, Glang was a recast in the role of Lena Öztürk in the RTL series Alles was zählt, after actress Juliette Greco could no longer continue to embody the role. [9]

Modeling

In 2006, Glang agreed to a four-year worldwide campaign for Audi Quattro. She appeared in ad campaigns for Pierre Cardin, for Italian clothing line Prima Donna, Oriflame, and German sports nutrition company Multipower Sportsfood. Since 2013, she has an endorsement deal with 'Cellagon' and 'Cellagon Cosmetics'. [10] In April 2019, Glang was on the cover of Playboy.

Commercials

In 2000, she was cast for her first television commercial for Esso. Since then, she has appeared in many commercials, like Persil, Bitburger, and Ergo. [11]

Philosophy and philanthropy

Glang is a spokesperson for green living. She hosted Miss Eco 2011 in Hamburg, the "GREENshowroom" in Berlin 2012, and has appeared as a presenter for the Fairtrade Award. [12] [13]

In 2010, she participated in a fundraiser for children-in-need that was broadcast on RTL Television. Since January 2011, she has been an official ambassador for the German Organ Transplantation Foundation (DSO). [14] In 2012, Glang was made a special ambassador for the organization "Für's Leben – Für Organspende" ("For Life – For Organ Donation"), [15] a charity of the DSO.

In the media

Glang has appeared on the covers of FHM , TV Digital, BeStyled, TV Guide , TV 4x7, and TV Direkt. [16] [17] [18] She has also been featured in Elle , Woman , In, OK! , [19] InStyle , Linea Intima, and Viva . [20]

Personal life

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Glang with Moguai at the Life Ball in 2013

Glang married music producer Moguai in 2008.[ citation needed ] They live in North Rhine-Westphalia, Berlin and Los Angeles.[ citation needed ]

Filmography (selection)

Films

Television

Commercials

Short films/web series

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References

  1. ↑ "Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt", German movie website
  2. ↑ "Galerie - Birte Glang". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Birte Glang`s model jobs.
  3. ↑ Birte Glang left "Under one Roof".
  4. ↑ Birte Glang starring in "Das große Comeback".
  5. ↑ Golden Delphin Award Cannes.
  6. ↑ Award "Prädikat besonders wertvoll" Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung.
  7. ↑ intermedia-globe award SILVER WorldMediaFestival 2013.
  8. ↑ Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Award for "Im Himmel braucht man kein Gepäck".
  9. ↑ Online, R. T. L. "Lena Öztürk bei "Alles was zählt": Birte Glang springt für Juliette Greco ein". RTL Online (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Cellagon – Cellagon cosmetics – Natürlich.Schön.Gepflegt". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Cellagon Cosmetics".
  11. ↑ Ergo Commercial with Birte Glang.
  12. ↑ Miss ECO 2011.
  13. ↑ "Fairtrade: Zweiter Fairtrade-Award verliehen". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Fairtrade Award
  14. ↑ German-Organ-Transplantation-Foundation
  15. ↑ Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Fürs Leben
  16. ↑ Birte Glang FHM
  17. ↑ TV Digital
  18. ↑ Making of Bestyled Shooting with Birte Glang
  19. ↑ Birte Glang OK Magazine
  20. ↑ "fuers-leben.de: Cherno Jobatey". 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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