Christiane Seidel

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Christiane Seidel
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Born
Christiane Julie Louise Seidel

(1988-04-03) April 3, 1988 (age 37)
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
Education The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Children2

Christiane Julie Louise Seidel (born April 3, 1988) is a German-Danish-American actress, having had roles in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2014), Schmidts Katze (2014), The Hollow (2016), Godless (2017), Fosse/Verdon and Human Capital (2019), and Paradise Highway in 2022.

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Early life

Seidel was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, [1] to a Danish mother and a German father, who was serving in the navy. [2] She also grew up in Denmark and Germany. Her first experience of acting came in a school nativity play. [3] She followed her interest in acting by attending theatre camps, performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show in German, [3] and attended for a semester at film school in Cape Town, South Africa. [3] Seidel studied Media Management in Europe, [2] before returning to the US to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute [1] in New York, to pursue her acting career. [4]

Career

Seidel's US television debut was as a Guest Star on NBC Universal's police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's [5] season 12 premiere episode in 2010. [6] She starred as FBI Agent Sarah DeSoto in the noir-feature film, The Hollow in 2015, [7] [8] and as Sybille Ranisch in Schmidts Katze in 2014. [9]

Seidel starred as Sigrid Mueller, the Norwegian wife to rogue Treasury Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) in the HBO TV drama series Boardwalk Empire [10] from season 2 to season 5 (2012 – 2015). [4] As of 2015, Seidel is a member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company, [2] a theater company which has introduced several Scandinavian plays to the United States. [11] In 2017, Seidel played Martha, a mysterious, free-spirited German stranger, in the Netflix mini-series Godless , starring alongside Michelle Dockery and Jeff Daniels. [12] [13]

In 2019, Seidel played the role of Hannah, mistress of Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) in FX television series Fosse/Verdon . [14] [4]

In 2020, she played Helen Deardorff in the Scott Frank directed The Queen's Gambit alongside Anya Taylor-Joy. [3]

In 2022, Seidel stars in the Anna Gutto directed thriller movie Paradise Highway , in a cast which included Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman. [15]

Personal life

Seidel was pregnant during the filming of Godless in 2017 and is mother of twin boys. [14] [4]

Filmography

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Christiane Seidel at the filming of Schmidts Katze in 2014
YearTitleRole
2007Far Out (short film)Gillian
2008AroundForeign NYU Director
2009Bordenia (short film)Nancy O'Neill
2009The Invisible Life of Thomas LynchTina
2011Tu & Eu (short film)Julia
2011Folkswagon (short film)Eva
2012The Left Hook (short film)Nancy / Brenda
2014Split End (short film)Katha
2014 Schmidts Katze Sybille Ranisch
2016The Perfect Nothing (Short film)Carrie
2016 The Hollow [7] [8] Sarah Desoto
2017Yellow Fever(Supporting)
2017Hard (short film)Ellie
201816mins (Short film)Lizzie
2019The Big Shit (Short film)Julie
2019 Human Capital Godeep's Wife
2020Tether (short film)Delilah Desmond
2020The Knot (Short film)Eve
2022BoonCatherine
2022Over/UnderSheryl West
2022 Paradise Highway Claire
2023 God's Time Sydney

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Darla Pinnington1 episode
2013The Sonnet ProjectMother1 episode
2011-2014 Boardwalk Empire Sigrid MuellerRecurring role, 4 seasons
2016Jay & PlutoJessica
2016Dating AlarmAnnabelleTV movie
2017RoyallyCaroline1 episode
2017 Godless Martha BischoffRecurring role, 6 episodes
2019 Fosse/Verdon [4] Hannah2 episodes
2020 The Queen's Gambit Helen Deardorff3 episodes
2023 Magnum P.I. Doctor Sally Cates Season 5 episode 6: "Dead Ringer"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2018Brightside Tavern Film FestivalBest Actress in a Horror/Thriller16 minsNominated [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile- Christiane Seidel". e-talenta.eu. 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Christiane Seidel". theimagista.com. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bieber, Boyz (9 April 2021). "Christiane Seidel". photobookmagazine.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "'Fosse/Verdon's' Christiane Seidel on Being Amy Adams's Look-Alike & Why She Almost Quit Acting". stylecaster.com. 30 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Quinn, Dave (13 August 2013). "7 Tips on Staying in the Moment from Christiane Seidel". Backstage.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12 - Episode 1". tv.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. 1 2 "'The Hollow': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Facets Cinémathèque The Hollow". facets.org. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  9. ↑ MM (7 November 2017). "Godless • Knallharte Western-Serie mit Starbesetzung". TV Digital (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Segal, Lindy (3 November 2013). "Boardwalk Empire Star Christiane Seidel on Love Scenes, Costumes, and Josh Bowman". Glamour. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ↑ Reilly, Darryl (9 June 2016). "Then Silence - The Lion Theatre - Scandinavian American Theater". TheaterScene.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (6 September 2016). "'Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed". Deadline. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ↑ Sepinwall, Alan (21 November 2017). "Netflix Heads West To A Town Without Men In 'Godless'". UPROXX. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Christiane Seidel shines in FX's Fosse-Verdon". Lapalme Magazine. 11 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Paradise Highway". rottentomatoes.com. 22 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "Brightside Tavern Film Festival March 2018 Awards Winners & Nominees". brightsidetavernfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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