Emily Wood

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Emily Wood (October 11, 1978 ) [1] [2] is a German actress.

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Life and career

Wood became known through her performances in the Sat.1-comedy series Sechserpack . She also appeared in Alpha Team , Großstadtrevier , Der Ermittler and Schwarz greift ein, and as a guest in the Sat.1 show Clueless Genius: The Comedy Arena. After moving to Germany as a child (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hamburg), she now lives in London, England.

Wood is the niece of the German journalist Ulrich Wickert and granddaughter of Erwin Wickert. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Emily Wood Biografie". Sat.1.
  2. "Schauspieleragentur Gäbel - Emily Wood". agenturgaebel.de. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27.
  3. Diplomat und Autor Erwin Wickert gestorben Die Welt, 27 March 2008 (in German)
  4. Emily Wood biography (in German)