Franziska Junge

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Franziska Junge
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Born1981 (age 4243)
Occupation(s)Actor and Singer
Years active2001–present

Franziska Junge (born 1981 in Zschopau, East Germany) is a German actress for theatre, film, television as well as a singer.

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Biography

She took screen-acting lessons with Jordan Beswick (New York) [1] and completed the master class for camera work "The Naked Face" with David Penn (London). Besides her work in film and television, Franziska Junge also acts in theatre. Claus Peymann brought her to the Berliner Ensemble while she was still studying in 2006. There Junge had the opportunity to realize a German premiere of the solo play "Kabarett der letzten Hoffnung" by Wladimir Alekseewic Klim (Klimenko) under the direction of Makedoniy Kiselev.[ citation needed ] She took part in the commissioned play "Pffft ... oder der letzte Tango am Telefon" [2] by George Tabori under the direction of Martin Wuttke, travelled around the world with the successful production of The Threepenny Opera under the direction of Robert Wilson and was allowed to take over the role of Lena in Leonce und Lena with music by Herbert Grönemeyer; also under the direction of Wilson.

From 2009 to 2017, she was a member of the ensemble at Schauspiel Frankfurt. [3] 2023 she started to take lessons with Ivana Chubbuck and Michael Monks at the Chubbuck Studio in Los Angeles and Berlin. Since June 2024 she is nominated for the Deutschen Schauspielpreis in the category Best Episodic Lead for her role in Notruf Hafenkante - Abschied.

Filmography

Theatre

Franziska Junge as part of the production MAKING OF::MARILYN (2013, Photo: Birgit Hupfeld) Marilyn Foto Hupfeld 0719a.jpg
Franziska Junge as part of the production MAKING OF::MARILYN (2013, Photo: Birgit Hupfeld)
Franziska Junge in the production Nach dem Fest (2015, Photo: Birgit Hupfeld) NachdemFest Foto Hupfeld 4163a.jpg
Franziska Junge in the production Nach dem Fest (2015, Photo: Birgit Hupfeld)

Schauspiel Frankfurt (2009-2017)

Berliner Ensemble (2006-2019)

Volksbühne Berlin (2012)

Kampnagel Hamburg (2010-2012)

Schauspiel Leipzig (2005)

Bregenzer Festspiele (2001-2003)

Prinzregententheater München (2001-2003)

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