Katharina Marie Schubert

Katharina Marie Schubert
Born	(1977-01-22) January 22, 1977 (age 48) Gifhorn, Germany
Education	Max Reinhardt Seminar
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Awards	Bayerischer Filmpreis (2015)

Katharina Marie Schubert (b. January 22, 1977, Gifhorn) German actress of Austrian descent.

Early life and education

Katharina Marie Schubert grew up in Braunschweig, Germany.^{[ citation needed ]}

She studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, Austria, and during this time debuted at the Wiener Festwochen in a play by Botho Strauß.^{[ citation needed ]} She subsequently became part of the ensemble of the Burgtheater in Vienna.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

From 2001 until 2008 Schubert belonged to the ensemble of the Münchner Kammerspiele, performing in various roles under the direction of Andreas Kriegenburg, Stefan Pucher, Johan Simons, René Pollesch, Alvis Hermanis, and Thomas Ostermeier.^{[ citation needed ]} With Anton Chekhov's play Three Sisters and Shakespeare's The Tempest , she was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen, which showcases the most important theatre productions from the German-speaking world.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2010, Schubert joined the ensemble of the Deutsches Theater Berlin in Berlin. ^[1]

Apart from working in theatre, Schubert has starred in various productions for television and film. In 2015, she portrayed an unemployed actress in Oliver Haffner's comedy drama A Godsend  [ de ]. ^[2]

Her own two short films Wabosch Wilma (2009) and Another fucking... (2011) both premiered at the Hof International Film Festival.

In 2023 she played Else Schmidt in the TV series Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde , a political drama set in post-war West Germany in 1954. ^[3]

Other activities

In 2011 Schubert was a jury member at the Montreal World Film Festival. ^[4]

Awards and nominations

• 2015: Winner, Bayerischer Filmpreis, for A Godsend  [ de ] ^[2]
• 2015: Nominated, Best Actress for the Deutscher Filmpreis, for A Godsend ^[5]

References

1. "Deutsches Theater Berlin - Katharina Marie Schubert". Deutschestheater.de. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
2. "Bayerischer Filmpreis 2014: Wirtschaftsministerium Bayern". Stmwi.bayern.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
3. Wiseman, Andreas (17 August 2021). "Leonine Picks Up Distribution Rights To Odeon Fiction Spy Series 'Bonn'". Deadline. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
4. "Awards of the Montreal World Film Festival - 2011 | World Film Festival". Ffm-montreal.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
5. "Die Nominierten: Deutscher Filmpreis". Deutscher-filmpreis.de. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.