Lara Mandoki

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Lara Mandoki
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Born (1989-09-17) September 17, 1989 (age 35)
Munich, Germany
OccupationActress
Website laramandoki.com

Lara Mandoki (born September 17, 1989, in Munich) [1] is a German actress with a diverse career spanning television, film, and theater. She began her acting career in 2006 and has since appeared in a variety of notable productions, including the Sky Series Das Boot, the Emmy-winning thriller Unterm Radar , and the ZDF Show Erzgebirgskrimi where she has been playing the lead detective since 2018. Her theater work includes a significant role in the 240-hour performance installation Meat at the Schaubühne Berlin. In 2015, Mandoki gained international recognition with her role in the Canadian-Hungarian co-production X Company . In 2023, Mandoki played a leading role in the ARTE international documentary drama-series A World Divided as Hedwig Höss.

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Background, education, and theatre

Lara Mandoki, the daughter of Hungarian musician Leslie Mandoki, [2] pursued her acting studies in Munich and Los Angeles. [3] Next to German, Mandoki speaks Hungarian natively, as a result of her family's Hungarian origin. During her training, she gained experience in numerous theater productions, including performances at the Münchner Kammerspiele. Her involvement extended to significant projects such as the 240-hour performance installation Meat at the Schaubühne Berlin and Dieter Wedel’s Shakespeare production Die Komödie der Irrungen at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele, where she played the role of Maisha. [3]

Film and television

Mandoki played her first film role in 2006 in the short film Lia. [3] Her television career then gained momentum with her role as Herta Levin in the ZDF historical drama Die Holzbaronin  [ de ] (2012), where she appeared alongside Christine Neubauer. [3] Her versatility was showcased in 2014 when she hosted the ZDF documentary miniseries Nicht alles war schlecht, in which the post-Cold War generation attempts to understand what life was like in a divided Germany.

Mandoki further established her reputation with roles in the Emmy Award-winning thriller Unterm Radar (2015) and Mira Thiel’s film comedy Gut zu Vögeln (2016). Her performance in Lars Montag’s tragicomedy Sex, Pity and Loneliness (2017) earned critical acclaim and multiple German Film Award nominations. [4]

She made her international breakthrough [5] with her role in the highly successful Canadian-Hungarian co-production X Company (2017), an espionage thriller about World War II. This success was followed by her appearance in Duncan Jones' Mute (2018) for Netflix.

The year 2018 also saw her in Der große Rudolph  [ de ], directed by Alexander Adolph, where she portrayed Dolly alongside Hannelore Elsner, Florian Stadlhuber, and Sunny Melles. Additionally, she starred in the political thriller Die Affäre Borgward  [ de ] directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, and played the lead role in the Sat.1 comedy Babyboom, directed by Kai Meyer-Ricks. [6] Her role in the ARD drama Daddy Blues  [ de ] involved portraying a young woman who must assume responsibility for her paralyzed friend after an accident.

Since 2018, Mandoki has been widely recognized for her portrayal of Commissioner Karina Szabo in the ZDF Saturday night crime series Erzgebirgskrimi  [ de ]. Several films in the series have been successful, including notable films like Familienband  [ de ] by Thorsten M. Schmidt, which attracted nearly seven million viewers. [7] In the same year, she made a guest appearance in the film Leberkäsjunkie from the Eberhofer crime series alongside Simon Schwarz and Sebastian Bezzel. In 2019, Mandoki starred in the thriller Jan Römer for ARD, directed by Felix Herzogenrath, as a young investigative journalist. [8]

Mandoki took a lead role in the ZDFneo series Macht der Kränkung – Sunshine City (2020), directed by Umut Dag, and worked with Wolfgang Murnberger in the Steirerkrimi in Graz, where she portrayed a Hungarian forced prostitute.

Her 2021 projects included a lead role in the Amazon Prime series Der Beischläfer and the highly acclaimed ZDF crime drama Tod einer Hoffnung. The following year, she appeared in the ARD comedy Vätertage, where she made her on-camera singing debut. Mandoki also worked on the BBC series Vienna Blood , filming in Mandoki's second home, Budapest. [9]

In 2023, Mandoki was featured in the fourth season of Das Boot (Sky) as Dagmar Dewitt. [3] She also starred as Hedwig Höss in the series The End of Dreams (ARTE), filmed at the Auschwitz site under the direction of Olga Chajdow. [3] Additionally, she worked on Simon Verhoeven’s Girl You Know It’s True , which delves into the 80s/90s music scene. In the autumn of 2023, Mandoki continued her role as Commissioner Szabo in the ZDF prime time series Erzgebirgskrimi  [ de ], filming two additional episodes. Her performance in the series, which includes episodes directed by Markus Imboden, has been well-received.

Looking ahead, 2024 will see Mandoki in the crime drama Wintermord directed by Tim Trageser [10] and in the dramatic film Über die Grenze with Thorsten M. Schmidt. [11] She will also star in the dramedy Petra geht baden, directed by Rainer Kauffman in Prague, [12] and in Vienna, she will take a leading role in the dark comedy Mama ist die Besti(e) (AT) alongside Adele Neuhaus, both for ZDF prime time.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Die Holzbaronin Herta LenvinTelevision Film
2014 Gut zu Vögeln Pia
2014 Schwägereltern Alina SchumannTelevision Film
2015 Unterm Radar NinaTelevision Film
2015 Eine Sommerliebe zu dritt BettyTelevision Film
2016 Einsamkeit und Sex und Mitleid Vivien
2016 Ein Dorf rockt ab RoxyTelevision Film
2016 Mute Judie
2017 Der große Rudolph DollyTelevision Film
2018 Die Affäre Borgward Betty ZechTelevision Film
2018 Leberkäsjunkie Amy
2019 Das Lied des toten Mädchens Stefanie 'Mütze' SchneiderTelevision Film
2022Wenn Papa auf der Matte stehtTildaTelevision Film
2023 Girl You Know It's True Nina
2024 Petra geht baden GeorgetteTelevision Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Lena Fauch Hundeverkäuferin"Lena Fauch und die Tochter des Amokläufers"
2012 Heiter bis tödlich: Hubert und Staller Alina Bayer"Finger im Brot"
2012 Sturm der Liebe Mandy Meier115 episodes
2013 Mordsfreunde – Ein Taunuskrimi Marion Rehmer
2013 Rosamunde Pilcher "Alte Herzen rosten nicht"
2013 Die Garmisch-Cops Peggy Lang"Tod auf dem Eis"
2015 Der Alte Karo Wilke"Tödliche Ideale"
2015 SOKO Stuttgart Isa Neumann2 episodes
2016 X Company Bertha2 episodes
2017 Die Bergretter Dana"Entzug"
2017 Tonio & Julia – Kneifen gilt nicht Lisa
2018 SOKO Donau Maria Radu"Tod im Taxi"
2018 Toni, männlich, Hebamme – Daddy Blues Romy
2018 Der Tote im Stollen Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2019 Ein starkes Team – Parkplatz bitte sauber halten Ely Hadraschek
2019 Tödlicher Akkord Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2020 Am Anschlag – Die Macht der Kränkung Bettina4 episodes
2020 Landkrimi – Steirertod Bianca
2020 Der Tote im Burggraben Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2020 Der letzte Bissen Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2021 Der Beischläfer Frida FenrisSeason 2 - 7 episodes
2021 Verhängnisvolle Recherche Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2021 Tödliche Abrechnung Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2022 Vienna Blood – Rendezvous mit dem Tod Selma Wirth
2022 Ein Mord zu Weihnachten Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2022 Familienband Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2023 Die Tränen der Mütter Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2023 Mord auf dem Jakobsweg Karina Szabo
2023 Die Spaltung der Welt / A World Divided / 1939-1961 : Les Divisions du Monde Hedwig Höss
2024 Wintermord Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2024 Über die Grenze Karina Szabo Erzgebirgskrimi
2024 Mama ist die Best(i)e Henny Baumann

Theatre (selection)

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector
2006 Von einem der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen Rotkäppchen Kammerspiele München Ruth Fendel
2006Madonna LiveMadonna WannabeKammerspiele MünchenRuth Fendel
2007Lieb mich wegAynurKammerspiele MünchenAgnese Cornelio
2014MeatNicolett Katona Schaubühne Berlin Bo Nilsson
2015 Die Komödie der Irrungen Maisha Bad Hersfelder Festspiele Dieter Wedel

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