Lena Urzendowsky | |
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![]() Urzendowsky at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival | |
Born | Lena Friederike Urzendowsky 16 February 2000 Berlin, Germany |
Education | Humboldt University of Berlin |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Relatives | Sebastian Urzendowsky (brother) |
Lena Friederike Urzendowsky [1] (born 16 February 2000) [2] [3] is a German actress.
Urzendowsky was born in Friedrichshain, Berlin, and spent most of her childhood in Steglitz and Schöneberg. [4] [5] Her mother, Jeanette, and older brother, Sebastian, are also actors. [6] [7] Urzendowsky herself became interested in acting at the age of five after watching a children's musical at the Friedrichstadt-Palast. She took acting, singing, and dance lessons at Stagefactory until the age of 12, when she began applying to talent agencies. [8] She was initially rejected due to her lack of experience, but later signed to an agency at the age of 14. [7] She made her screen debut in the ZDF television film The Snow Queen in 2014. [9]
She briefly attended high school in France through a student exchange program, and later completed her Abitur in 2018. [4] [10] During the summer of 2022, she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She currently studies philosophy and social sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin. [7] [8] She lives in Wedding. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2016 | Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs | Mia | [10] |
2020 | Cocoon | Nora | [11] |
2021 | Trümmermädchen | Evi | [12] |
Zwischen uns | Elena Winkler | [9] | |
Sweet Disaster | Yolanda | [13] | |
2023 | Franky Five Star | Franky | [14] |
791 km | Susi | [15] | |
2024 | Jenseits der blauen Grenze | Hanna Klein | |
From Hilde, with Love | Liane Berkowitz | [16] | |
Rabia | Oum Zayd | ||
2025 | Sound of Falling | Angelika | [17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | The Snow Queen | Robber's daughter | Television film | [9] |
2016 | The White Rabbit | Sara Rost | Television film | [8] |
2017 | Kein Herz für Inder | Fiona Neufund | Television film | |
Der Usedom-Krimi: Nebelwand | Simone Simmank | Television film | ||
Der Usedom-Krimi: Trugspur | Simone Simmank | Television film | ||
2017–2020 | Dark | Young Ines Kahnwald | 3 episodes | |
2018 | Der große Rudolph | Eva-Maria "Evi" | Television film | [9] |
Der Kriminalist | Danny Torenz | Episode: "Fenster zum Hof" | ||
2019 | Kranke Geschäfte | Kati Glaser | Television film | [9] |
2019–2025 | How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) | Milena "Kira" Bechtholz | 19 episodes | [18] |
2020 | Tatort: Leonessa | Vanessa Michel | Television film | [19] |
2020 | The Defeated | Green Eyes | 2 episodes | [9] |
2021 | We Children From Bahnhof Zoo | Stella | 8 episodes | [20] |
Mutter kündigt | Josephine "Joe" Michelsen | Television film | ||
Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt | Nellie "Luna" Kunze | Television film | [21] | |
2023 | Luden | Manu Melzer | 6 episodes | [8] |
2025 | Tatort: Das Ende der Nacht | Carla Radek | Television film | [22] |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Bavarian Film Awards | 2021 | Best Young Actress | Cocoon | Won | [8] |
German Film Critics Association Awards | 2021 | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
German Screen Actors Awards | 2019 | Best Young Actor | Der große Rudolph | Won | |
German Television Academy Awards | 2019 | Best Supporting Actress | Won | ||
German Television Awards | 2019 | Young Talent Award | Won | [8] | |
Grimme-Preis | 2017 | Grimme Award for Fiction | The White Rabbit | Won | [23] |
Günter-Strack-Fernsehpreis | 2017 | Best Young Actress | Won | ||
Hessischer Fernsehpreis | 2018 | Best Actress | Der große Rudolph | Won | |
New Faces Award | 2017 | New Faces Award for Acting | The White Rabbit | Nominated |