Lena Urzendowsky

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Lena Urzendowsky
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Urzendowsky at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Lena Friederike Urzendowsky

(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25)
Berlin, Germany
Education Humboldt University of Berlin
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
Relatives Sebastian Urzendowsky (brother)

Lena Friederike Urzendowsky [1] (born 16 February 2000) [2] [3] is a German actress.

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Biography

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  ( de ) 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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRef.
2016 Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs  ( de )Mia [10]
2020 Cocoon  ( de )Nora [11]
2021 Trümmermädchen  ( de )Evi [12]
Zwischen uns  ( de )Elena Winkler [9]
Sweet DisasterYolanda [13]
2023 Franky Five Star  ( de )Franky [14]
791 km  ( de )Susi [15]
2024 Jenseits der blauen Grenze  ( de )Hanna Klein
From Hilde, with Love Liane Berkowitz [16]
Rabia Oum Zayd
2025 Sound of Falling Angelika [17]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 The Snow Queen  ( de )Robber's daughterTelevision film [9]
2016 The White Rabbit  ( de )Sara RostTelevision film [8]
2017 Kein Herz für Inder  ( de )Fiona NeufundTelevision film
Der Usedom-Krimi: Nebelwand  ( de )Simone SimmankTelevision film
Der Usedom-Krimi: Trugspur  ( de )Simone SimmankTelevision film
2017–2020 Dark Young Ines Kahnwald3 episodes
2018 Der große Rudolph  ( de )Eva-Maria "Evi"Television film [9]
Der Kriminalist Danny TorenzEpisode: "Fenster zum Hof"
2019 Kranke Geschäfte  ( de )Kati GlaserTelevision film [9]
2019–2025 How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Milena "Kira" Bechtholz19 episodes [18]
2020 Tatort: Leonessa  ( de )Vanessa MichelTelevision film [19]
2020 The Defeated Green Eyes2 episodes [9]
2021 We Children From Bahnhof Zoo  ( de )Stella8 episodes [20]
Mutter kündigt  ( de )Josephine "Joe" MichelsenTelevision film
Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt  ( de )Nellie "Luna" KunzeTelevision film [21]
2023 Luden  ( de )Manu Melzer6 episodes [8]
2025 Tatort: Das Ende der Nacht  ( de )Carla RadekTelevision film [22]
Black Gold [23]

Awards and nominations

Urzendowsky at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis in 2019 2019-01-31-Lena Urzendowsky-DFP 2019-4744.jpg
Urzendowsky at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis in 2019
AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Bavarian Film Awards 2021Best Young Actress Cocoon  ( de )Won [8]
German Film Critics Association Awards 2021Best ActressNominated
German Screen Actors Awards  ( de )2019Best Young Actor Der große Rudolph  ( de )Won
German Television Academy Awards 2019Best Supporting ActressWon
German Television Awards 2019Young Talent AwardWon [8]
Grimme-Preis 2017Grimme Award for Fiction The White Rabbit  ( de )Won [24]
Günter-Strack-Fernsehpreis  ( de )2017Best Young ActressWon
Hessischer Fernsehpreis  ( de )2018Best Actress Der große Rudolph  ( de )Won
New Faces Award  ( de )2017New Faces Award for Acting The White Rabbit  ( de )Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Der grosse Rudolph". Filmfest München 2018. Filmfest München. 2018. p. 100. Retrieved 15 May 2025– via Yumpu.
  2. ↑ Urzendowsky, Lena [@lena_urzendowsky]; (16 February 2023). "Here's to 23! Things haven't changed too much… I still love birthdays and dressing up and being a bad princess" . Retrieved 15 May 2025– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ Urzendowsky, Lena (9 September 2021). "Bye, Angela Merkel: Lena Urzendowsky schreibt über die scheidende Kanzlerin". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Vorbringer, Anne (3 July 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky: "In Berlin das Auto zu benutzen, nimmt unsolidarisch viel Platz ein"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Hadler, Daniel (18 August 2021). "Lena Urzendowsky: "Ich habe ja trotzdem viel Text, der passiert eben in meinem Kopf"". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Tieschky, Claudia (1 March 2021). "Lena Uzendowsky über "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Skupin, Bernd (24 February 2021). ""Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo": Lena Urzendowsky leiht ihrer Figur Stella radikale Kraft". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Scheffel, Annett (9 November 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky: Das ganze innere Chaos" . Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Blaney, Martin (February 2021). "Embracing Variety | Lena Urzendowsky". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 Krekeler, Elmar (7 July 2023). "Serien-Star Lena Urzendowsky: Die Heldenreise einer wahren Walküre". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (17 December 2019). "Lesbian Love Story 'Cocoon,' Premiering at Berlinale, Picked Up By M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Florescu, Ioana (10 October 2019). "Oliver Kracht readying his debut feature, Trümmermädchen". Cineuropa . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Gangloff, Tilmann P. (30 May 2024). "ARTE zeigt Sweet Disaster: ein Film zwischen Tragödie und Komödie". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Häfer, Maria (24 July 2024). "Lena Urzendowsky: Für jede Situation gibt es eine Version von sich selbst". Nordkurier (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Schaaf, Julia (1 December 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky über ihren neuen Film 791 km mit Iris Berben" . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  16. ↑ Bray, Catherine (17 February 2024). "'From Hilde, With Love' Review: Andreas Dresen Returns With an Affecting Romance Set in 1942 Germany". Variety . Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Popp, Olivia (15 April 2025). "Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling to vie for Cannes' top prize". Cineuropa . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Grater, Tom (28 July 2020). "Netflix Renews Its Most-Streamed German Original Series 'How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast)' For Third Season". Deadline . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  19. ↑ Kedves, Alexandra (8 March 2020). "Jugend ohne Gott und Geborgenheit". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  20. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (10 October 2019). "First Look: Constantin and Amazon Reveal Cast for 'We Children From Bahnhof Zoo' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  21. ↑ Dell, Matthias (31 October 2021). ""Tatort" Frankfurt: Die ist rau, echt, lebendig" . Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  22. ↑ Dell, Matthias (26 January 2025). ""Tatort" Saarbrücken: Nach diesem Fall kommt der nächste" . Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  23. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (16 October 2025). "Gwendoline Christie Joins German Series 'Black Gold'; BBC Drama Appointment'; Dutch Cyber Thriller Shooting; 'Ghosts Australia' Producer Lands Role; 'Conclave' Composer Volker Bertelmann Feted – Global Briefs". Deadline . Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  24. ↑ Loy, Thomas (31 March 2017). "Grimme-Preis 2017: Das pure Glück: Auszeichnungen für Lena & Sebastian Urzendowsky". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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