Lucie Pohl

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Lucie Pohl
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Pohl at the Florida Supercon in 2018
Born (1987-04-15) April 15, 1987 (age 36)
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Website www.luciepohl.com

Lucie Pohl (born April 15, 1987) is a German-American actress and stand-up comedian.

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Pohl is the daughter of theater director and singer Sanda Weigl and the actor and dramatist Klaus Pohl  [ de ]. She is sister of writer Marie Pohl and cousin of actress Anna Thalbach. She is also a relative of Bertolt Brecht. [1] Pohl is the voice actress for the hero Mercy in the video game Overwatch . [2] She featured in the Red Dwarf episode "Twentica" as Harmony de Gauthier. [3]

She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in October 2021. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Allerd Fishbein's in LoveMarikke GuttmanShort film
2003Hamlet_XOphelia
2004Endlich Sex!NicoletteTelevision film
200729... and still a virginAmiraTelevision film
2007Military AcademyMrs. Angela Ridgeley
2007ErlkönigTildaTelevision film
2008Die Weisheit der WolkenStudentenvertreterinTelevision film
2009LockedJenny
2009Must Love DeathLiza
2012 Not Fade Away Severine
2014 Tutta colpa di Freud Sandra
2015SamSpeed Talker 2
2015El cielo es azulChloe
2016 Magi Olivia Watkins
2016PsychophoniaStephanie
2016 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Secretary
2017 Forget About Nick Lucie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Freunde für immer - Das Leben ist rundVanessa4 episodes
2006 Pastewka LisaEpisode: "Das Praktikum"
2009 Der Kriminalist Daniela "Donna" OlbertEpisode: "Zerschlagene Träume"
2014Montauk BoysSamUnknown episodes
2015 Homeland AssistantEpisode: "Separation Anxiety"
2016 Red Dwarf Harmony de GauthierEpisode: "Twentica"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2014 Hearthstone Netherspite Historian, Pegleg Partycrasher, Starry Knight, Menagerie Druid
2016 Overwatch Mercy
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Rixxa Fluxflame
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population
2022 Overwatch 2 Mercy
2022 Gotham Knights Techie Thug

Stand-up

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References

  1. Pohl, Lucie. "I'm Lucie Pohl and my comedy show "Hi, Hitler" is coming to NYC in July. I'm also the voice of Mercy on Overwatch!" . Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. Pohl, Lucie. "Very proud to be the voice of MERCY on Blizzard's OVERWATCH! #HeroesNeverDie" . Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. "Red Dwarf XI episode 1 review: Twentica". DenofGeek.com. 15 September 2016.
  4. "Last month I became a US citizen & now I can finally deep fry a turkey in peace! Thank u Amurrrica! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 | By Lucie Pohl - Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  5. "Lucie Pohl: Hi, Hitler". Broadwaybaby.com. 15 August 2014.
  6. "Review: Lucie Pohl - Cry Me A Liver". Edinburgh News. 26 August 2015.