Luise Heyer

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Luise Heyer
Luise Heyer 2016 (cropped).jpg
Heyer in 2016
Born (1985-03-25) 25 March 1985 (age 39)
East Berlin, East Germany
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Known for Dark

Luise Heyer (born 25 March 1985) [1] is a German actress. [2]

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Biography

Heyer grew up in Berlin. During her school years, she lived in Denmark for a year. From 2006 until 2010, she attended Rostock University of Music and Theatre in Mecklenburg, where she studied acting. In 2010, she joined the Dortmund Theatre, where she stayed for two years. [3] She was voted best actress in the 2012 season at the Dortmund Theatre.

In 2011, she played her first leading role in the feature film Westwind , portraying the East German rower Isabel, whose twin sister falls in love with a West German man during a stay in Hungary. In 2014, she played Sanna in Edward Berger's film Jack , which was part of the 2014 Berlinale. In 2015, she acted in Rosa von Praunheim's film Tough Love .

In 2016, she had a leading role in the film Fado . [2] Since 2017, Heyer has appeared in the Netflix original series Dark as Doris Tiedemann. [4]

In 2019, Heyer was awarded the rare honor of a double nomination at the German Film Awards. She was noted both for the main role of a rape victim in The Most Beautiful Couple and for her supporting role in All About Me . For this, she received the 2019 German Film Award in the Best Female Supporting Role category. In the same year, she received the Bambi Award in the National Actress category for both roles.

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRole
2011 Westwind Isabel
2014 Jack Sanna
2015 Tough Love Marion
2016 Fado Doro
2016 All of a Sudden Judith
2018 The Most Beautiful Couple Liv
All About Me Margret
2024 The Sparrow in the Chimney Liv

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Leipzig Homicide 1 episode
Terra X Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1 episode
2014 Bella Block Sandra Lehnhoff1 episode
2015 Polizeiruf 110 Nadja Brun1 episode
Der Kriminalist 1 episode
Homeland 1 episode
2016 Die Chefin 1 episode
2016, 2017 Tatort Nicki Lowkow / Stella Harms2 episodes
2017—2020 Dark Doris Tiedemann5 episodes

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References

  1. "Star der Woche: Luise Heyer". Goldene Kamera (in German). 5 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "FADO Interview mit Luise Heyer | Interview Magazin". Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. "Luise Heyer". hmt-rostock.de (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Thomas, Kaitlin (22 June 2019). "How Everyone in Netflix's Dark Is Connected". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 May 2020.