Nina Petri

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Nina Petri
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Nina Petri, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main
Born (1963-07-16) 16 July 1963 (age 59)
OccupationActress
Years active1983-present
Children2

Nina Petri (born 16 July 1963) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1983.

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Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Kinder der Landstrasse Ms Roth
1993 Deadly Maria Maria
1998 Run Lola Run Mrs. Hansen
2000 No Place to Go Grete
2001 The Journey to Kafiristan Ella Maillart
2002 Big Girls Don't Cry Ann
2003 Angst Psychiatrist
2005 The Day Bobby Ewing Died  [ de ]Gesine
2006 Emma's Bliss Dagmar

Television appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994-2001 Zwei Brüder Elise Steininger
2002 My Daughter's Tears Regina
2013 The Beautiful Spy Teresa Meier

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