Sheri Hagen

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Sheri Hagen (born 1968 in Lagos) is a German actor, writer, director, and film producer based in Berlin, owner of the production company Equity Film GmbH, and promoter and advocate for diversity within German film.

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Life

Sheri Hagen was born in Lagos, grew up in Hamburg, and has lived in Berlin since the mid-1990s. [1] Her first language is German. [2] Originally she wanted to become a doctor, but when she accompanied a friend to an audition for a musical project, both were accepted. Hagen received her acting training at the Theater an der Wien. [3] From 2010 to 2012 she acted at the Berlin Vaganten Bühne and acted in the 2013/14 season at the Ballhaus Naunynstraße. [2]

Hagen mostly works in front of the camera. Since 1995, after her television debut in an episode of the series Praxis Bülowbogen , she has been seen in numerous productions, such as multiple episodes of Tatort , as well as in other series such as Der Landarzt , Siska , and Bella Block . She also acted in films like Baal, based on the play of the same name by Bertolt Brecht, Das Leben der Anderen, and as the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the ZDF-two-part series Deutschlandspiel.

Alongside her acting work, Hagen created her own projects, working as the writer, director, and producer, such as the 2012 award-winning film Auf den zweiten Blick in which Michael Klammer, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, and Ingo Naujoks acted. [4] In this film, which focuses on diversity, Hagen not only fights for racial diversity in film, but also showcases disability within film. [5] In 2018 her film Fenster Blau, an adaptation of the play Muttermale Fenster Blau by Marianna Salzmann was released into theaters. Hagen has her own film production company, Equality Film GmbH, which is based in Berlin. [6] In addition to using her films as works of activism, [7] Hagen also promotes diversity in film and television as an expert in her field. [8]

Selected filmography

Personal projects

Awards

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