Thekla Reuten

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Thekla Reuten
Born
Thekla Simona Gelsomina Reuten

(1975-09-16) 16 September 1975 (age 49)
Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Relatives Geert Reuten (uncle)
Thijs Reuten (brother)
Website www.theklareuten.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Thekla Simona Gelsomina Reuten (born 16 September 1975) is a Dutch actress.

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Life and career

Reuten was born in Bussum, Netherlands, the daughter of a Dutch father, Joost Reuten, and an Italian mother, who was born in Benabbio near Bagni di Lucca. [1] She studied acting at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Amsterdam. During the last year of her studies, she assumed leading roles in Dutch film and theatre productions. Early in her career, she won the Shooting Star Award of the Berlinale (Berlin Film Festival) for her portrayal of Lotte in the 2002 film Twin Sisters , which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequent roles included In Bruges with Colin Farrell, and The American alongside George Clooney. Other films include Tate's Voyage , Little Crumb , Rosenstrasse , and Everybody's Famous! , which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Reuten's television work includes the BBC's Hidden and Restless , and Showtime's Sleeper Cell . On stage, she has performed in Johan Simons' production Fall of the Gods at the Salzburg Festival and the Ruhr Triennial, as well as in Rufus Norris’ Blood Wedding at the Almeida Theatre in London, alongside Gael Garcia Bernal.

Reuten speaks five languages: German, English, French, Dutch, and Italian.

On 18 March 2019, it was announced that Reuten was cast as Jillian Salvius in the Netflix fantasy series, Warrior Nun . [2]

Filmography

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Awards (selection)

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References

  1. Reuten, Thekla. "Dorpsverhalen".
  2. Petski, Denise (18 March 2019). "'Warrior Nun': Alba Baptista To Star, Toya Turner, Tristan Ulloa, Thekla Reuten Among Six More Cast In Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 19 March 2019.