Uta Kargel

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Uta Kargel
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Uta Kargel in 2016
Born (1981-05-28) 28 May 1981 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Model, Actress, Voice Actress
Years active1998–present

Uta Kargel (born 28 May 1981 in Halle (Saale)) is a German Playboy model, [1] actress, and voice actress [2]

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Career and personal life

Uta Kargel was born in Halle (Saale) in the former GDR and later moved to East Berlin with her family. She started modelling at the age of 18. [3] After school she first finished her job training as a bookseller. [3] At the same time she started acting in the stage group Grüner Hund that she had cofounded in 2002. [4]

On television Kargel had her breakthrough with the role as Lena Bachmann in the German soap opera Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten , where she appeared in 487 episodes until she left in 2006. Kargel started studying culturology., [3] [5] which she paused for two years when she got a leading role in the soap opera Storm of Love . After 2011 Kargel worked in the patient's library of the Charité and as a school aide at a primary school, [3] while she finished her studies with a master's degree. With a few of her friends the founded BiK Pictures, an independent film company, which produced its first feature film Kartenhaus [6] with Kargel in one of the leading roles in 2017 with the help of crowdfunding. [7] After returning to Storm of Love for just seven episodes in 2017, her role became continuous, when she returned again in March 2018. In episode 3381 (May 2020) Kargel left Storm of Love again [8] after a total of 808 episodes. As a voice actress, Kargel dubs roles voiced by Bai Ling. [2]

In 2017 Kargel survived a heavy car crash on a road trip from Denver to Los Angeles without any injuries. [9]

In August 2019 Kargel and the Italian photographer Nicoló Lanfranchi posted a series of photos on Instagram, which revealed, that they were in a relationship. [10] [11] Kargel still lives and works in Germany, while Lanfranchi lives in Italy. [12] Kargel has one sister. [3]

Kargel became known to a broader public, when she posed for the November 2019 issue of the German edition of Playboy. [1]

Film

YearTitleDirector
1998Hamlet – Eine Reise durch die MetropoleIlona Zarypow
2003Wedding Daydream (short film)Ansgar Ahlers
2003Die Allee (documentary)Ilona Zarypow
2006Sunny HillLuzius Rüedi
2006Die Liebe der LieblosenBenjamin Tholen
2008Der Morgen danach (short film)Robert Lyons
2015Idyllik (short film)Jurij Neumann
2016Twice (short film)Sharon On
2017Glücklich (short film)Jurij Neumann
2017KartenhausJurij Neumann

Television

YearTitleNotes
2006-2006 Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten
2006 Verliebt in Berlin single episode
2007 R. I. S. – Die Sprache der Toten season 2, episode 4
2008Volles Hausleading role
2008 Ein starkes Team
2008 Dr. Molly & Karl leading role in one episode
2009Kill Your Darlingweb series
2009 Ein starkes Team
2010-2011 Storm of Love leading role in episodes 1087-1391
2011 Rote Rosen episodes 1271-1290
2012Loona Balloonashort film, leading role
2014Heldtsingle episode
2016 Stuttgart Homicide single episode
2017 Storm of Love episodes 2791-2797
2018-2020 Storm of Love episodes 2886-3381

Stage

YearTitleWritten by
1998 Hamlet William Shakespeare
2003Die Küche Arnold Wesker
2003Elizaveta Bam Daniil Kharms
2003Eine absurde TischrundeDaniil Kharms
2003Die Reise nach BrasilienDaniil Kharms
2003 Publikumsbeschimpfung Peter Handke
2004Zirkus SardamDaniil Kharms
2004Goldene HerzenDaniil Kharms
2005Schiller, Schiller Friedrich von Schiller
2006Roter Schnee – oder wir sind keine HeringeDaniil Kharms
2006Die Frau vom Meer Henrik Ibsen
2019Kasimir und Kaukasus Francis Veber

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