Thekla Reuten

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Thekla Reuten
Born
Thekla Simona Gelsomina Reuten

(1975-09-16) 16 September 1975 (age 48)
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 film Twin Sisters, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequent roles included In Bruges with Colin Farrell, Hotel Lux with Bully Herbig, and The American alongside George Clooney, as well as the political thriller Ceasefire  [ de ]. Other films include De Trip van Teetje (Tate's Voyage), Kruimeltje (Little Crumb), Rosenstraße , Una Bellezza Che Non Lascia Scampo ("An Inescapable Beauty"), and Iedereen beroemd! (Everybody's Famous!), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Reuten's television work includes Hidden (BBC, United Kingdom), Restless (BBC, United Kingdom), and Sleeper Cell (Showtime, USA). 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.