Martina Gedeck

www.martinagedeck.com

Biography

Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. She spent her childhood in Landshut and Berlin. After finishing her Abitur (secondary education) she studied drama at the Max Reinhardt Seminar at Berlin University of the Arts. She made her stage debut at Frankfurt’s Theater am Turm. She later performed at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Hamburg’s local studio theatres, Kampnagel Hamburg and at the Schauspielhaus Basel.

Martina Gedeck’s film career started whilst she was still studying with the lead role in Dominik Graf’s TV drama “Die Beute” and his cinema film "Tiger, Löwe, Panther”. Roles in episodes of several TV series followed before she received her first Bavarian TV Award for her portrayal of Jo Baier’s “Hölleisengretl”. Martina Gedeck has so far received 14 film and TV awards. Her filmogrophy includes over 50 productions in almost every genre of film. She recently appeared in the cinema in the female lead roles in “Das Leben der Anderen”, which won the Oscar for the best foreign-language film in March 2007, and “Sommer 04”. In 2007 “The Good Shepherd” (directed by Robert de Niro), which won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale Film Festival for the best ensemble cast, appeared in German cinemas.

Filmography (a selection):

Tiger, Löwe, Panther	Dominik Graf, 1988
Krücke	Jo Baier, 1992
Der bewegte Mann	Sönke Wortmann, 1994
Rossini	Helmut Dietl, 1996
Deine besten Jahre	Jo Baier, 1998
Bella Martha	Sandra Nettelbeck, 2001
Das Leben der Anderen	Florian von Henckel und Donnersmark, 2006
Oskar Roehler	Elementarteilchen, 2006
Uli Edel	Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, 2008
Helma Sanders-Brahms	Geliebte Clara, 2008

Theater

Minna von Barnhelm

Deutsches Theater Berlin, 2005

Awards - best actress (a selection):

Hunger auf Leben	Deutscher Fernsehpreis, 2004
Bella Martha und Verlorenes Land	Goldene Kamera, 2003

Bella Martha	Deutscher Filmpreis, 2002
Romeo	Adolf-Grimme-Preis, 2002

Deine besten Jahre	Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2000