Anja Knauer

Anja Knauer (born 18 March 1979) is a German actress who has played the leading female role in some German films.

Anja Knauer
Anja Knauer, 2018
Born (1979-03-18) 18 March 1979
Hamburg, West Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present

Early life

Knauer grew up in the Sasel quarter of the borough of Wandsbek with her younger brother, Tim. She joined a child modelling agency after being spoken to in the Alstertal-Einkaufszentrum, a shopping centre, when she was 15.[1][2] After completing her abitur in Hamburg, Knauer studied film and literature at the Free University of Berlin.[1] Anja's brother Tim also works as an actor, but is better known for his work as a voice dubbing artist.

Acting

In 1996, when she was 17, Knauer gained her first role in Martin Gies's ZDF television film Kleine Einbrecher.[1] The film Küss mich, Frosch, in which Knauer was the leading actress and played alongside Matthias Schweighöfer, won an Emil, a Goldener Spatz and an Erich Kästner-Fernsehpreis (for the screenplay),[3] and was nominated for an Emmy Award.[1]

Design

Knauer works as a set designer, and has also worked on the design of rooms in the Michelberger Hotel in Berlin.[4][5]

Filmography
  • 1998: SK Kölsch: Ein Mord kommt selten allein (TV series episode)
  • 1998: Frühstück zu viert (TV film)
  • 1999: Die Angst in meinem Herzen (TV film)
  • 1999: Die Schule am See: Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet (TV series episode)
  • 1999: Im Namen des Gesetzes: Tot und begraben (TV series episode)
  • 1999: SOS Baracuda: Der Mädchenjäger (TV series episode)
  • 1999: Die Strandclique (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1999: Klinikum Berlin Mitte – Leben in Bereitschaft (TV series)
  • 2000: Küss mich, Frosch (TV film)
  • 2000: Küstenwache: Tödliche Party (TV series episode)
  • 2000: Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei: Zwischen allen Stühlen (TV series episode)
  • 2001: Lenya (TV film)
  • 2001: Ein Fall für zwei: Verbotene Gefühle (TV series episode)
  • 2002: Leipzig Homicide: Nervenkitzel (TV series episode)
  • 2002: Annas Heimkehr (TV film)
  • 2003: Wilde Jungs – Men in Blue (TV film)
  • 2003: Unter weißen Segeln: Kompass der Liebe (TV series episode)
  • 2003: Schlosshotel Orth: Volltreffer (TV series episode)
  • 2003: Utta Danella: Plötzlich ist es Liebe (TV film)
  • 2003: Inga Lindström: Wind über den Schären (TV film)
  • 2004: Tsunami: Terror in the North Sea (TV film)
  • 2004: This Far from Paradise (TV film)
  • 2005: Auf ewig und einen Tag (TV film)
  • 2006: Delire de negation (Short)
  • 2006: Zepp (Short)
  • 2006: Rosamunde Pilcher: Der Himmel über Cornwall (TV film)
  • 2007: Hilfe, die Familie kommt! (TV film)
  • 2007: Ein Fall für zwei: Schmutzige Hände (TV series episode)
  • 2008: Ship of No Return: The Final Voyage of the Gustloff (TV film)
  • 2008–2011: Open House (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2009: Pfarrer Braun: Im Namen von Rose (TV series episode)
  • 2009: Meine Tochter und der Millionär (TV film)
  • 2009: Résiste – Aufstand der Praktikanten
  • 2009: Ein starkes Team: Dschungelkampf (TV series episode)
  • 2010: Kommissar LaBréa: Mord in der Rue St. Lazare (TV series episode)
  • 2010: Kommissar LaBréa: Todesträume am Montparnasse (TV series episode)
  • 2010: Familie Dr. Kleist: Nicht so einfach mit der Liebe (TV series episode)
  • 2010: Doctor's Diary: Ja, ich will - Aber wer will mich? (TV series episode)
  • 2011: Spreewaldkrimi: Die Tränen der Fische (TV series episode)
  • 2011: Alarm für Cobra 11: In der Schusslinie (TV series episode)
  • 2011: Der Sandmann (TV film)
  • 2011: Die letzte Lüge
  • 2011: Der Staatsanwalt: Schlangengrube (TV series episode)
  • 2012: In aller Freundschaft: Magie (TV series episode)
  • 2012: Der Landarzt: Entführt (TV series episode)
  • 2012: SOKO Wismar: Hinter verschlossenen Türen (TV series episode)
  • 2012: The White Horse Inn
  • 2013: Tödliche Versuchung (TV film)
  • 2013: Die Bergretter (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2016: Gut zu Vögeln
  • 2017: Inga Lindström: Liebesreigen in Samlund (TV film)

References
  1. "Traumfrau mit Talent". Alstertal-Magazin. Magazin Verlag Hamburg. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. "TV-Lady Anja Knauer: Die Heldin von Sasel". Archiv: Hamburg. MOPO Online. 22 December 1999. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. "Küss mich Frosch - DVD". Absolut Medien. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. Connolly, Kate (22 August 2009). "Construction site chic". Travel - Berlin. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  5. Huynh, Yen. "The Michelberger Hotel in Berlin". Mecho - The Style Black Book. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
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