Sandra Hüller

Sandra Hüller (German: [ˈzandʁa ˈhʏlɐ]; born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She has starred in German, Austrian, American, British and French films. She played Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's 2006 drama Requiem, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress, and a troubled daughter in Maren Ade's 2016 comedy Toni Erdmann, for which she won the European Film Award for Best Actress.

Sandra Hüller
Hüller in 2023
Born (1978-04-30) 30 April 1978[1][2]
Suhl, East Germany
Alma materErnst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Children1

In 2023, Hüller portrayed Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's historical black comedy Sisi & I, and gained wider recognition for her starring roles in Justine Triet's courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall and in Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest.

Early life

Hüller was born in Suhl, East Germany.[1] She studied theater from 1996 to 2000 at the Hochschule Für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch", Berlin. She appeared from 1998 to 2001 at the Jena Theater, Thuringia and then for one year at the Schauspiel Leipzig. It was Oliver Held who recommended her to the Theater Basel, Switzerland where she appeared until 2006.

Career
Hüller in 2023

Prior to the release of Toni Erdmann in 2016, Hüller was best known for her role as Michaela Klingler in Hans-Christian Schmid's film Requiem, for which she won the Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress and her first German Film Award in 2006.[3]

In 2014, she won the German Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Franziska Feldenhoven in Frauke Finsterwalder's film Finsterworld.[4]

Besides Julia Jentsch and Paula Beer, Hüller is the only German actress to win both the European Film Award and the Silver Bear for Best Actress, top honors of the European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival, in the 21st century.[5][6]

In 2019, she appeared in two French films, Justine Triet's Sibyl, where she played film director Mika,[7] and in Alice Winocour's Proxima as the psychologist Wendy.[8]

In 2023, Hüller portrayed Countess Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's historical black comedy film Sisi & I, a retelling of the later years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria from the point of view of her lady-in-waiting, Irma Sztáray. The film had its world premiere at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival on 19 February 2023,[9] and was released in Germany on 30 March 2023.[10] Hüller was nominated for the German Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.[11]

Hüller starred in two films that premiered in main competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival;[12] the French courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet, which won the festival's Palme d'Or,[13] and the American-British-Polish Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, which won the Grand Prix.[13]

Personal life

Hüller lives in Leipzig-Plagwitz, Germany with her daughter, who was born in 2011.[14][15]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Nicht auf den Mund Daisy Short film
Midsommar Stories Beatrice Segment "Sabotage"
2006 Requiem Michaela Klingler
Kühe lächeln mit den Augen Julia
Madonnas Rita
2008 Where in This World Short film
A Woman in Berlin Steffi
The Architect Reh Winter
2009 Roentgen Charlotte Short film
Fly Sarah Short film
Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation Ulrike Meinhof Segment "Die Unvollendete"
Miss Stinnes Motors Round the World Clärenore Stinnes
Henri 4 Catherine
2010 Brownian Movement Charlotte
Aghet – Ein Völkermord Tacy Atkinson Documentary
2011 Über uns das All Martha Sabel
2012 Fluss Mother Short film
Strings Mother
2013 Finsterworld Franziska Feldenhoven
2014 Lose My Self Frauke, Lena's friend
Amour Fou Marie
2016 Toni Erdmann Ines Conradi
2017 Don't Superhero Short film
Fack ju Göhte 3 Biggi Enzberger
2018 In the Aisles Marion Koch
25 km/h Tanja
2019 Sibyl Mika
Proxima Wendy
Exil Nora
2021 I'm Your Man Employee
Munich – The Edge of War Helen Winter Netflix film
2023 Sisi & I Irma Sztáray
Anatomy of a Fall Sandra
The Zone of Interest Hedwig Höss

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Der Kriminalist Conny Lojewski 1 episode
2013 Pinocchio Fox Miniseries
2014 Polizeiruf 110 Karen Wagner 1 episode
2016 Crime Scene Cleaner (Der Tatortreiniger) Silke Hansen 1 episode

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2005 Bavarian Film Award Best New Actress — Won [16]
2006 Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Actress Requiem Won
German Film Awards Best Actress Won
German Film Critics Award Best Actress Won
Sitges Film Festival Best Actress Won
European Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
2007 Mar del Plata Film Festival Best Actress Madonnas Won
2009 Ulrich-Wildgruber-Preis Won [17]
2011 German Film Critics Award Best Actress Above Us Only Sky Won
2012 German Film Awards Best Actress Nominated
Festival International des Jeunes Réalisateurs
de Saint-Jean-de-Luz		 Best Actress Won
Festival de Valenciennes Best Actress Won
2014 German Film Award Best Supporting Actress Finsterworld Won
2014 German Television Awards Best Actress Polizeiruf 110 Nominated
2016 European Film Awards Best Actress Toni Erdmann Won [18]
Bavarian Film Award Best Actress Won
Toronto Film Critics Association Award Best Actress Won
2017 German Film Awards Best Actress Won
London Critics Circle Film Awards Actress of the Year Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Nominated
German Film Critics Award Best Actress Nominated
2018 SESC Film Festival Best Foreign Actress Won
German Film Awards Best Supporting Actress In the Aisles Nominated
2023 German Film Awards Best Actress Sisi & I Nominated [11]

References
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  2. Shoard, Catherine (26 January 2017). "Toni Erdmann's Sandra Hüller: 'Everybody knows the German clichés. Maybe they're true'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Berlinale / Archive / Annual Archives / 2006 / Prize Winners". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. 2006. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. "German Film Awards 2014 – Movies from 2013". Filmaffinity. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. "European Film Awards (EFA) – Best Actress: All winners". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  6. "Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Bear – Best Actress: All winners". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. Lemercier, Fabien (24 May 2019). "Review: Sibyl". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  8. Mintzer, Jordan (9 September 2019). "'Proxima': Film Review | TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  9. "Berlinale | Programme – Sisi & Ich | Sisi & I". Berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  10. "Sisi & I". DCM Stories. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  11. Roxborough, Scott (24 March 2023). "Oscar Winner 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Leads German Film Awards Nominations With 12". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. Tartaglione, Nancy (13 April 2023). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Haynes, Anderson, Glazer, Kore-Eda, Wenders In Competition – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  13. Debruge, Peter (27 May 2023). "Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners". Variety.
  14. Dürr, Anke (12 November 2018). "Schauspielerin Sandra Hüller: "Man guckt jetzt schon, wer am Nebentisch sitzt"". Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023.
  15. Mottram, James (31 January 2017). "Toni Erdmann's Maren Ade interview: 'I don't compare myself to Tarantino, but he always makes long films and people go'". The Independent. Hüller has a young daughter, Ruby.
  16. "Minister President Stoiber lends his Bavarian film prize in 2005". Bavarian State (in German). Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  17. "Ulrich Wild-Gruber Award 2009". NORDMETALL Foundation (in German). Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  18. Brown, Mark (11 December 2016). "Toni Erdmann sweeps the board at European film awards 2016". The Guardian.
  19. "Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring". Süddeutsche.de (in German). 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  20. "www.bundespraesident.de: Der Bundespräsident / Veranstaltungen / Ordensverleihung "Vereint und füreinander da"". www.bundespraesident.de. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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