Sophie Rois
Sophie Rois (born 1961) is an Austrian actress who lives and works in Berlin.[1] She has appeared in such films as Three, 180°, Enemy at the Gates and television programmes such as Polizeiruf 110 and Die kleine Monsterin (voice).
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Career
Rois was born on 1 June 1961 in Ottensheim, Austria. From 1983 to 1986, she studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna.
Early in her career, Rois was one of the few professional actors Christoph Schlingensief worked with.[2]
In Berlin, Rois worked at Volksbühne (1993–2017) and Deutsches Theater (2018–2022). In 2022, she joined the Volksbühne again.
In 2014, Rois appeared in the documentary The Decent One as Margarete Himmler, wife of Heinrich Himmler.[3]
Recognition
Rois received the first grade of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres while visiting the Berlinale on 10 February 2014 at the French Embassy of Berlin.[4]
Other awards include:
- 2002 – Grimme Award (for The Manns – Novel of a Century)
- 2006 – German Audiobook Prize: Best Narrator (for Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë)
- 2009 – German Film Award (Lola): Best Actress (for The Architect)
- 2010 – Bavarian Film Award: Best Actress (for Three)
- 2010 – Preis der deutschen Filmkritik (for Three)
- 2011 – German Film Award (Lola): Best Actress (for Three)[5]
- 2012 – German Theatre Award
- 2016 – German Audiobook Prize: Best Narrator (for Baba Dunjas letzte Liebe by Alina Bronsky)
- 2017 – Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring
Selected filmography
- No More Mr. Nice Guy (1993)
- Under the Milky Way (1995)
- Killer Condom (1996)
- Deathline (1996)
- The Captain of Köpenick (1997, TV movie)
- The Inheritors (1998)[6]
- Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- The Manns – Novel of a Century (2001, TV miniseries)
- Learning to Lie (2003)
- Fräulein Phyllis (2004)
- The Architect (2008)
- Three (2010)[7]
- 180° (2010)
- A Pact (2013)
- The Decent One (2014)
- Shiverstone Castle (2016)
- A Hidden Life (2019)
- The Audition (2019)
- Barbarians (2020, TV series)
- AEIOU – A Quick Alphabet of Love (2022)[8]
External links
- Sophie Rois at IMDb
References
- Irene Bazinger (25 January 2010), Warum ist Klauen in Ordnung, Frau Rois? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- Julide Tanriverdi and Bjoern Trautwein (31 October 1999), Ready to Rumble: A Heavy Puncher Who's Outrageous New York Times.
- Abrams, Simon (1 October 2014). "Spoiler Alert! The Decent One Reveals Himmler Was a Bad Guy". The Village Voice. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- "Botschafter Gourdault-Montagne zeichnet Cinéasten Rois und Buchholz bei Berlinale-Abend aus". french embassy Berlin. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- Ed Meza (8 April 2011), ‘Vincent’ sweeps Lolas Variety
- Janet Maslin (7 October 1998), Sowing A New Order In Rocky Soil New York Times.
- Deborah Young (13 September 2010), Nudity abounds in tasteful romantic comedy "Three" Reuters.
- Leo Barraclough (19 January 2022), The Match Factory Reveals Berlinale Lineup, Including Two Competition Titles Variety