Birth Name: Barbara Auer
Birth Date: 1959-02-01
Birth Place: Constance, Konstanz, Germany
Career
First Appearances: - The Power of Emotion (1983) as Mäxchen
Most Important Roles: - The State I Am In (2001) as Clara
- Yella (2007) as Barbara Gunthen
- Solo for Clarinet (1998) as Lydia Kominka
- The Young Schiller (2005) as Caroline Wiethoeft
- Der große Abgang (1995) as Irmgard Bode
- Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli (1999) as Elisa
- I Am the Other Woman (2006) as Fräulein Schäfer
- Der Novembermann (2007) as Lena Droemer
- The Boss from the West (1988) as Jessica
- Effi Briest (2009) as Johanna
Career Highlights: - The State I Am In (2001)
- Yella (2007)
- Solo for Clarinet (1998)
- The Young Schiller (2005)
- Der große Abgang (1995)
- Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli (1999)
- I Am the Other Woman (2006)
- Der Novembermann (2007)
- The Boss from the West (1988)
- Effi Briest (2009)
Awards
Awards: - Won Adolf Grimme Award - Fiction (2013)
- Nominated for 1 Special Award - Best Performance (Beste darstellerische Leistung) (2015)
- Won Special Award (1991)
- Nominated for 1 Bambi - Best Actress - National (2012)
- Nominated for 1 Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Nebenrolle) (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Nebenrolle) (2001)
- Won Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle) (1993)
- Nominated for 1 Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle) (1992)
- Won German Television Award - Best Actress (Beste Schauspielerin) (2020)
- Won German Television Award - Best Actress (Beste Schauspielerin) (2012)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Camera - Best German Actress (2016)
- Won Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera (1989)
- Nominated for 1 Romy - Favorite Actress (Beliebteste Schauspielerin) (2009)
- Won TeleStar - Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV (1995)
- Nominated for 1 German Film Critics Award - Best Actress (Beste Darstellerin) (2020)
- Won Best Actress (2008)
- Won Jury Prize - Best Actress (2017)
- Won Günter Rohrbach Filmpreis - Best Female Actor (2013)
Full Biography
Barbara Auer is a German actress. She has appeared in multiple television shows and films including Meine Tochter gehört mir, Impossibly Yours, Waiting for Angelina, and The Book Thief.