Scene from Über Barbarossaplatz (2016)

Alternate Names: Bibi Beglau, Bibiane Beglau

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First Appearances:

• Der Mörder und sein Kind (1995) as Sonja

Most Important Roles:

• Off Beat (2004) as Dr. Tod/Frau Neumann
• The Legend of Rita (2000) as Rita Vogt
• The Ninth Day (2004) as Marie Kremer
• What You Don't See (2009) as Luzia
• The Last Employee (2011) as Frau Blochs
• Der Mörder und sein Kind (1995) as Sonja
• Querschuss (2024) as Bibi
• Kiss My Wounds (2022) as Maria
• Zurich (2014) as Michaela Orff
• 3° kälter (2006) as Marie

Career Highlights:

• Off Beat (2004)
• The Legend of Rita (2000)
• The Ninth Day (2004)
• What You Don't See (2009)
• The Last Employee (2011)
• Der Mörder und sein Kind (1995)
• Querschuss (2024)
• Kiss My Wounds (2022)
• Zurich (2014)
• 3° kälter (2006)

Awards:

• Won Adolf Grimme Award - Fiction (2007)
• Won Special Award - Best Performance (Beste darstellerische Leistung) (2017)
• Won Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress (2000)
• Nominated for 1 European Film Award - European Actress (2000)

"Bavarian-born Bibiana Beglau did not hail from the privileged background of many actors, being the daughter of a border guard and a nurse. Yet, she rose to prominence in the German film industry, commencing with her debut role in the 1995 television movie 'Der Mörder und sein Kind'. For several years, she appeared in supporting roles in films such as '2 ½ Minuten' (1996), 'Gegen den Strom' (1997), and 'No Sex' (1999). Bibiana's breakthrough came in the 2000 film 'The Legend of Rita', wherein she portrayed a West German terrorist who abandons her cause to reside in East Germany. However, upon reunification, her character's past catches up with her. Notably, the biographical film featured explicit content, including nudity. Bibiana subsequently bared all in sunbathing scenes in 'Liebesschuld' (2001), revealed buttocks while changing in an ambulance in 'Kammerflimmern' (2004), and displayed full frontal nudity in both 'Unter dem Eis' (2005) and '3 kalter' (2005). However, post-mid 2000s, Bibiana refrained from on-screen nudity, maintaining modesty in films like 'Zurich' (2013), 'Unter der Haut' (2015), and 'Luna' (2017). Currently, she predominantly appears in German television shows such as 'Tatort'. Fans eagerly await her potential return to nude roles."

First Appearances:

• Über Barbarossaplatz (2016) as Stefanie Wagner

Most Important Roles:

• Upstream (2021) as Sophie Bergmann
• Eine fremde Tochter (2022) as Franziska Schönbeck
• Die Bilderkriegerin - Anja Niedringhaus (2022) as Gide Niedringhausen
• Monster im Kopf (2023) as Sandra
• Kalt (2022) as Kathleen Selchow
• Exile (2020) as Koch's Secretary
• Über Barbarossaplatz (2016) as Stefanie Wagner
• Am Ende ist man tot (2018) as Rosa Rösner
• Germany. A Winter's Tale (2019) as Cindy
• Aufbruch in die Freiheit (2018) as Schwester Gabi

Career Highlights:

• Upstream (2021)
• Eine fremde Tochter (2022)
• Die Bilderkriegerin - Anja Niedringhaus (2022)
• Monster im Kopf (2023)
• Kalt (2022)
• Exile (2020)
• Über Barbarossaplatz (2016)
• Am Ende ist man tot (2018)
• Germany. A Winter's Tale (2019)
• Aufbruch in die Freiheit (2018)

Awards:

• Won Adolf Grimme Award - Fiction (2023)
• Won Special Award - Best Performance (Beste darstellerische Leistung) (2017)
• Nominated for 1 New Talent Award - Actress/Actor (Schauspiel) (2019)
• Won German Television Academy Award - Best Leading Actress (Beste Hauptdarstellerin) (2020)
• Won DSP Award - Best Leading Role (Beste Hauptrolle) (2024)
• Nominated for 1 DSP Award - Best Leading Actress (Beste Hauptdarstellerin) (2020)

Franziska Hartmann was born in 1984 in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for Stars Above Us (2019) , Monster im Kopf (2023) and Neuland (2022) .

First Appearances:

• Vidange (1998) as Helena Gobrovna

Most Important Roles:

• Vidange (1998) as Helena Gobrovna
• Just Married - Hochzeiten zwei (2013) as Annemarie Rencke
• Harms (2013) as Jasmin
• A Matter of Taste (2000) as Young woman at the hotel
• Los(ge)lassen (2021) as Melissa
• Any Way the Wind Blows (2003) as Andrea
• Über Barbarossaplatz (2016) as Katharina
• Mortal Transfer (2001) as Hélène Maier

Career Highlights:

• Vidange (1998)
• Just Married - Hochzeiten zwei (2013)
• Harms (2013)
• A Matter of Taste (2000)
• Los(ge)lassen (2021)
• Any Way the Wind Blows (2003)
• Über Barbarossaplatz (2016)
• Mortal Transfer (2001)

Valentina Sauca, born in Romania, is known for her role as Olga in the 2001 French thriller 'Mortel Transfert'. She plays a kleptomaniac and sexual pervert who dies under mysterious circumstances while being analyzed by Michel, a psycho-analyst. The film follows Michel as he struggles to deal with Olga's death, her wealthy husband's accusations of theft, and the peculiarities of his other patients.