 Martina Gedeck was born in Munich and spent her childhood in Landshut (Bavaria) and Berlin. After spending a year in the United States and graduating from high school in Germany, she studied drama at the prestigious Max-Reinhardt-Seminar at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK ). She made her stage debut at Frankfurt’s Theater am Turm, going on to perform at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, the Hamburger Kammerspiele, Kampnagel Hamburg and at the Schauspielhaus Basel in Switzerland. Gedeck’s film career began while she was still at drama school, starring in Dominik Graf’s television movie Die Beute and also in Tiger, Löwe, Panther, which went on to become a box-office success. She then made a number of prominent guest appearances in various television series before winning her first Bavarian Film Award for her portrayal of the title figure in Hölleisengretl, from Jo Baier. Martina Gedeck has won a total of 15 cinema and television awards in the course of her career. Her filmography comprises over 50 productions covering practically all genres of film. Her most recent films include Un Ami Parfait, Sommer an der Schlei and Elementarteilchen. Martina Gedeck is a member of the German Film Academy and the German Academy of Performing Arts.
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