Suzanne Bernert (born 26 September), is a German-born

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n actress living in India who works primarily in

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in various languages. She has acted in '' Ramdhanu - The Rainbow'', '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' and television serials like ''

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'' and '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. She speaks French,

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, Marathi and

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. She acted in Colors TV's historical serial '' Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'' as Queen Helena and received nominations and praise for it. She also appeared in the Star Plus serial ''

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''. She portrayed Sonia Gandhi on the television series ''

'', and in the Hindi film '' The Accidental Prime Minister''.

Early life and career

Bernert is from

Detmold Detmold () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of . It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of t ...

in Germany. Her mother Monika and father Michael, live in

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, Germany. When she was 19, she did a three-year acting course under Heidelotte Diehl in

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and is a trained

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

dancer. Bernert was main lead in the film ''Destined Hearts'', with Indian filmmaker Anant Duseja in 2003, which was shot entirely in Dubai but never actually released.German lady finds Indian link through telly
She moved to

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in 2005. She can speak

, Marathi and

. Suzanne has worked in an array of television series (including Bengali and Marathi). She is also working in Bengali and Marathi films and serials. Bernert has worked opposite

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...

in a Titan Watches ad. She promoted

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

tourism by acting in a short film titled ''Padharo India''. Bernert was the first non-Indian to partake in a Lavani Celebrity Dance Show up to Semi Finals – Dholkichya talavar Reality Show RDP/Logical Thinkers as herself. Bernert portrayed the role of Sonia Gandhi in film The Accidental Prime Minister which was released on 11 January 2019. She was named the Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema and Television in Rajasthan International Film Festival 2018. Cama Awards Of Gujarat held in Ahmedabad on 1 October 2018 awarded : The International Diva of Bollywood Bernert will be seen in the short film ''Majnu ki Juliet''. In 2020, Bernert acted in her first web series called ''State of Siege 26/11'' for Zee5. She also opened the Mumbai Oktoberfest as celebrity guest of the German Consulate in Mumbai, India. Suzanne published her first Short Story called The Diwali Gift End of 21.

Personal life

Bernert married actor

Akhil Mishra Akhil Mishra (born 22 July 1965) is an Indian film and television actor who has worked in films such as ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', '' Gandhi, My Father'' and television serials such as '' Pradhanmantri''. He was working in the serial '' D ...

in a civil court on 3 February 2009. They married again in a traditional way on 30 September 2011. She had worked with him in movie ''Kram'' and serial ''Mera Dil Dewaana'' (Doordarshan).

Humanitarian work

Along with

Govinda Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...

Bernert became part of Narmada Seva Yatra, a campaign by the government of

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Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

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