Annett Renneberg (born 16 March 1978 in

Rudolstadt Rudolstadt is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, within the Thuringian Forest, to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north. The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide ...

) is a German actress and singer.

Biography

Early life and education

From the age of two, Renneberg lived in

East Berlin East Berlin (; ) was the partially recognised capital city, capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet occupation sector of Berlin. The American, British, and French se ...

, where she later attended high school. She also took lessons in singing,

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

and

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German language, German ', from '—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a Reed (mou ...

, and aspired to a career as an

opera singer Opera is a form of Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a lib ...

Career

In 1991, she was discovered at a casting call and landed the lead role in the crime film ''Die Brut der schönen Seele''. In 1995, she played her second major role in the film ''Maja'' and was nominated for her performance for a Telestar. After graduation in 1997, Renneberg wanted to study operatic singing but instead received an offer by director

Peter Zadek Peter Zadek (; 19 May 1926 – 30 July 2009) was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater. Biography Peter Zadek was born on 19 May ...

, for a speaking and singing role in his production of''

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'' () is a political-satirical opera composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht. It was first performed on 9 March 1930 at the in Leipzig. Some interpreters have viewed the play as a ...

''at the

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...

. Renneberg discovered her love of the theater, and other stage engagements followed in the next few years, mainly working with Peter Zadek. Renneberg has also played in more than 50 TV and cinema productions. She played the role of Signorina Elettra Zorzi in the film adaptations of

Donna Leon Donna Leon (; born September 28, 1942) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels are written in English and have been translated into many forei ...

's Commissario Brunetti novels. Since 2006, she performs her own stage programs, and sings, recites, and performs with various other artists. From 2009 to 2011, she played the role of Senior Commissioner Catharina Brandt in '' Stolberg''.

Personal life

Annett Renneberg has lived in

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...

since summer 2014.

Theater

* 1998: '' Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' von Bertolt Brecht, Rolle: Erzähler und Mädchen – Regie:

Salzburger Festspiele The Salzburg Festival () is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer, for five weeks starting in late July, in Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart's operas are a focus of ...

* 1999–2006: ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'' von William Shakespeare, Rolle: Ophelia und Fortinbras – Regie: Peter Zadek,

Wiener Festwochen The Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) is a culture festival that takes place in Vienna for five or six weeks in May and June every year. The Vienna Festival was established in 1951, when Vienna was still occupied by the Participants in World W ...

* 2004–2005: ''Lina'' von Markus Hille, Rolle: Lina – Regie:

Uwe Eric Laufenberg Uwe Eric Laufenberg (born 11 December 1960) is a German actor, stage director for play and opera, and theatre manager who has directed at international opera houses and festivals, such as '' Elektra'' at the Vienna State Opera and ''Parsifal'' at t ...

, premiere,

Hans Otto Theater The Hans Otto Theatre (German: ''Hans-Otto-Theater''), named after the actor Hans Otto (actor), Hans Otto, is a municipal theatre in Potsdam in Germany. Its headquarters and main venue is in the Großes Haus am Tiefer See (Potsdam), Tiefen See in ...

Potsdam * 2004–2008: ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five-Act (drama), act play in verse written in 1867 by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. It is one of Ibsen's best known and most widely performed plays. ''Peer Gynt'' chronicles the journey of its title character fr ...

'' von Henrik Ibsen, Rolle: Solveig – Regie: Peter Zadek,

Berliner Ensemble The Berliner Ensemble () is a German theatre company established by actress Helene Weigel and her husband, playwright Bertolt Brecht, in January 1949 in East Berlin. In the time after Brecht's exile, the company first worked at Wolfgang Langh ...

* 2008: ''Nackt'' by

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; ; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italians, Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his bold and ...

, Rolle: Ersilia – Regie: Peter Zadek, Dt. Uraufführung, St.-Pauli-Theater Hamburg * 2008: ''Siegfrieds Frauen'' und ''Die letzten Tage von Burgund'', Rolle: Kriemhild, Nibelungenfestspiele in Worms – Regie:

Dieter Wedel Dieter Karl Cäsar Wedel known as Dieter Wedel (; 12 November 1939 – 13 July 2022) was a German director. Biography Wdel was born on 12 November 1939. He has directed several television productions since the late 1960s, among them very popul ...

Film

* 1999: ''Hinter dem Regenbogen'', directed by Jan Peter * 2000: ''Der Atemkünstler'', directed by

Marco Kreuzpaintner Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (born 11 March 1977) is a German film director, screenwriter, showrunner and executive producer. He is known for his gay coming-of-age feature film ''Summer Storm (2004 film), Summer Storm'', the critical acclaimed Netfl ...

* 2003: ''Devot'', directed by Igor Zaritzki * 2003: ''Liberated Zone'', directed by Norbert Baumgarten * 2004: ''Schatten'', directed by Markus Engel * 2004: ''

Erbsen auf halb 6 Erbsen is a village in the ''Flecken'' (market town) Adelebsen in the Landkreis Göttingen in Lower Saxony, Germany. The village has about four hundred inhabitants. It lies some twelve kilometers west of Göttingen on the main road to Adelebsen pr ...

'', directed by Lars Büchel * 2005: ''Marie'', directed by Alexandre Powelz

Television

* 1992: ''Die Brut der schönen Seele'', directed by Rainer Behrend * 1996: ''Maja'', directed by Volker Maria Arend * 1997: ''Das Böse'', directed by Christian Görlitz * 1997: ', directed by Ralf Huettner * 1997: ''Blutige Scheidung'', directed by Manuel Siebenmann * 1997: ''

Ein Fall für zwei ''A case for two'' (German: ''Ein Fall für zwei'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investi ...

– Ende einer Täuschung'', directed by Bodo Fürneisen * 1998: ''Francis'', directed by Angelika Mönning * 1999: ''

Kommissar Rex ''Inspector Rex'' (German: ''Kommissar Rex''; Italian: ''Il commissario Rex'') is an Austrian-Italian police procedural television series created by Peter Hajek and Peter Moser. Originally an Austrian series aired from 1994 to 2004 on ORF 1, in ...

– Der Verlierer'', directed by Michi Riebl * 2000: ''

– Vendetta'', directed by Christian von Castelberg * 2000: ''Donna Leon – Venezianische Scharade'', directed by Christian von Castelberg * 2000: ''Models'', directed by Mark von Seydlitz * 2001: ''Kolle – Ein Leben für Liebe und Sex'', directed by Susanne Zanke * 2001: ''

Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...

– Der Präsident'', directed by Thomas Bohn * 2001: ''Engel sucht Flügel'', directed by Marek Gierszal * 2001: ', directed by Dietmar Klein * 2001: ''

Zwei Brüder (''Two Brothers'') is a German detective television series based on an idea by Felix Huby, who also wrote several screenplays. Eleven directors produced 17 episodes of 85-90 minute length for ZDF between 1994 and 2000. The music for the series ...

– Abschied'', directed by Andy Bausch * 2002: ''

Ein starkes Team (German for: "a strong team") is a German crime film, crime television series developed by the Germany, German television channel ZDF since March 1994. Up to four new 90-minute episodes are broadcast annually, resulting in a current total of 89 ...

– Kollege Mörder'', directed by Peter F. Bringmann * 2002: ''Donna Leon – In Sachen Signora Brunetti'', directed by

Sigi Rothemund Siegfried Rothemund (14 March 1944 – 13 January 2024) was a German film director. He directed more than ninety films since 1964. He is the father of Marc Rothemund who is also a film director. Rothemund was married to the actress Margit Geissle ...

* 2002: ''Donna Leon – Nobiltà'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2003: ''

Die Cleveren ''Die Cleveren'' () is a German television series that was produced from 1998 to 2003 on RTL. It is about a nationwide special unit of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), dealing with serial offenders. The main characters are the profiler Dr. Do ...

– Engelchen flieg'', directed by Christiane Balthasar * 2003: ''

Der letzte Zeuge ''Der letzte Zeuge'' (''The Last Witness'') is a German crime television series set in Berlin. Created by Gregor Edelmann, it aired on ZDF from 1998 to 2007 and was mostly directed by Bernhard Stephan. It stars Ulrich Mühe as medical examiner ...

– Haut aus Eisen'', directed by Bernhard Stephan * 2003: ''Donna Leon – Venezianisches Finale'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2003: ''Berlin – Eine Stadt sucht den Mörder'', directed by Urs Egger * 2003: ''Donna Leon – Feine Freunde'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2004: ''Donna Leon – Sanft entschlafen'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2004: ''Donna Leon – Acqua alta'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2004: ''Die Cleveren – Auf der Flucht'', directed by Christiane Balthasar * 2004: ''Die Cleveren – Killer im Kopf'', directed by Christiane Balthasar * 2005: '' Unter weißen Segeln – Odyssee der Herzen'' * 2005: ''Donna Leon – Beweise, dass es böse ist'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2005: ''Donna Leon – Verschwiegene Kanäle'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2005: ''Tatort – Rache-Engel'', directed by Robert Sigl * 2006: ''Tatort – Unter Kontrolle'', directed by René Heisig * 2006: ''Tatort – Feuerkämpfer'', directed by Thomas Bohn * 2006: ''Donna Leon – Endstation Venedig'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2006: ''Donna Leon – Das Gesetz der Lagune'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2007: ''Die Wölfe'', directed by Friedemann Fromm * 2007: ''Reife Leistung!'', directed by Martin Gies * 2008: ''Donna Leon – Die dunkle Stunde der Serenissima'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2008: ''Donna Leon – Blutige Steine'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2009: ' * 2009: ''Donna Leon – Wie durch ein dunkles Glas'', directed by Sigi Rothemund * 2009: ''Rahel – Eine preussische Affäre'', directed by Catharina Deus * 2009–2012: '' Stolberg'' (19 episodes) * 2010: ''Unter anderen Umständen: Tod im Kloster'' * 2010: ''Donna Leon – Lasset die Kinder zu mir kommen'' * 2011: ''Donna Leon – Das Mädchen seiner Träume'' * 2012: ''Donna Leon – Schöner Schein'' * 2013: ''Donna Leon – Auf Treu und Glauben'' * 2014: ''Donna Leon – Reiches Erbe'' * 2015: ''Donna Leon – Tierische Profite'' * 2016: ''Donna Leon – Das goldene Ei'' * Since 2017 '' In aller Freundschaft (TV Series)''

Awards

* 1997: Nominierung für den

Telestar The Telestar was a former German television award, created by Das Erste and ZDF. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming ...

(Beste Darstellerin in einem Fernsehspiel) für ''Maja'' * 2002: Lilli-Palmer-Gedächtniskamera (Beste Nachwuchsdarstellerin) * 2003: Vornominierung für den Deutschen Filmpreis als beste Schauspielerin für ihre Rolle in ''Devot''

References

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