Araba Walton (born 4 November 1975 in

Simbach am Inn Simbach am Inn ( en, Simbach on the Inn) is a town on the river Inn in the Rottal-Inn district of Bavaria, Germany. The Austrian city Braunau am Inn lies on the opposite side of the river from Simbach. History Simbach was one of the first places ...

, Germany) is an Afro-German actress and singer. She completed a three-year course at the School of Acting,

The Arts Educational Schools Arts Educational Schools, or ArtsEd, is an independent performing arts school based in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow. Overview ArtsEd provides specialist vocational training at secondary, further and higher education level in mu ...

in London after studying theater studies in

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, Germany. Walton played in several

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and

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productions before moving end of 2001 to

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

to perform in a leading role in the musical '' Der König der Löwen'' (''The Lion King''). After two years she moved to

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where she is a permanent member of the ''Berliner Logentheater'' and the theatre group ''abok''. She was a cast in Asudem the horror film by

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in 2006 in Berlin. She was background and lead singer in several bands (1990–1995 ''Occams Razor'', 2003 ''Eruption'' and ''RITE Spirit''). In April 2008, her first album ''Roland Appel'' was released by

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. Araba Walton is a founding member of the ''

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'' (Black Artists in German Film) association.

TV work (selection)

* ''Um Himmels Willen'' (2010, ARD) * ''

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: Der Mann am Fenster'' (2009,

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) * ''Heiße Spur'' (2008, ZDF) * '' Plötzlich Papa – Einspruch abgelehnt!'' (2008,

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) * ''Western Wald'' (2008, ARD)

Movie work (selection)

*''Und Äktschn!'' (2013) *''

Berlin Calling ''Berlin Calling'' is a 2008 German tragicomedy film directed by Hannes Stöhr. The film depicts the events following DJ and producer Ickarus's ( Paul Kalkbrenner) institutionalization for drug abuse. The film premiered at the 2008 Locarno Inte ...

'' (2008) *''Sunny Hill'' (2007) *''Bittersüßes Nichts'' (2006) *''Brown Girl in the Ring'' (2005) *''Asudem'' (2005) *''

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'' (2004) *''Über das Verschwinden'' (2004) *'' Simon'' (2004)

Theater work (selection)

*''Garuma'' (2006 Arena, Berlin) *''Blutknoten'' (2005 Elsässisches Logentheater, Berlin) *''Decameron'' (2001 Cochraine Theater, London) *''Life'' as Lilly (2001 Museum of London) *'' Geschlossene Gesellschaft'' as Ines (2000 London Tabard) *'' Three sisters'' as Masha (2000 London Tabard) *''Pentecost'' as Antonia (2000 The Space, London) *''Edmond'' (2000 The Space, London)

Musical work

*'' König der Löwen'' as Queen Sarabi (2001–2002 and 2004 Hafentheater Hamburg) *'' Hair'' (2001

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)

Album

*''Roland Appel'' (album,

)

External links

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Resume from Fastforward Management
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