Katharina Marie Schubert is a German stage and screen actress.

Early life and education

Katharina Marie Schubert grew up in

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, Germany. She studied acting at the

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, Austria, and during this time debuted at the

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in a play by

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. She subsequently became part of the ensemble of the

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in Vienna.

Career

From 2001 until 2008 Schubert belonged to the ensemble of the

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, performing in various roles under the direction of Andreas Kriegenburg, Stefan Pucher,

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, and

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. With

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's play '' Three Sisters'' and

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's ''

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'', she was invited to the

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, which showcases the most important theatre productions from the

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. In 2010, Schubert joined the ensemble of the

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. Apart from working in theatre, Schubert has starred in various productions for television and film. In 2015, she portrayed an unemployed actress in Oliver Haffner's comedy drama '. Her own two short films ''Wabosch Wilma'' (2009) and ''Another fucking...'' (2011) both premiered at the

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. In 2023 she played Else Schmidt in the TV series ''

Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde ''Bonn'' (German: ''Bonn – Alte Freunde, neue Feinde''; lit. "Bonn – Old friends, new enemies") is a six-part German political thriller TV series released in January 2023, directed by Claudia Garde, who is also lead writer. Set in the Federa ...

'', a political drama set in post-war

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in 1954.

Other activities

In 2011 Schubert was a jury member at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.Bayerischer Filmpreis The Bavarian Film Awards () are film awards given to German films in the state of Bavaria, awarded by the state government. Background and description The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bav ...

, for ' * 2015: Nominated, Best Actress for the

Deutscher Filmpreis The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the Cinema of Germany, German film industry. Besides being ...

, for ''A Godsend''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schubert, Katharina Marie German film actresses German television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Actresses from Braunschweig