Lena Friederike Urzendowsky (born 16 February 2000) is a German actress.

Biography

Urzendowsky was born in

Friedrichshain Friedrichshain () is a quarter (''Ortsteil'') of the borough of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg in Berlin, Germany. From its creation in 1920 until 2001, it was a freestanding Boroughs of Berlin, city borough. Formerly part of East Berlin, it is adjace ...

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, and spent most of her childhood in

Steglitz Steglitz () is a boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough in Southwestern Berlin, the capital of Germany. is derived from the Slavic languages, Slavic name for the European goldfinch, similar to the German . ...

and

Schöneberg Schöneberg () is a locality of Berlin, Germany. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a separate borough including the locality of Friedenau. Together with the former borough of Tempelhof it is now part of the new borough of Te ...

. Her mother, Jeanette, and older brother,

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, are also actors. Urzendowsky herself became interested in acting at the age of five after watching a children's musical at the

Friedrichstadt-Palast The Friedrichstadt-Palast, also shortened to Palast Berlin, is a revue theatre in the Berlin district of Mitte (German for "middle" or "center"). The term Friedrichstadt-Palast refers both to the building as well as the institution and its ensem ...

. She took acting, singing, and dance lessons at Stagefactory until the age of 12, when she began applying to talent agencies. She was initially rejected due to her lack of experience, but later signed to an agency at the age of 14. She made her screen debut in the

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television film ' in 2014. She briefly attended high school in France through a student exchange program, and later completed her ''

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'' in 2018. During the summer of 2022, she studied at the

Stella Adler Studio of Acting The Stella Adler Studio of Acting (formerly Stella Adler Conservatory) is a prestigious acting school that was founded by actress and teacher Stella Adler.

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. She currently studies philosophy and social sciences at

Humboldt University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

. She lives in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Urzendowsky, Lena 2000 births Living people Actresses from Berlin German child actresses German film actresses German stage actresses German television actresses Humboldt University of Berlin alumni