Nina Hoss

Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage, film, and television actress. She is known for her collaborations with director Christian Petzold in films such as '' Barbara'' (2012) and '' Phoenix'' (2014). Roles in other films include '' The White Masai'' (2005), '' Pelican Blood (2020)'', and '' Tár'' (2022). She has also starred in the American TV series ''Homeland'' (2014–2017), '' The Defeated'' (2020), and '' Jack Ryan'' (2022).

Hoss received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2013) and was also appointed a '' Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' in France (2015).

Early life and education

Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1975. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens, which he co-founded). Her mother, , was an actress at Stuttgart National Theatre and later director of the Esslingen-based Württemberg State Playhouse ( Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen).

Hoss acted in radio plays at the age of seven and appeared on stage for the first time at the age of 14.Nina Hoss is judge of the 2012 Alfred Kerr Acting Prize (1 March 2012)
Berliner Theatertreffen.

In 1997, Hoss graduated from the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, where she studied alongside Lars Eidinger, Fritzi Haberlandt, Devid Striesow, and Mark Waschke.

Career

Hoss' first major success was the title role Rosemarie Nitribitt of Bernd Eichinger's '' A Girl Called Rosemary'' in 1996, a period drama (based on an actual scandal) set in the 1950s that looks back at the days of West Germany's postwar ''Wirtschaftswunder'' with, what a ''New York Times'' review calls a "curdling cynicism".

In 2000, Hoss was one of the Shooting Stars at the Berlinale. Her close collaboration with director Christian Petzold has been extremely successful: she won the 2003 Adolf Grimme Award for her role in his film '' Something to Remind Me'' and two years later the Adolf Grimme Award in Gold for ''Wolfsburg''. Her performance of '' Yella'', earned her the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007 and the German Film Award in 2008. Another collaboration with Petzold, '' Barbara'', in which Hoss plays a doctor exiled to an East German provincial backwater in 1980, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012.

She later made her name in Hollywood playing a German BND agent in three seasons of the series ''Homeland'' (2014–2017). Hoss starred in the 2020 miniseries '' The Defeated'', and was a series regular in season three of ''Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'' in 2022.

As a stage actress, Hoss was an ensemble member at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin from 1998 to 2013, where she appeared as Medea and as Franziska in '' Minna von Barnhelm'' (2005). In 2013, she joined the ensemble of the Schaubühne theatre in Berlin. There, she starred in three productions by director Thomas Ostermeier, including Lillian Hellman's 'Little Foxes' (2014) and the world premiere of Yasmina Reza's ''Bella Figura'' (2015). In his stage production (2017) of Didier Eribon's book ''Returning to Reims,'' her starring role drew autobiographically from her relationship with her father and his activist politics.

Hoss recorded a duet with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers called "Europa geht durch mich" ("Europe goes through me") for the album ''Futurology'' which was released on 7 July 2014. Hoss features on the 2021 album ''Bright Magic'' by Public Service Broadcasting.

She stars in Todd Field’s '' Tár'' alongside Cate Blanchett as Sharon Goodnow, a violin player who is the partner of conductor Lydia Tár. In the film, Hoss plays the concertmaster of an orchestra.

Other activities

Hoss was a jury member of the German Film Academy's First Steps awards for young filmmakers in 2000. She was a member of the juries of the Locarno International Film Festival in 2009, the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011, and the 73rd Venice International Film Festival in 2016.

She served as the sole judge of the 2012 Alfred Kerr Acting Prize at the Berliner Theatertreffen.

In 2018, she was part of the jury that awarded the first-ever ''Wortmeldungen'' Prize for Literature of the Crespo Foundation.

Social and political commitment

Hoss supports the Make Poverty History campaign and fights female genital mutilation. In continuation of the work of her father she is committed as a goodwill ambassador of the state of Pará in Brazil against the destruction of the rain forest and to improve the living conditions of the indigenous people living there.

In 2017, she joined Cate Blanchett, Lars von Trier, and others, in signing a petition in support of Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov and against a crackdown on artistic expression in Russia.

Hoss served as an Alliance 90/The Greens delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2004 and 2010.

Recognition and honours

Hoss has received numerous state honours, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2013). She was appointed a '' Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'' in France (2015).

In August 2019 Hoss was invited to be a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

She has received glowing reviews by American critics for her performances in films.

Personal life

Hoss married British music producer Alex Silva in 2015 after having been in a relationship with him for 12 years. They have no children.

Filmography

Film awards and nominations

Hoss has won or been nominated for many awards, including:
* 2019 – Douglas Sirk Award at the Filmfest Hamburg
* 2023 – Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Virtuosos Award, for '' Tár''; recognising "noteworthy performances in films which have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue"

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Ensemble Schaubühne Berlin

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1975 births
Living people
20th-century German actresses
21st-century German actresses
Actresses from Berlin
Actresses from Stuttgart
German film actresses
German radio actresses
German stage actresses
German television actresses
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
Best Actress German Film Award winners
Silver Bear for Best Actress winners
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Order of Merit of Berlin
Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg