Sandra Fleckenstein (born 17 October 1985 in Darmstadt, Germany) is a German film and theatre actress.
Life
Fleckenstein was exposed to the world of acting and film from a young age. She had her first experience on a professional film set at the age of nine during the filming of the
ZDF
ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
three-part movie ' for German television. In later years, as Fleckenstein completed her final year of
High School
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
, she acted in the famous Hessian crime sequence
Tatort
''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...
. Subsequently, in 2007, Fleckenstein completed professional training to become a state-approved actress at the Film Acting School Cologne. Afterwards she studied at the
Johannes Gutenberg University
The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approximately 32,000 stud ...
in
Mainz
Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...
graduating in 2015 with an M.A. in Film & Theatre Studies. She gave her first workshop in Acting for Camera in 2011 at the
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
The Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (german: Hochschule Darmstadt), also known as h_da, is a University of Applied Sciences located in Darmstadt, Germany.
h_da is part of the IT cluster Rhine-Main-Neckar, the "Silicon Valley of Germany ...
. While further completing her education in acting by attending workshops with
Hendrik Martz
Hendrik Martz (born 9 May 1968 in Hamburg) is a German actor.
Life
Martz works as actor on German television.
Filmography
* 1984: Patrik Pacard - role: Patrik Pacard
* 1986–1990: Die Wicherts von nebenan - role: Andy Wichert
* 1987: Gro� ...
(Meisner Technique), Matthias Beier (Method Acting after Susan Batson) and Nick Dong-Sik.
Fleckenstein is characterized by her work across different media platforms. Along with media film/TV, theatre and advertisement, she works in other related fields. Since 2013, she has been working as a seminar actress for major companies throughout Germany. In January 2020, she began hosting the daily children's programme „Kiki, Timo, Gott & Du“ on the Christian television channel
Hope TV, where she reads stories to children.
Selected filmography
* ' (2005, TV film)
* ''Der Weg zum Urizon'' (2005)
* ''
Our Charly
''Unser Charly'' (in English Our Charly) is a German television series produced by Phoenix Film and broadcast on ZDF. It ran from 27 December 1995 to 9 June 2012.
See also
*List of German television series
The following is a list of televis ...
'' (2009, TV film)
* ''Fairfield'' (2009)
* ''Erinnern ausgeschlossen'' (2009)
* ''Tridentität'' (2011)
* ' (2013, TV film)
* ''Encounters, Hope Channel'' (2015)
* ''The Vision'' (2017)
* ''Zweite Zukunft'' (2018)
* ''Stille'' (2019)
* ''Kiki, Timo, Gott & Du'' (2020)
Theatre
* ''
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight
''Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight'' is a 2000 American play written by Peter Ackerman.
In 2014 DirecTV
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Origi ...
'' (2014–2019), Theater Alte Brücke,
Frankfurt
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...
* ' (2016–2019), Büchner Bühne,
Riedstadt
Riedstadt, with its municipal area of 73.76 km² is Groß-Gerau district's biggest town by land area. It lies in Hesse, Germany, about 12 km southwest of Darmstadt.
Geography
Location
Riedstadt is shaped not only by its preserved rur ...
* ' (2017),
Staatstheater Darmstadt
The Staatstheater Darmstadt (Darmstadt State Theatre) is a theatre company and building in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, presenting opera, ballet, plays and concerts. It is funded by the state of Hesse and the city of Darmstadt. Its history began in ...
* ''
The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle
''The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle'' is a children's novel written by Kurt Kläber. The German original, ''Rote Zora und ihre Bande'' (''Red Zora and her gang''), was published under the pseudonym Kurt Held in 1941. The English version was transl ...
'' (2017-2018), Staatstheater Darmstadt
* ''Der Glasschrank'' (2020), Theater Lust Darmstadt
Other commitments
In 2016 Fleckenstein began involvement with the aid organisation Seed of Small Beginnings, which provides sustainable support to families and communities in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
.
The focus is on two schools for which, among other things, school buildings are being built, teachers and teaching materials are being financed and drinking water is being provided. Fleckenstein has developed and taught the teaching concept ‘Free! to be me’, which promotes the children's self-confidence through singing, dancing and acting. In June 2019 Fleckenstein supported the opening of a kindergarten in the Cambodian jungle by the aid organisation.
Sandra Fleckenstein is a member of the acting union, Bundesverband Schauspiel, and has been a regional supervisor for Frankfurt since 1 January 2019.
References
External links
Official website
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1985 births
Living people
Actors from Darmstadt
German film actresses
German stage actresses
21st-century German actresses