Sophie Rois (born 1961) is an

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n actress who lives and works in Berlin. She has appeared in such films as ''

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'', ''180°'', ''

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'' and television programmes such as ''

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'' and ''Die kleine Monsterin'' (voice).

Career

Rois was born on 1 June 1961 in

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. From 1983 to 1986, she studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Early in her career, Rois was one of the few professional actors Christoph Schlingensief worked with. In Berlin, Rois worked at

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(1993–2017) and Deutsches Theater (2018–2022). In 2022, she joined the Volksbühne again. In 2014, Rois appeared in the documentary '' The Decent One'' as

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, wife of

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Recognition

Rois received the first grade of the French

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during

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on 10 February 2014 at the French Embassy of

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. She accepted the invitation to become a member of Berlin's

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in 2017. Other awards include: * 2002 – Grimme Award (for ''The Manns – Novel of a Century'') * 2006 – German Audiobook Prize: Best Narrator (for ''

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'' by

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) * 2009 –

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(''Lola''): Best Actress (for ''The Architect'') * 2010 – Bavarian Film Award: Best Actress (for ''Three'') * 2010 –

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(for ''Three'') * 2011 –

(''Lola''): Best Actress (for ''Three'') * 2012 – German Theatre Award * 2016 – German Audiobook Prize: Best Narrator (for ''Baba Dunjas letzte Liebe'' by Alina Bronsky) * 2017 – Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring

Selected filmography

* '' No More Mr. Nice Guy'' (1993) * ' (1995) * '' Killer Condom'' (1996) * ' (1996) * '' The Captain of Köpenick'' (1997, TV movie) * '' The Inheritors'' (1998) * ''

'' (2001) * '' The Manns – Novel of a Century'' (2001, TV miniseries) * '' Learning to Lie'' (2003) * ' (2004) * ' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * ' (2010) * ' (2013) * '' The Decent One'' (2014) * '' Shiverstone Castle'' (2016) * '' A Hidden Life'' (2019) * '' The Audition'' (2019) * ''

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References

1961 births 21st-century Austrian actresses Austrian film actresses Austrian television actresses Best Actress German Film Award winners Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Living people People from Urfahr-Umgebung District Actresses from Upper Austria {{Austria-actor-stub