Suzanne Bernert (born 26 September), is a German-born

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

n actress living in India who works primarily in

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in various languages. She has acted in ''

Ramdhanu - The Rainbow ''Ramdhanu'' ( en, The Rainbow) is a 2014 Bengali family drama film, adapted from Suchitra Bhattacharya's short story, Ramdhanu Rawng and directed by Nandita Roy & Shiboprosad Mukherjee, the directors of Icche, Muktodhara, Accident and Alik Sukh. ...

'', '' Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' and television serials like '' 7 RCR'' and ''

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''. She speaks French,

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and

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. She acted in

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on ...

's historical serial ''

Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'' (English: ''The Great Emperor Ashoka'') is a 2015 Indian historical drama TV series that aired on Colors TV from 2 February 2015 to 7 October 2016. The show was created and written by author and screenwriter Faiza ...

'' as Queen Helena and received nominations and praise for it. She also appeared in the

Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedie ...

serial ''

Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' (), popularly known as ''YRKKH'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is the longest run ...

''. She portrayed

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on the television series '' 7 RCR'', and in the Hindi film '' The Accidental Prime Minister''.

Early life and career

Bernert is from

Detmold Detmold () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of . It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947. Today it is the administrative center of t ...

in Germany. Her mother Monika and father Michael, live in

Lindau Lindau (german: Lindau (Bodensee), ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county ('' Landkreis ...

, Germany. When she was 19, she did a three-year acting course under Heidelotte Diehl in

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and is a trained

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form ...

dancer. Bernert was main lead in the film ''Destined Hearts'', with Indian filmmaker Anant Duseja in 2003, which was shot entirely in Dubai but never actually released.German lady finds Indian link through telly
She moved to

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

in 2005. She can speak

and

. Suzanne has worked in an array of television series (including Bengali and Marathi). She is also working in Bengali and Marathi films and serials. Bernert has worked opposite

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...

in a

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ad. She promoted

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known as ...

tourism by acting in a short film titled ''Padharo India''. Bernert was the first non-Indian to partake in a Lavani Celebrity Dance Show up to Semi Finals –

Dholkichya talavar ''Dholkichya Talavar'' is a Marathi dance reality show, where dancers compete to win the title of "Lavani Samradyni". The first two seasons were produced by Logical Thinkers and Ramesh Dev Production. The third season was produced by Logical Th ...

Reality Show RDP/Logical Thinkers as herself. Bernert portrayed the role of

in film The Accidental Prime Minister which was released on 11 January 2019. She was named the Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema and Television in Rajasthan International Film Festival 2018. Cama Awards Of Gujarat held in Ahmedabad on 1 October 2018 awarded : The International Diva of Bollywood Bernert will be seen in the short film ''Majnu ki Juliet''. In 2020, Bernert acted in her first web series called ''State of Siege 26/11'' for Zee5. She also opened the Mumbai Oktoberfest as celebrity guest of the German Consulate in Mumbai, India. Suzanne published her first Short Story called The Diwali Gift End of 21.

Personal life

Bernert married actor Akhil Mishra in a civil court on 3 February 2009. They married again in a traditional way on 30 September 2011. She had worked with him in movie ''Kram'' and serial ''Mera Dil Dewaana'' (Doordarshan).

Humanitarian work

Along with

Govinda Govinda (), also rendered Govind and Gobind, is an epithet of Vishnu which is also used for his avatars such as Krishna. The name appears as the 187th and the 539th name of Vishnu in '' Vishnu Sahasranama''. The name is also popularly addresse ...

Bernert became part of

Narmada Seva Yatra Narmada Seva Yatra is a campaign by the government of Madhya Pradesh, India, to conserve the Narmada River. The campaign intends to create public awareness and involvement and promote activities such as soil conservation, water conservation, affore ...

, a campaign by the government of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital city, capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar, and Rewa, India, Rewa being the othe ...

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

References

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