Vijessna Ferkic (born 28 April 1987, near

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) is a German-American

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, visual artist and writer.

Biography

Ferkic was born and raised in a small town near

. At the age of 10, she was accepted into one of the first acting schools in Hamburg. Shortly after that, Ferkic was chosen to star in the series ''Die Pfefferkörner'' (1998-2001). Ferkic subsequently had several guest roles on established television series and movie productions. Ferkic was chosen to play Sophie in ''

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'' directed by

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as well as Sarah in ''Beats Being Dead'' by Christian Petzold.

Filmography and television

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferkic, Vijessna 1987 births Living people Actresses from Hamburg German child actresses German film actresses German people of Croatian descent German television actresses