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Gabrielle Scharnitzky, german actress of east-prussian decent, will soon be appearing in Roland Emmerich's highly anticipated first streaming series "Those About To Die" (TATD). This 10 episodes series stars Oscar-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian, Iwan Rheon ("Games of Thrones") as Tenax. Tom Hughes ("Victoria") as Titus Flavianus, Sara Martins ("Death in Paradise") as Cala and Scharnitzky in a supporting role as DRUSILLA. Directed by Roland Emmerich and Marco Kreuzpaintner. Shot at legendary Cinecittá Studios in Rome, this epic sword-and-sandal series will premiere on Peacock/Amazon in Summer 2024
Her previous work includes the major Apple TV Series "Shantaram", starring as the mysterious and too rebellious MADAME ZHOU, next to Charlie Hunnam, Alexander Siddig, Antonia Desplat, Fayssal Bazzi, Elektra Kilbey, Luke Pasqualino. The series, based on the internationally best-selling novel by Gregory Roberts, was shot in Australia and Thailand. Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Bronwen Hughes, Iain B. MacDonald. Produced by Anonymous Content/AppleTV+.
As one of the lead characters on the Amazon Prime series "Treadstone", we see Scharnitzky doing her own stunts as no-nonsense Russian patriot PETRA in this action-packed Jason Bourne Spin-off, created by Tim Kring. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, Alex Graves, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Jeremy Webb, Waine Yip. Produced by Captivate Entertainment/USANetwork/Amazon Prime Video. In the 1. Season of the SKY Original financial thriller drama TV series "Devils", Scharnitzky steps into the (uncomfortable) shoes of German Finance Minister ANTONIA KESSLER who meets the unscrupulous banker DOMINIC MORGAN, played by Patrick Dempsey. Directed by Nick Hurran. In the Amazon Prime produced German comedy series "Love Addicts" that focuses on four young misfits and their turbulent search for love in the digital age, we see Scharnitzky as the relentless mother TRACY PEARL. Directed by Janosch Kreft.
Her appearances on English Tele include BBC Spy mini series "The Game" as polish waitress KITTY next to Tom Hughes, Brian Cox; the supernatural BBC mini - series "Bonekickers" as German archeologist DR. BECKER opposite Hugh Bonneville and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Scharnitzky also worked in several int. and german feature films, i.e. "Mesmer", Dir. Roger Spottiswoode, as GRAND LADY at the 18th-century Parisian court next to legendary Alan Rickman (RIP); or as the Aramaic palm reader SHAILA in Catherine Hardwicke's Bible film "The Nativity Story", next to Academy Award winner Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary and multi-awarded Oscar Isaac as Joseph, fleeing the torturous rule of King Herod the Great, played by Ciarán Hinds. Or as the quite anal-retentive, franconian mother FRAU WERNER opposite Tom Schilling in Oscar Roehler's "Punk Berlin 1982". Her Italian-speaking Russian billionaire LUDMILLA in Carlo Vanzina's Italian Comedy "A Fairy Tale Wedding" or german-italian protagonist SUZANNE VALTENGHI who discovers a terrible truth in Pasquale Marrazzo's "Le Anime Veloci/Fast Soul", opposite legendary Italian actor Arnoldo Foá (in one of his last roles), gave her the joy to work in Italy. And there is jealous CORINNA in Detlef Bothe's German tragic comedy "My Wife, My Friends and I" or theatre icon HELENE WEIGEL, the wife of Bertolt Brecht, in UK produced film "The Empty Plan". The film examines the political and aesthetic dimensions of the work of Bertolt Brecht, contrasting it with the couple's exile in Hollywood during the 1940's and won the Derek Jarman Award 2011for Best Movie.
Since the 90's Scharnitzky appeared in numerous, most of them long-established German TV Productions, i.e. "Polizeiruf 110" (Police Call 110"), "Usedom-Krimi" ("Baltic Crimes"), "Der Alte" ( "The Old Fox"), "Ein Fall Für Zwei" ("A Case For Two"), "Großstadtrevier", "Mordkommission", "SOKO Potsdam", "SOKO Stuttgart", "Ein Starkes Team", "Wolffs' Revier", and many more. Her biggest recognition in German television came with playing salty antagonist SOPHIE VON BRAHMBERG in the famous German version of "Ugly Betty" known as SAT1 Series "Verliebt In Berlin" ("Thats life") airing two seasons (2005-2007), it gained the German TV Award & Rose d 'Or 2005, was sold to 27 countries and is still aired in loops to this day.
Gabrielle is based in Berlin. In her free time she follows her second passion and teaches Integral Acting to actors and people from all walks of life. She loves to write, paint and create photo paintings. Her charity work spans over many years supporting TERRE DES FEMMES as an Ambassador for Women Rights.
German Representation: Crawford Talents US Management: Zero Gravity Management- Barbara Meier was born on 25 July 1986 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for Army of Thieves (2021), The Pasta Detectives 2 (2015) and Schreie der Vergessenen (2011).
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1962 born in Amberg/Bavaria; 1982-1986 acting qualification in West Berlin; 1983-1994 actress for film, television and theatre; 1993-1997 medieval and English studies at Freie Universität Berlin; 1997-2000 independent writer, director and producer for television; 2000-2017 head of casting department at UFA Serial Drama GmbH in Potsdam; since 03/2017 working as a freelance casting director, writer and director- Director
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Karl Frey was born on 20 February 1866 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. Karl was a director and writer, known for Spitzweg, der ewige Hochzeiter (1920), Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1919) and Papa Haydn (1920). Karl died on 28 June 1950 in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany.- Wolf Schlamminger was born on 30 July 1922 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. He is an actor, known for Das Halstuch (1962), Die Reisegesellschaft (1968) and Tatort (1970).
- Eckhard Henscheid was born on 14 September 1941 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. He is a writer, known for Gastspieldirektion Gold (1982), Druckfrisch (2003) and Nachtstudio (1997).
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Hans Baumann was born on 22 April 1914 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. Hans was a writer, known for Hidden Pages (1954), Im Jahre eins (1964) and In the Basement (2014). Hans died on 7 November 1988 in Murnau, Bavaria, Germany.- Elke Wollmann was born in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is known for Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996).
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Jörg Müllner was born in 1967 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Göring - Eine Karriere (2006), ZDFzeit (2012) and Der Jahrhundertkrieg (2002).- Erwin Walther was born on 1 April 1920 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer, known for Mike Blaubart (1967), Beruf oder Job? (1961) and Das Kurzportrait: K.O. Götz. Malerei mit dem Rakel (1964). He was married to Maud Schunk. He died on 1 January 1995 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Markus Lotter was born on 28 September 1970 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Ismail Ertug was born on 5 December 1975 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Stefan Oster was born on 3 June 1965 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany.
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Adrienne Csengery was born on 3 January 1946 in Amberg, Bavaria, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Confrontation (1969), Hülyeség nem akadály (1986) and Musical TV Theater (1970). She was previously married to Domokos Moldován.