Ella Rumpf Explained

Ella Rumpf
Birth Date:1995 2, df=y
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:Swiss
Alma Mater:Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Years Active:2011–present
Occupation:Actress

Ella Rumpf (born 4 February 1995) is a Swiss actress,[1] [2] best known for her role as Alexia in the 2016 horror drama film Raw,[3] [4] [5] which won the Sutherland Trophy at the 2016 BFI London Film Festival. Her other notable roles include, critical acclaimed Tiger in Tiger Girl (2017)[6] [7] [8] and Hanna in The Divine Order (2017),[9] the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[10]

Life and career

Ella Rumpf was born in Paris and grew up in Zurich, Switzerland.[11] Her father is a psychotherapist and her mother a lecturer. Rumpf went to the Steiner school and had her first taste of acting by winning the lead role in Romeo and Juliet at 14.She appeared in her debut film at age 16 called in 2011 directed by Friederike Jehn.[12]

Rumpf won the role of Ali in the multi-award-winning feature film War (Chrieg), by Simon Jaquemet[13] in 2014 and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Swiss Film Awards. She shaved her head for the role. She attended the Giles Foreman Center for Acting in London from 2013–2015 after completing her studies at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in 2013.

Ella Rumpf starred alongside Garance Marillier in Raw (2016). In 2017, she played the lead role in Tiger Girl[14] and a supporting role in The Divine Order (Die göttliche Ordnung). In 2022, Rumpf appeared in the HBO television series Tokyo Vice, directed by Michael Mann and written by J.T. Rogers.[15]

In 2023, Rumpf played the main role as Marguerite in the film Marguerite's Theorem directed by Anna Novion. It premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. In this role, she stars as a talented graduate student at a French École Normale Supérieure as she attempts to prove the Goldbach–Euler theorem together with her fellow student Lucas (Julien Frison, a graduate from the Académie Comédie-Française) under the guidance of their professor Laurent Werner (Jean-Pierre Darroussin). In 2024, she received the Lumières Award for Best Female Revelation for her performance.[16]

She speaks Swiss German and French at a native level, and is fluent in German and English.[17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Mia
2014WarAli
2016RawAlexia[18]
2017Tiger GirlTiger
2017The Divine OrderHanna
2018Asphaltgorillas Marie
2019Gut gegen NordwindAdrienne
2019 Sympathy for the DevilBobaFrench title: Sympathie pour le diable
2020Lindenberg! Mach dein DingSusanne
2021Soul of a BeastCorey
2023Northern ComfortCoco
2023Marguerite's TheoremMarguerite Hoffmann

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Tatort Ava Fleury
2017 Für dich dreh ich die Zeit zurückHelena Television film
2020 FreudFleur Salomé Main role
2021 Succession Contessa Guest role, 2 episodes
2022 Tokyo Vice Polina Main role, 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2015Swiss Film AwardBest Supporting Actress[19] War
2020Shooting Stars Award
2024César AwardsBest Female Revelation[20] Marguerite's Theorem
2024Swiss Film AwardsQuartz Award for Best Actress[21] Marguerite's Theorem

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About: Ella Rumpf. 3 May 2017. Spielkind. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418045736/https://spiel-kind.com/femaleactors/rumpf-ella-2/. live.
  2. News: Tag Archives: Ella Rumpf. 6 April 2017. High-Def Digest. 21 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821160429/https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/ella-rumpf/. live.
  3. News: Ella Rumpf as Alexia. 6 April 2017. Focus Features. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128113045/http://www.focusfeatures.com/raw/bio/bio_ella_rumpf. live.
  4. News: Raw Review. 6 April 2017. Empire Online. 25 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190425012433/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/raw/review/. live.
  5. News: Raw review: a terrible beauty is born. 6 April 2017. The Irish Times. 21 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180821094047/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/raw-review-a-terrible-beauty-is-born-1.3037750?mode=amp. live.
  6. News: Ella Rumpf's 'Tiger Girl' Review. 3 May 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170311162408/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/tiger-girl-review-974261. live.
  7. News: Ella Rumpf at Berlinale 2017. 4 May 2017. Berlinale.de.
  8. News: Interview with Ella Rumpf on 'Tiger Girl'. 4 May 2017. Interview.de.
  9. News: Tribeca Film Review: 'The Divine Order'. 3 May 2017. Yahoo.com. 9 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053814/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/tribeca-film-review-divine-order-061051631.html. live.
  10. News: Ella Rumpf: The best among the new. 30 April 2017. VIP.de. 28 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170428111830/http://www.vip.de/cms/ella-rumpf-die-beste-unter-den-neuen-4112094.html. live.
  11. News: Ella Rumpf as a parent fright. Annabelle. 16 September 2017. 29 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029173452/https://www.annabelle.ch/leben/kultur/ella-rumpf-als-elternschreck-45618. live.
  12. News: Friederike Jehn: How 'Summer Outside' helped shine her career internationally. 6 April 2017. Film Festival Life. 1 December 2012. 30 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730025907/http://www.blog.filmfestivallife.com/2012/12/17/friederike-jehn-summer-outside-distribution/. live.
  13. News: War (Chrieg) by Simon Jaquemet. 6 April 2017. Festival Scope. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909094949/https://www.festivalscope.com/all/film/war. 9 September 2017. dead.
  14. News: Ella Rumpf: The next Swiss film star. Aargauer Zeitung. 16 September 2017. 16 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916095526/https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/kultur/film/ella-rumpf-der-naechste-schweizer-filmstar-130971432. live.
  15. Web site: Odessa Young & Ella Rumpf Join 'Tokyo Vice' at HBO Max. 19 February 2020. 21 February 2020. 9 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209074914/https://deadline.com/2020/02/ella-rumpf-odessa-young-tokyo-vice-hbo-max-michael-mann-1202862714/. live.
  16. Keslassy. Elsa. 22 January 2024. 'Anatomy of a Fall' Wins Best Film, Actress, Screenplay at France's Lumiere Awards. Variety. 22 January 2024.
  17. Web site: Ella Rumpf . 11 June 2022 . Spielkind Talent Agency . 25 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525005947/https://spiel-kind.com/femaleactors/rumpf-ella-2/ . live .
  18. News: Cannibal fantasy makes for a tender dish. The Guardian. 16 September 2017. 15 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915192646/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/apr/09/raw-julia-ducournau-cannibal-fantasy-review-kermode. live.
  19. News: Swiss Film Award; Best Performance in a Supporting Role 2015. 30 April 2017. Schweizer Film Press. 20 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190320190902/https://www.schweizerfilmpreis.ch/en/archiv/2015/nominations-2015/beste-darstellung-einer-nebenrolle-2015/. live.
  20. News: Barat. Mathilde. 23 February 2024. César 2024: Anatomie d'une chute sacré meilleur film. Le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie. Le Figaro. fr. 24 February 2024.
  21. News: Keystone-SDA. 23 March 2024. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry wins top Swiss film award. en. 23 March 2024.

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