Sandra Hüller Explained

Sandra Hüller
Birth Date:30 April 1978[1] [2]
Birth Place:Suhl, East Germany
Occupation:Actress
Alma Mater:Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
Yearsactive:1998–present
Children:1
Awards:Full list

Sandra Hüller (pronounced as /de/; born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She has appeared in German, Austrian, American, British, and French films. She has received various accolades, including two European Film Awards, a César Award and three German Film Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

Hüller has played Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's 2006 drama Requiem, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress, and a troubled daughter in Maren Ade's 2016 comedy Toni Erdmann, for which she won her first European Film Award for Best Actress. She portrayed Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's 2023 historical black comedy Sisi & I. International recognition came in 2023 for her starring roles in Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest and Justine Triet's legal drama Anatomy of a Fall. Her performances in them earned her two BAFTA Film Award nominations, while the latter won her a European Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Early life and education

Hüller was born in Suhl, Thuringia,[3] East Germany,[1] and grew up in Oberhof and Friedrichroda, small villages in the heavily forested state of Thuringia.[4] [5] She is the elder of two children,[6] with parents who were educators;[7] her father taught at a center for apprentices, her mother gave after-school tutoring.[5]

Hüller cut off her hair, dyed it red,[8] and joined a drama club as a teenager.[9] "I took part in the theatre workshop at school and really enjoyed it, but I never thought that it could be a profession for me. It was more of a hobby", Hüller said.[10]

In high school,[7] Hüller had her stage debut with the 1996 production Wir Voodookinder directed by Robert Lehniger at the Theatertreffen der Jugend in Berlin.[11]

From 1996, Hüller studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin,[12] graduating in 2003.[13] [14] After graduating, Hüller left Berlin and spent two years at a theatre southwest of Leipzig, then moved to Switzerland to join the Theater Basel.[7]

Hüller speaks German, English, French and Spanish.[9]

Career

Hüller appeared from 1998 to 2001 at the Theaterhaus[15] Jena, Thuringia and then for one year at the Schauspiel[16] [17] [18] Leipzig. It was Oliver Held,[19] a playwright from Jena, who recommended her to the Theater Basel in Switzerland, where she appeared until 2006.

In 2006, Hüller appeared as Michaela Klingler in Hans-Christian Schmid's film Requiem, for which she won the 56th Berlin International Film Festival's Award for Best Actress and her first German Film Award.[20]

In 2009, Hüller appeared as Elizabeth I, in Virgin Queen at Prater Volksbühne theatre,[21] and in the music-theater-show For Love, directed by Tom Schneider, based on the works of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.[22] [23] [24]

In 2012, at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, Hüller was – alongside Emily Jacir and David OReilly – part of the jury that chose Justine Triet's Vilaine Fille Mauvais Garçon as the festival's best short film.[25]

From 2012 to 2015, Hüller was a member of the company[26] at the Munich Kammerspiele, where she worked with director Johan Simons on several plays,[27] notably Elfriede Jelinek's Die Straße. Die Stadt. Der Überfall. in 2013.[28]

In 2014, Hüller won the German Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Franziska Feldenhoven in Frauke Finsterwalder's film Finsterworld.[29]

In 2016, Hüller co-founded the FARN.collective theater group.[30] She accepted the invitation to become a member of Berlin's Academy of Arts in 2017.[31]

In 2018, Hüller became a member of the company at the Schauspiel Bochum, again working with Johan Simons.[7] In 2018, she played the lead role in Simons' adaptation of Penthesilea in Bochum and at the Salzburg Festival.[32]

In 2019, Hüller appeared in Johan Simons' award-winning, gender-switched version of Hamlet.[33] [5] In 2019, Hüller was part of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival's jury, chaired by Juliette Binoche.[34] Later in 2019, she appeared in two French films, Justine Triet's Sibyl, where she played film director Mika,[35] and in Alice Winocour's Proxima as the psychologist Wendy.[36]

In 2023, Hüller portrayed Countess Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's historical black comedy film Sisi & I, a retelling of the later years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria from the point of view of her lady-in-waiting. The film had its world premiere at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival on 19 February 2023,[37] and was released in Germany on 30 March 2023.[38] Hüller was nominated for the German Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.[39]

In 2023, Hüller starred in two films that premiered in main competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival;[40] the French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet, which won the Palme d'Or,[41] and the American-British-Polish Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer, which won the Grand Prix.[41] She won her second European Film Award for Best Actress for Anatomy of a Fall, while also being nominated for The Zone of Interest.[42] She also earned Academy Award[43] and Golden Globe[44] nominations for Anatomy of a Fall, as well as BAFTA Film Award nominations for both Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest.[45] She also won the César Award for Best Actress for Anatomy of a Fall.[46]

In June 2024, Hüller was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[47]

Hüller is scheduled to direct Penthesile:a:s by Marie Dilasser at the Neues Theater Halle/Saale in 2025.[48]

Other activities

In 2024, Hüller appeared in the first-ever advertising campaign of Phoebe Philo's eponymous fashion brand.[49] [50]

Personal life

Hüller considers Thuringia as home.[8]

Hüller lives in Leipzig-Plagwitz, Germany, with her daughter, who was born in 2011.[51] [52]

Hüller is a licensed forklift operator, certified for a role in Thomas Stuber’s In the Aisles.[13] [53]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Nicht auf den MundDaisy Short film
Midsommar StoriesBeatrice Segment "Sabotage"
2006RequiemMichaela Klingler
Kühe lächeln mit den AugenJulia
Rita
2008Where in This WorldShort film
A Woman in BerlinSteffi
Reh Winter
2009RoentgenCharlotteShort film
FlySarahShort film
Ulrike MeinhofSegment "Die Unvollendete"
Clärenore Stinnes
Henri 4
2010Brownian MovementCharlotte
Aghet – Ein VölkermordTacy AtkinsonDocumentary
2011Über uns das AllMartha Sabel
2012FlussMother Short film
StringsMother
2013FinsterworldFranziska Feldenhoven
2014Frauke, Lena's friend
Amour FouMarie
2016Toni ErdmannInes Conradi
2017Don'tSuperhero Short film
Fack ju Göhte 3Biggi Enzberger
2018In the AislesMarion Koch
25 km/hTanja
2019SibylMika
ProximaWendy
ExilNora
2020Sleep[54] Marlene
2021I'm Your ManEmployee
Munich – The Edge of WarHelen WinterNetflix film
2022The Black Square[55] Martha
Talking About the Weather[56] Clara
2023Sisi & IIrma Sztáray
Anatomy of a FallSandra Voyter
The Zone of InterestHedwig Höss
2024Rose[57] [58] Rose
2025Late Fame[59] Gloria
2026Project Hail Mary[60] Eva StrattFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Der KriminalistConny Lojewski 1 episode
2013PinocchioFoxMiniseries
2014Polizeiruf 110 Karen Wagner 1 episode
2016Crime Scene Cleaner (Der Tatortreiniger)Silke Hansen 1 episode

Radio plays

Audio books

Awards and nominations

See main article: List of awards and nominations received by Sandra Hüller. Besides Julia Jentsch and Paula Beer, Hüller is the only German actress to win both the European Film Award and the Silver Bear for Best Actress, top honors of the European Film Academy and Berlin Film Festival, in the 21st century.[66] [67]

For her performance in Anatomy of a Fall (2023), Hüller became the third German actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the first German actress to be nominated since Luise Rainer in 1937.[68]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandra Hüller . 24 August 2022 . Filmstarts.de . German . 16 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016035756/https://www.filmstarts.de/personen/140889.html . live .
  2. News: Shoard . Catherine . Toni Erdmann's Sandra Hüller: 'Everybody knows the German clichés. Maybe they're true' . 27 December 2020 . . 26 January 2017 . 11 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111195004/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jan/26/toni-erdmanns-sandra-huller-interview-east-germany-gdr . live .
  3. Web site: PRESS KIT . German Films.
  4. Web site: 2017-01-05 . 'Toni Erdmann' star Sandra Huller talks nudity, comedy and Hollywood movies . 2024-02-23 . Daily News . en-US.
  5. Web site: Scott . Roxborough . 1 September 2023 . Sandra Hüller, Actress of the Year? . The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. Tanja Brandes and Markus Decker (8 March 2019), Sandra Hüller: So sehr Ost wie West Berliner Zeitung.
  7. Mead . Rebecca . 2023-11-27 . How Sandra Hüller Approached Playing a Nazi . 2024-02-23 . The New Yorker . en-US . 0028-792X.
  8. Web site: Yupilami . Mars . 2011-07-05 . "It's not about having sex" . 2024-02-23 . Exberliner . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Canfield . David . 2023-11-15 . Sandra Hüller Steps—Cautiously—Into the Spotlight . 2024-02-23 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: Blaney . Martin . Sandra Hueller • Actress A Star Is Born . . 17 November 2006.
  11. Web site: Hüller . 12 December 2023 . www.adk.de . de.
  12. Web site: Dobson . Patricia . How 'Anatomy Of A Fall' and 'The Zone Of Interest' affirm Sandra Hüller's elevation to the A-list . 2024-02-23 . Screen . en.
  13. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 2023-09-01 . Sandra Hüller, Actress of the Year? . 2024-02-23 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  14. Web site: German star Sandra Hüller nominated for an Oscar – DW – 01/24/2024 . 2024-02-23 . dw.com . en.
  15. Web site: Jena from the bird's eye view: Building of the concert hall and theater playhouse Theaterhaus Jena gGmbH with open-air arena on the street Schillergaesschen in Jena in the state Thuringia, Germany . 2024-02-23 . www.aerialphotosearch.com . en.
  16. Web site: Startseite | Schauspiel Leipzig. Schauspiel. Leipzig. www.schauspiel-leipzig.de.
  17. Web site: Schauspiel Leipzig | CCT Leipzig.
  18. Web site: Schauspiel Leipzig ♥ Leipzig Region. www.leipzig.travel.
  19. Web site: Oliver Held . 2024-02-23 . emuseum.duesseldorf.de . en.
  20. Web site: Berlinale / Archive / Annual Archives / 2006 / Prize Winners . Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin . 2006 . 5 February 2017 . 21 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190321010422/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2006/03_preistr_ger_2006/03_Preistraeger_2006.html . live .
  21. Web site: 2024-02-23 . Oscarhoffnung Sandra Hüller: Ihr Karriereweg in Bildern . 2024-02-23 . brigitte.de . de.
  22. News: (S+) Schönheit langweilt. Wolfgang. Höbel. Der Spiegel . 5 May 2013. www.spiegel.de.
  23. https://magazin.spiegel.de/EpubDelivery/spiegel/pdf/94139354
  24. Web site: Sandra Hüller, Tom Schneider - For Love . 2024-02-23 . DER STANDARD . de-AT.
  25. https://www.berlinale.de/media/download/presse/pressemitteilungen/62_berlinale/44_pressrelease_berlinale-shorts_19_01_12.pdf "Say Goodbye to the Story": Leitmotif of the Berlinale Shorts
  26. Web site: Sandra Hüller – Artists – Schauspielhaus Bochum . 2024-02-23 . www.schauspielhausbochum.de . en.
  27. Web site: Buchwald . Sabine . Löffler . Clara . Niesmann . Sonja . Scherf . Martina . 2022-08-07 . Fünf für München: Film-Geflüster . 2024-02-23 . Süddeutsche.de . de.
  28. Web site: Tholl . Egbert . 2014-02-20 . Münchner Kammerspiele: Jelinek-Stück über Maximlianstraße . 2024-02-23 . Süddeutsche.de . de.
  29. Web site: German Film Awards 2014 – Movies from 2013 . 24 August 2022 . Filmaffinity . 13 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220513065054/https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/award-edition.php?edition-id=german_2014 . live .
  30. Web site: Dössel . Christine . 2021-06-20 . Sandra Hüller spricht in ihrer Theater-Performance mit Pflanzen. . 2024-02-23 . Süddeutsche.de . de.
  31. Web site: New members of the Akademie der Künste . 2024-02-23 . www.adk.de . en.
  32. News: Goldmann . A. J. . 2018-08-02 . At Salzburg Festival, High Passion and Redemption Onstage . 2024-02-23 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  33. News: Goldmann . A. J. . 2020-05-07 . An Online Theater Festival Where the Future Is Female . 2024-02-23 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  34. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 2019-01-29 . Berlin Film Festival Unveils Competition Jury . 2024-02-23 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  35. Web site: Lemercier . Fabien . 24 May 2019 . Review: Sibyl . Cineuropa . 24 August 2022 . 30 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220330030833/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/373059/ . live .
  36. Web site: Mintzer . Jordan . 'Proxima': Film Review TIFF 2019 . . 9 September 2019 . 24 August 2022 . 4 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204140723/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/proxima-review-1237508 . live .
  37. Web site: Berlinale – Sisi & I . 10 February 2023 . . 10 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230210121220/https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202314470.html . live .
  38. Web site: Sisi & I . 10 February 2023 . DCM Stories . 18 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220818233414/https://dcmstories.com/en/collection/sisi-and-me/ . live .
  39. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 24 March 2023 . Oscar Winner 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Leads German Film Awards Nominations With 12 . . 26 March 2023 . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325052206/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/all-quiet-on-the-western-2023-german-film-awards-nominations-1235359877/ . live .
  40. Web site: Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Haynes, Anderson, Glazer, Kore-Eda, Wenders In Competition – Full List . . Nancy . Tartaglione . 13 April 2023 . 21 April 2023 . 19 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419132911/https://deadline.com/2023/04/cannes-film-festival-2023-official-selection-list-1235323965/ . live .
  41. Web site: Debruge . Peter . 27 May 2023 . Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners . Variety.
  42. News: Oltermann. Philip. Philip Oltermann. 9 December 2023. Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall wins best film at European Film Awards. The Guardian. 11 December 2023.
  43. Web site: 96TH OSCARS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED . 2024-02-24 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . en.
  44. Web site: Hipes . Patrick . Andreeva . Nellie . 11 December 2023 . Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV . 12 December 2023 . Deadline Hollywood.
  45. Nominations Announced for the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards . . 18 January 2024 . 18 January 2024.
  46. Web site: 2024-02-24 . César 2024 : le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie . 2024-02-24 . . fr-FR.
  47. Web site: 2024-06-25 . The Academy Invites 487 New Members for 2024: See the Full List . 2024-06-25 . . en.
  48. https://www.lvz.de/mitteldeutschland/sandra-hueller-regiedebuet-2025-in-hallesaale-7X7KRVECI5BFFLUPSESU6S7X5E.html Sandra Hüller feiert 2025 Regiedebüt am „Neuen Theater“ in Halle
  49. Miles Socha (7 March 2024), Phoebe Philo Casts Sandra Hüller in New Campaign Women's Wear Daily.
  50. [Vanessa Friedman]
  51. Web site: Dürr . Anke . 12 November 2018 . Schauspielerin Sandra Hüller: "Man guckt jetzt schon, wer am Nebentisch sitzt" . subscription . live . https://archive.today/20230217101639/https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/sandra-hueller-ueber-metoo-und-den-erfolg-der-afd-im-deutschen-osten-a-0b7df481-69bb-4d86-bc0e-5b3efbc4a5a9 . 17 February 2023 . . de.
  52. Web site: Mottram . James . 31 January 2017 . Toni Erdmann's Maren Ade interview: 'I don't compare myself to Tarantino, but he always makes long films and people go' . . Hüller has a young daughter, Ruby..
  53. Web site: 2024-02-23 . Oscarhoffnung Sandra Hüller: Ihr Karriereweg in Bildern . 2024-02-23 . brigitte.de . de.
  54. Martin Blaney (7 October 2019), Global Screen picks up Sandra Hüller drama ‘Sleep’ (exclusive) Screen Daily.
  55. Leo Barraclough (23 February 2020), Picture Tree Intl. Picks Up Comedy ‘The Black Square,’ Starring ‘Toni Erdmann’s’ Sandra Hueller (EXCLUSIVE) Variety
  56. Elsa Keslassy (16 December 2021), Films Boutique Nabs Berlinale-Bound Debut ‘Talking About The Weather’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety
  57. Tim Dams (1 June 2023), Sandra Hüller to star in Markus Schleinzer's period drama ‘Rose’; The Match Factory boards sales (exclusive) Screen International.
  58. Martin Blaney (20 July 2023), ‘Rose’ starring Sandra Huller, among buzzy Euro co-pros to receive German fund backing Screen International.
  59. News: Keslassy . Elsa . 6 May 2024 . Willem Dafoe, Sandra Huller Co-Star in Kent Jones' 'Late Fame,' Reteaming 'May December's' Samy Burch, Killer Films; Package to Launch at Cannes . Variety.
  60. News: Kroll . Justin . 29 May 2024 . 'Anatomy Of A Fall' Star Sandra Hüller To Co-Star Opposite Ryan Gosling In 'Project Hail Mary' Adaptation For Amazon MGM Studios, Amy Pascal And Lord & Miller. Deadline.
  61. Claude Pierre Salmony (14 December 2013), «Der Kauf» von Paul Plamper Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen.
  62. Britta Bürger (2 September 2017), [Hörspiel von Paul Plamper: „Dienstbare Geister“ erweckt den Poltergeist des Kolonialismus] Deutschlandfunk.
  63. Matthias Grass (7 October 2023), Klever Fotografin Kirsten Becken: „Sandra Hüller betört mich“ Rheinische Post.
  64. Georg Gruber (27 March 2018), Sandra Hüller singt und spricht Wolfgang Herrndorf: Eine Road Novel als rauschartige Performance Deutschlandfunk.
  65. Elena Witzeck (27 September 2019), Hüller liest Mariana Leky: Einfach mal die Welt reinlassen Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  66. Web site: European Film Awards (EFA) – Best Actress: All winners . . 13 June 2023.
  67. Web site: Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Bear – Best Actress: All winners . . 13 June 2023.
  68. Web site: Roxborough . Scott . 23 January 2024 . Oscars: Sandra Hüller Breaks Through With Best Actress Nomination . The Hollywood Reporter.

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