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Lena Urzendowsky

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Lena Urzendowsky
Urzendowsky at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Lena Friederike Urzendowsky

(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25)
Berlin, Germany
EducationHumboldt University of Berlin
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
RelativesSebastian Urzendowsky (brother)

Lena Friederike Urzendowsky[1] (born 16 February 2000)[2][3] is a German actress.

Biography

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Urzendowsky was born in Friedrichshain, Berlin, and spent most of her childhood in Steglitz and Schöneberg.[4][5] Her mother, Jeanette, and older brother, Sebastian, are also actors.[6][7] Urzendowsky herself became interested in acting at the age of five after watching a children's musical at the Friedrichstadt-Palast. She took acting, singing, and dance lessons at Stagefactory until the age of 12, when she began applying to talent agencies.[8] She was initially rejected due to her lack of experience, but later signed to an agency at the age of 14.[7] She made her screen debut in the ZDF television film The Snow Queen [de] in 2014.[9]

She briefly attended high school in France through a student exchange program, and later completed her Abitur in 2018.[4][10] During the summer of 2022, she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She currently studies philosophy and social sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin.[7][8] She lives in Wedding.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs [de] Mia [10]
2020 Cocoon [de] Nora [11]
2021 Trümmermädchen [de] Evi [12]
Zwischen uns [de] Elena Winkler [9]
Sweet Disaster Yolanda [13]
2023 Franky Five Star [de] Franky [14]
791 km [de] Susi [15]
2024 Jenseits der blauen Grenze [de] Hanna Klein
From Hilde, with Love Liane Berkowitz [16]
Rabia Oum Zayd
2025 Sound of Falling Angelika [17]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 The Snow Queen [de] Robber's daughter Television film [9]
2016 The White Rabbit [de] Sara Rost Television film [8]
2017 Kein Herz für Inder [de] Fiona Neufund Television film
Der Usedom-Krimi: Nebelwand [de] Simone Simmank Television film
Der Usedom-Krimi: Trugspur [de] Simone Simmank Television film
2017–2020 Dark Young Ines Kahnwald 3 episodes
2018 Der große Rudolph [de] Eva-Maria "Evi" Television film [9]
Der Kriminalist Danny Torenz Episode: "Fenster zum Hof"
2019 Kranke Geschäfte [de] Kati Glaser Television film [9]
2019–2025 How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Milena "Kira" Bechtholz 19 episodes [18]
2020 Tatort: Leonessa [de] Vanessa Michel Television film [19]
2020 The Defeated Green Eyes 2 episodes [9]
2021 We Children From Bahnhof Zoo [de] Stella 8 episodes [20]
Mutter kündigt [de] Josephine "Joe" Michelsen Television film
Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt [de] Nellie "Luna" Kunze Television film [21]
2023 Luden [de] Manu Melzer 6 episodes [8]
2025 Tatort: Das Ende der Nacht [de] Carla Radek Television film [22]

Awards and nominations

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Urzendowsky at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis in 2019
Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Bavarian Film Awards 2021 Best Young Actress Cocoon [de] Won [8]
German Film Critics Association Awards 2021 Best Actress Nominated
German Screen Actors Awards [de] 2019 Best Young Actor Der große Rudolph [de] Won
German Television Academy Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress Won
German Television Awards 2019 Young Talent Award Won [8]
Grimme-Preis 2017 Grimme Award for Fiction The White Rabbit [de] Won [23]
Günter-Strack-Fernsehpreis [de] 2017 Best Young Actress Won
Hessischer Fernsehpreis [de] 2018 Best Actress Der große Rudolph [de] Won
New Faces Award [de] 2017 New Faces Award for Acting The White Rabbit [de] Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Der grosse Rudolph". Filmfest München 2018. Filmfest München. 2018. p. 100. Retrieved 15 May 2021 – via Yumpu.
  2. ^ Urzendowsky, Lena [@lena_urzendowsky] (16 February 2023). "Here's to 23! Things haven't changed too much… I still love birthdays and dressing up and being a bad princess". Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Urzendowsky, Lena (9 September 2021). "Bye, Angela Merkel: Lena Urzendowsky schreibt über die scheidende Kanzlerin". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Vorbringer, Anne (3 July 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky: "In Berlin das Auto zu benutzen, nimmt unsolidarisch viel Platz ein"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ Hadler, Daniel (18 August 2021). "Lena Urzendowsky: "Ich habe ja trotzdem viel Text, der passiert eben in meinem Kopf"". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ^ Tieschky, Claudia (1 March 2021). "Lena Uzendowsky über "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Skupin, Bernd (24 February 2021). ""Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo": Lena Urzendowsky leiht ihrer Figur Stella radikale Kraft". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Scheffel, Annett (9 November 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky: Das ganze innere Chaos". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Blaney, Martin (February 2021). "Embracing Variety | Lena Urzendowsky". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b Krekeler, Elmar (7 July 2023). "Serien-Star Lena Urzendowsky: Die Heldenreise einer wahren Walküre". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ^ Barraclough, Leo (17 December 2019). "Lesbian Love Story 'Cocoon,' Premiering at Berlinale, Picked Up By M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  12. ^ Florescu, Ioana (10 October 2019). "Oliver Kracht readying his debut feature, Trümmermädchen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  13. ^ Gangloff, Tilmann P. (30 May 2024). "ARTE zeigt Sweet Disaster: ein Film zwischen Tragödie und Komödie". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  14. ^ Häfer, Maria (24 July 2024). "Lena Urzendowsky: Für jede Situation gibt es eine Version von sich selbst". Nordkurier (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  15. ^ Schaaf, Julia (1 December 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky über ihren neuen Film 791 km mit Iris Berben". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  16. ^ Bray, Catherine (17 February 2024). "'From Hilde, With Love' Review: Andreas Dresen Returns With an Affecting Romance Set in 1942 Germany". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  17. ^ Popp, Olivia (15 April 2025). "Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling to vie for Cannes' top prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  18. ^ Grater, Tom (28 July 2020). "Netflix Renews Its Most-Streamed German Original Series 'How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast)' For Third Season". Deadline. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  19. ^ Kedves, Alexandra (8 March 2020). "Jugend ohne Gott und Geborgenheit". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  20. ^ Barraclough, Leo (10 October 2019). "First Look: Constantin and Amazon Reveal Cast for 'We Children From Bahnhof Zoo' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  21. ^ Dell, Matthias (31 October 2021). ""Tatort" Frankfurt: Die ist rau, echt, lebendig". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  22. ^ Dell, Matthias (26 January 2025). ""Tatort" Saarbrücken: Nach diesem Fall kommt der nächste". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  23. ^ Loy, Thomas (31 March 2017). "Grimme-Preis 2017: Das pure Glück: Auszeichnungen für Lena & Sebastian Urzendowsky". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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