| Christiane Seidel | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Children | 2 |
Christiane Seidel is a German-Danish-American actress, having had roles in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2014), Schmidts Katze (2014), The Hollow (2016), Godless (2017), Fosse/Verdon and Human Capital (2019), and Paradise Highway in 2022.
Early life
Seidel was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, to a Danish mother and a German father, who was serving in the navy. She also grew up in Denmark and Germany. Her first experience of acting came in a school nativity play. She followed her interest in acting by attending theatre camps, performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show in German, and attended for a semester at film school in Cape Town, South Africa. Seidel studied Media Management in Europe, before returning to the US to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, to pursue her acting career.
Career
Seidel's US television debut was as a Guest Star on NBC Universal's police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's season 12 premiere episode in 2010. She starred as FBI Agent Sarah DeSoto in the noir-feature film, The Hollow in 2015, and as Sybille Ranisch in Schmidts Katze in 2014,.
Seidel starred as Sigrid Mueller, the Norwegian wife to rogue Treasury Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) in the HBO TV drama series Boardwalk Empire from season 2 to season 5 (2012 – 2015). As of 2015, Seidel is a member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company, a theater company which has introduced several Scandinavian plays to the United States. In 2017, Seidel played Martha, a mysterious, free-spirited German stranger, in the Netflix mini-series Godless, starring alongside Michelle Dockery and Jeff Daniels.
In 2019, Seidel played the role of Hannah, mistress of Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) in FX television series Fosse/Verdon.
In 2020, she played Helen Deardorff in the Scott Frank directed The Queen's Gambit alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.
In 2022, Seidel stars in the Anna Gutto directed thriller movie Paradise Highway, in a cast which included Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman.
Personal life
Seidel was pregnant during the filming of Godless in 2017 and is mother of twin boys.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Far Out (short film) | Gillian |
| 2008 | Around | Foreign NYU Director |
| 2009 | Bordenia (short film) | Nancy O'Neill |
| 2009 | The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch | Tina |
| 2011 | Tu & Eu (short film) | Julia |
| 2011 | Folkswagon (short film) | Eva |
| 2012 | The Left Hook (short film) | Nancy / Brenda |
| 2014 | Split End (short film) | Katha |
| 2014 | Schmidts Katze | Sybille Ranisch |
| 2016 | The Perfect Nothing (Short film) | Carrie |
| 2016 | The Hollow | Sarah Desoto |
| 2017 | Yellow Fever | (Supporting) |
| 2017 | Hard (short film) | Ellie |
| 2018 | 16mins (Short film) | Lizzie |
| 2019 | The Big Shit (Short film) | Julie |
| 2019 | Human Capital | Godeep's Wife |
| 2020 | Tether (short film) | Delilah Desmond |
| 2020 | The Knot (Short film) | Eve |
| 2022 | Boon | Catherine |
| 2022 | Over/Under | Sheryl West |
| 2022 | God's Time | Sydney |
| 2022 | Paradise Highway | Claire |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Darla Pinnington | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Sonnet Project | Mother | 1 episode |
| 2011-2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Sigrid Mueller | Recurring role, 4 seasons |
| 2016 | Jay & Pluto | Jessica | |
| 2016 | Dating Alarm | Annabelle | TV movie |
| 2017 | Royally | Caroline | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Godless | Martha Bischoff | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Fosse/Verdon | Hannah | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Helen Deardorff | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brightside Tavern Film Festival | Best Actress in a Horror/Thriller | 16 mins | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "Christiane Seidel". theimagista.com. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Bieber, Boyz (9 April 2021). "Christiane Seidel". photobookmagazine.com.
- ^ "'Fosse/Verdon's' Christiane Seidel on Being Amy Adams's Look-Alike & Why She Almost Quit Acting". stylecaster.com. 30 April 2019.
- Quinn, Dave (13 August 2013). "7 Tips on Staying in the Moment from Christiane Seidel". Backstage.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12 - Episode 1". tv.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "'The Hollow': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Facets Cinémathèque The Hollow". facets.org. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- MM (7 November 2017). "Godless • Knallharte Western-Serie mit Starbesetzung". TV Digital (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Segal, Lindy (3 November 2013). "Boardwalk Empire Star Christiane Seidel on Love Scenes, Costumes, and Josh Bowman". Glamour. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Reilly, Darryl (9 June 2016). "Then Silence - The Lion Theatre - Scandinavian American Theater". TheaterScene.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Petski, Denise (6 September 2016). "'Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed". Deadline. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Sepinwall, Alan (21 November 2017). "Netflix Heads West To A Town Without Men In 'Godless'". UPROXX. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Christiane Seidel shines in FX's Fosse-Verdon". Lapalme Magazine. 11 April 2019.
- "Paradise Highway". rottentomatoes.com. 22 June 2022.
- "Brightside Tavern Film Festival March 2018 Awards Winners & Nominees". brightsidetavernfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.