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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|12|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|12|df=yes}} | ||
| | birth_name = Alexandra Maria Plătăreanu | | birth_name = Alexandra Maria Plătăreanu | ||
| | birth_place = ], Romania | | birth_place = ], ] | ||
| | occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
| | spouse = {{marriage|]|2009}} | | spouse = {{marriage|]|2009}} | ||
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| | years_active = 1994–present | | years_active = 1994–present | ||
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| ⚫ | '''Alexandra Maria Lara''' (''née'' '''Plătăreanu'''; 12 November 1978)<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexandra Maria Lara BIO|url=http://imaginethefilm.org/lara-bio.php |publisher=imaginethefilm.org|access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref> is a ] actress who has appeared in '']'' (2004), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2008), '']'' (2013), and '']'' (2017).<ref>{{IMDb name|0487884|Alexandra Maria Lara}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | '''Alexandra Maria Lara''' (''née'' '''Plătăreanu'''; 12 November 1978)<ref>{{cite web|title=Alexandra Maria Lara BIO|url=http://imaginethefilm.org/lara-bio.php |publisher=imaginethefilm.org|access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref> is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in '']'' (2004), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2007), '']'' (2008), '']'' (2013), and '']'' (2017).<ref>{{IMDb name|0487884|Alexandra Maria Lara}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Born in ], Lara is the only child of ], an actor, and his wife, Doina. |
Born in ], Lara is the only child of ], an actor, and his wife, Doina. Her father was a successful actor and director in ], directing many plays such as ] by ] and ] by ]. | ||
| In 1983, her family emigrated to ] from their home in Bucharest, ]. Although the family had originally planned to emigrate to Canada, they settled in ], before eventually moving to ]. She gained fluency in German during this time. | |||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| By sixteen |
By sixteen she was playing lead roles in various television dramas;{{clarify|which ones?|date=October 2017}} since then she has appeared in films, including as ], ]'s secretary, in the ]-nominated 2004 film '']''; following this ] wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in '']'' (2007). | ||
| ⚫ | In 2007 she also appeared as Belgian journalist ] in the biopic '']''. In 2008 she served as a member of the ] jury. She has also appeared in several French productions, including '']'' and '']''. She appeared in '']'' and '']'', which were both ] for best picture and best foreign language film respectively. | ||
| ⚫ | In 2018 Lara starred with her husband, ], in '']'' by ], playing his German girlfriend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8122018/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) - IMDb}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In 2007 she also appeared as Belgian journalist ] in the |
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| Alongside ] Lara has been serving as president of the ] since 2022.<ref>Bert Rebhandl (21 June 2022), '']''.</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 2018 |
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| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| ] at the ] on 20 February 2020]] | ] at the ] on 20 February 2020]] | ||
| In August 2009 |
In August 2009 Lara married English actor ], with whom she had acted in the films '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/dating/7pL1rqf1KXa/Sam+Riley+married+Alexandra+Maria+Lara/married |title=Sam Riley is married to Alexandra Maria Lara |publisher=Zimbio |access-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011200516/http://www.zimbio.com/dating/7pL1rqf1KXa/Sam+Riley+married+Alexandra+Maria+Lara/married |archive-date=11 October 2012 }}</ref> In January 2014 she gave birth to their first child, a boy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/427892/Sam-Riley-s-wife-pregnant |title=Sam Riley's wife pregnant | Showbiz | News | Daily Express |publisher=Express.co.uk |date=8 September 2013 |access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.promiflash.de/alexandra-maria-lara-baby-geschlecht-bekannt-14010620.html |title=Alexandra Maria Lara: Baby-Geschlecht bekannt! |date=6 January 2014 |publisher=Promiflash.de |access-date=16 June 2014}}</ref> They also played a couple on screen in ]'s drama '']''. | ||
| ==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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| *''Stella Stellaris'' (1994, TV miniseries) | *''Stella Stellaris'' (1994, TV miniseries) | ||
| *''I Desire You'' (1995), as Mädchen am Bahnhof | *''I Desire You'' (1995), as Mädchen am Bahnhof | ||
| *'']'' (1996, TV series, ]), as Pia Mangold | *'']'' (1996, TV series, 10 episodes, ]), as Pia Mangold | ||
| *''{{ill|Faust (TV series)|de|3=Faust (Fernsehreihe)|lt=Faust}}: Tote weinen nicht'' (1997, TV), as Laura | *''{{ill|Faust (TV series)|de|3=Faust (Fernsehreihe)|lt=Faust}}: Tote weinen nicht'' (1997, TV series episode), as Laura | ||
| *''Das Vorsprechen'' (1997, Short), as Junge Schauspielerin | *''Das Vorsprechen'' (1997, Short), as Junge Schauspielerin | ||
| *''Die Mädchenfalle – Der Tod kommt online'' (1998, TV |
*''{{ill|Girl's Trap – Death Comes Online|de|Die Mädchenfalle – Der Tod kommt online}}'' (1998, TV film), as Silke Hartmann | ||
| *'']: Fürstenschüler'' (1998, TV), as Kerstin | *'']: Fürstenschüler'' (1998, TV series episode), as Kerstin | ||
| *''{{Ill|The Bubi Scholz Story|de|Die Bubi-Scholz-Story}}'' (1998, TV |
*''{{Ill|The Bubi Scholz Story|de|Die Bubi-Scholz-Story}}'' (1998, TV film), as Renate - jung | ||
| *'']: Sumpf'' (1999, TV), as Meike | *'']: Sumpf'' (1999, TV series episode), as Meike | ||
| *''Sperling (Sperling und der falsche Freund)'' (1999, TV) | *''Sperling (Sperling und der falsche Freund)'' (1999, TV series episode) | ||
| *'' |
*''Our Island in the South Pacific'' (1999), as Sandra | ||
| *''Vertrauen ist alles'' (2000, TV film), as Jennifer Blankenburg | *''Vertrauen ist alles'' (2000, TV film), as Jennifer Blankenburg | ||
| *''Lady Cop (ep. Die Geliebte des Killers)'' (2000, TV), as Sabine Sasse | *''] (ep. Die Geliebte des Killers)'' (2000, TV series episode), as Sabine Sasse | ||
| *'' |
*''Just Messing About'' (2000), as Hanna | ||
| *'']'' (2000), as Melanie | *'']'' (2000), as Melanie | ||
| *'' |
*''Force Majeure'' (2000, TV film), as Nicolette | ||
| *'']'' (TV film |
*'']'' (2001, TV film), as Charlotte 'Lotte' Lohmann | ||
| *''Honolulu'' (2001), as Cleonise | *''Honolulu'' (2001), as Cleonise | ||
| *''99 Euro Films'' (2001) (segment "Privat") | *''99 Euro Films'' (2001) (segment "Privat") | ||
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| *'']'' (2002), as Annette | *'']'' (2002), as Annette | ||
| *'']'' (2002, TV miniseries), as Comtesse ] | *'']'' (2002, TV miniseries), as Comtesse ] | ||
| *'']'' (2002, TV |
*'']'' (2002, TV miniseries), as Tonya Gromyko Zhivago | ||
| *''{{Ill|Trenck (2002 film)|de|3=Trenck – Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone|lt=Trenck}}'' (2002, TV film), as Princess ] | *''{{Ill|Trenck (2002 film)|de|3=Trenck – Zwei Herzen gegen die Krone|lt=Trenck}}'' (2002, TV film), as Princess ] | ||
| *''{{Ill|The Wishing Tree (miniseries)|de|3=Der Wunschbaum (2004)|lt=The Wishing Tree}}'' (2004, TV miniseries), as Camilla Senger, geb. Hofmann | *''{{Ill|The Wishing Tree (miniseries)|de|3=Der Wunschbaum (2004)|lt=The Wishing Tree}}'' (2004, TV miniseries), as Camilla Senger, geb. Hofmann | ||
| *''Leise Krieger'' (2004, Short), as Nora | *''Leise Krieger'' (2004, Short), as Nora | ||
| *'']'' |
*'']'' (2004, directed by ]), as ] | ||
| *''Cowgirl'' (2004), as Johanna 'Paula' Jakobi / Murderous Lady im Film Noir | *''Cowgirl'' (2004), as Johanna 'Paula' Jakobi / Murderous Lady im Film Noir | ||
| *''{{Ill|About the Looking for and the Finding of Love |de|Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe}}'' (2005), as Venus Morgenstern | *''{{Ill|About the Looking for and the Finding of Love |de|Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe}}'' (2005), as Venus Morgenstern | ||
| *''{{Ill|The Fisherman and His Wife (film)|de|3=Der Fischer und seine Frau|lt=The Fisherman and His Wife}}'' (2005), as Ida | *''{{Ill|The Fisherman and His Wife (film)|de|3=Der Fischer und seine Frau|lt=The Fisherman and His Wife}}'' (2005), as Ida | ||
| *'']'' (2006), as Brindusa Herghelegiu | *'']'' (2006), as Brindusa Herghelegiu | ||
| *'']'' (2006), as Denise Poppnick | *'']'' (2006), as Denise Poppnick | ||
| *'']'' (2007, TV miniseries), as Lili | *'']'' (2007, TV miniseries), as Lili | ||
| *'']'' (2007, directed by ]), as Annik Honore | *'']'' (2007, directed by ]), as Annik Honore | ||
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| *'']'' (2010), as Simone Senn | *'']'' (2010), as Simone Senn | ||
| *''{{ill|Woman in Love (film)|de|3=Rubbeldiekatz|lt=Woman in Love}}'' (2011, directed by ]), as Sarah | *''{{ill|Woman in Love (film)|de|3=Rubbeldiekatz|lt=Woman in Love}}'' (2011, directed by ]), as Sarah | ||
| *''Nachtlärm'' (2012), as Livia | *''{{Ill|Lullaby Ride|de|Nachtlärm}}'' (2012), as Livia | ||
| *'']'' (2012, directed by ]), as Eva | *'']'' (2012, directed by ]), as Eva | ||
| *''Move On (2012), as |
*''Move On (2012), as Lena | ||
| *'']'' (2013, directed by ]), as Marlene Lauda | *'']'' (2013, directed by ]), as Marlene Lauda | ||
| *'']'' (2015, directed by ]), as Leah | *'']'' (2015, directed by ]), as Leah | ||
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| *'']'' (2017, directed by ]), as Ute Fassbinder | *'']'' (2017, directed by ]), as Ute Fassbinder | ||
| *'']'' (2018, directed by Marcus Goller), as Ingrid | *'']'' (2018, directed by Marcus Goller), as Ingrid | ||
| *''{{ill|Und der Zukunft zugewandt| |
*''{{ill|Sealed Lips (2018 film)|de|3=Und der Zukunft zugewandt|lt=Sealed Lips}}'' (2018), as Antonia Berger | ||
| *'']'' (2018, directed by ]), as Hannah | *'']'' (2018, directed by ]), as Hannah | ||
| *'']'' (2019, directed by ]), as Johanna | *'']'' (2019, directed by ]), as Johanna | ||
| *''Børning 3: Asphalt Burning'' (2020), as Robin | *''Børning 3: Asphalt Burning'' (2020), as Robin | ||
| *'']'' (2021, directed by ]), as Emily Oxford | *'']'' (2021, directed by ]), as Emily Oxford | ||
| *'']'' (2022, directed by ]), as Julie | |||
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| Alexandra Maria Lara | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lara in 2020 | |
| Born | Alexandra Maria Plătăreanu (1978-11-12) 12 November 1978 (age 46) Bucharest, Romania |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse |
Sam Riley (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
Alexandra Maria Lara (née Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in Downfall (2004), Control (2007), Youth Without Youth (2007), The Reader (2008), Rush (2013), and Geostorm (2017).
Early life
Born in Bucharest, Lara is the only child of Valentin Plătăreanu, an actor, and his wife, Doina. Her father was a successful actor and director in Romania, directing many plays such as Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and Hernani by Victor Hugo.
In 1983, her family emigrated to West Germany from their home in Bucharest, Romania. Although the family had originally planned to emigrate to Canada, they settled in Freiburg im Breisgau, before eventually moving to West Berlin. She gained fluency in German during this time.
Career
By sixteen she was playing lead roles in various television dramas; since then she has appeared in films, including as Traudl Junge, Adolf Hitler's secretary, in the Academy Award-nominated 2004 film Downfall; following this Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in Youth Without Youth (2007).
In 2007 she also appeared as Belgian journalist Annik Honoré in the biopic Control. In 2008 she served as a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury. She has also appeared in several French productions, including Napoléon and L'Affaire Farewell. She appeared in The Reader and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex, which were both nominated for the 81st Academy Awards for best picture and best foreign language film respectively.
In 2018 Lara starred with her husband, Sam Riley, in Happy New Year, Colin Burstead by Ben Wheatley, playing his German girlfriend.
Alongside Florian Gallenberger Lara has been serving as president of the Deutsche Filmakademie since 2022.
Personal life
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In August 2009 Lara married English actor Sam Riley, with whom she had acted in the films Control and Suite Française. In January 2014 she gave birth to their first child, a boy. They also played a couple on screen in Ben Wheatley's drama Happy New Year, Colin Burstead.
Filmography
- Stella Stellaris (1994, TV miniseries)
- I Desire You (1995), as Mädchen am Bahnhof
- Mensch, Pia! (1996, TV series, 10 episodes, breakthrough role), as Pia Mangold
- Faust [de]: Tote weinen nicht (1997, TV series episode), as Laura
- Das Vorsprechen (1997, Short), as Junge Schauspielerin
- Girl's Trap – Death Comes Online [de] (1998, TV film), as Silke Hartmann
- Tatort: Fürstenschüler (1998, TV series episode), as Kerstin
- The Bubi Scholz Story [de] (1998, TV film), as Renate - jung
- Polizeiruf 110: Sumpf (1999, TV series episode), as Meike
- Sperling (Sperling und der falsche Freund) (1999, TV series episode)
- Our Island in the South Pacific (1999), as Sandra
- Vertrauen ist alles (2000, TV film), as Jennifer Blankenburg
- Lady Cop (ep. Die Geliebte des Killers) (2000, TV series episode), as Sabine Sasse
- Just Messing About (2000), as Hanna
- Crazy (2000), as Melanie
- Force Majeure (2000, TV film), as Nicolette
- The Tunnel (2001, TV film), as Charlotte 'Lotte' Lohmann
- Honolulu (2001), as Cleonise
- 99 Euro Films (2001) (segment "Privat")
- Leo & Claire (2001), as Käthe Katzenberger
- Liebe und Verrat (2002, TV film), as Marie Irimia
- If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer (2002), as Astrid
- Schleudertrauma (2002, TV film), as Doreen
- Naked (2002), as Annette
- Napoléon (2002, TV miniseries), as Comtesse Marie Walewska
- Doctor Zhivago (2002, TV miniseries), as Tonya Gromyko Zhivago
- Trenck [de] (2002, TV film), as Princess Amélie (Anna Amalia)
- The Wishing Tree [de] (2004, TV miniseries), as Camilla Senger, geb. Hofmann
- Leise Krieger (2004, Short), as Nora
- Downfall (2004, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel), as Traudl Junge
- Cowgirl (2004), as Johanna 'Paula' Jakobi / Murderous Lady im Film Noir
- About the Looking for and the Finding of Love [de] (2005), as Venus Morgenstern
- The Fisherman and His Wife [de] (2005), as Ida
- Offset (2006), as Brindusa Herghelegiu
- Where Is Fred? (2006), as Denise Poppnick
- The Company (2007, TV miniseries), as Lili
- Control (2007, directed by Anton Corbijn), as Annik Honore
- I Really Hate My Job (2007), as Suzie
- Youth Without Youth (2007, directed by Francis Ford Coppola), as Veronica / Laura / Rupini
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008, directed by Spike Lee), as Axis Sally
- The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, directed by Uli Edel), as Petra Schelm
- The Reader (2008, directed by Stephen Daldry), as Young Ilana Mather
- Kaifeck Murder [de] (2009), as Juliana Lukas
- The City of Your Final Destination (2009, directed by James Ivory), as Deirdre Rothemund
- Farewell (2009), as Jessica
- City of Life (2009), as Natalia Moldovan
- The Nazi Officer's Wife (2010)
- A Distant Neighborhood (2010, directed by Sam Garbarski), as Anna Verniaz
- Small World (2010), as Simone Senn
- Woman in Love [de] (2011, directed by Detlev Buck), as Sarah
- Lullaby Ride [de] (2012), as Livia
- Imagine (2012, directed by Andrzej Jakimowski), as Eva
- Move On (2012), as Lena
- Rush (2013, directed by Ron Howard), as Marlene Lauda
- Suite Française (2015, directed by Saul Dibb), as Leah
- The Most Beautiful Day (2016), as Mona
- Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt (2016), as Sharon Schalldämpfer
- Sing (2016, directed by Garth Jennings), as Rosita (German dubbing, originally performed by Reese Witherspoon)
- Vier gegen die Bank (2016, directed by Wolfgang Petersen), as Freddie
- Geostorm (2017, directed by Dean Devlin), as Ute Fassbinder
- 25 km/h (2018, directed by Marcus Goller), as Ingrid
- Sealed Lips [de] (2018), as Antonia Berger
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018, directed by Ben Wheatley), as Hannah
- The Collini Case (2019, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner), as Johanna
- Børning 3: Asphalt Burning (2020), as Robin
- The King's Man (2021, directed by Matthew Vaughn), as Emily Oxford
- The Sitting Duck (2022, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé), as Julie
References
- "Alexandra Maria Lara BIO". imaginethefilm.org. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- Alexandra Maria Lara at IMDb
- "Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018) - IMDb".
- Bert Rebhandl (21 June 2022), Deutsche Filmakademie: Es ist schlimmer, als man sieht Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- "Sam Riley is married to Alexandra Maria Lara". Zimbio. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "Sam Riley's wife pregnant | Showbiz | News | Daily Express". Express.co.uk. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- "Alexandra Maria Lara: Baby-Geschlecht bekannt!". Promiflash.de. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Alexandra Maria Lara at IMDb
- 2005 interview on cineastentreff.de (in German)