ALEXANDRA MARIA LARA - role of mara

Alexandra Maria Lara fled in 1982 from Romania to Germany with her parents when she was four and half years old. After graduating at the French High School, she studied acting at the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg from 1997 and 2000, but had already played leading characters in several TV shows and movies such as BUBI SCHOLZ STORY, DIE (1998) (TV).

Due to other critically acclaimed performance in TUNNEL, DER (2001), she has appeared in several successful national and international projects, most notably the Oscar nominated UNTERGANG, DER (2004).

Due to her convincing performance in Untergang, Der (2004), Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (2007)

 

  • BUBI SCHOLZ STORY, DIE (1988)
  • TUNNEL, DER (2001)
  • UNTERGANG, DER (2004)
  • YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (2007)

Awards

  • BAMBI AWARD (2004) for BEST FILM for UNTERGANG, DER
  • GOLDEN CAMERA (2005) for BEST GERMAN ACTRESS
  • MILAN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (2006), BEST ACTRESS in FISCHER UND SINE FRAU, DER
  • UNDINE AWARDS, AUSTRIA (2005) for BEST YOUNG COMEDIAN - VOM SUCHEN UND FINDEN DER LIEBE