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Christiane Paul(I)

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Christiane Paul
Counterpart: Better Angels
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Better Angels (2019)
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Christiane Paul, an Emmy-Award-winning actress known for "In July," "Counterpart," "Parliament," and "FBI International" was born behind the Berlin wall in East Berlin. At the age of 28, she already was a medical doctor, had a little daughter and had starred in more than 20 movies including the national top-sellers "In July" and "Life is all you get." As the only daughter of a surgeon and an anesthetist, she was initially headed for an academic life. Acting caught her when she had already developed a successful modeling career. In order to unfold her full potential she decided to dedicate herself completely to acting. Since she has starred in more than 80 movie and television productions and is one of the most celebrated and sought-after actresses in Germany. She has won a number of awards including the international Emmy Award in 2016 and was nominated for numerous awards including the Germany Academy Award in 2017. Recently she has worked in English and French productions along side J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams and Olivier Marchall. Christiane is married to an internationally renown physicist since 2017.
BornMarch 8, 1974
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
    Counterpart
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mira
    Moritz Bleibtreu and Christiane Paul in In July (2000)
    In July
    7.6
    • Juli
    • 2000
    Parlement (2020)
    Parlement
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Ingeborg
    • Ingeborg Becker
    Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
    FBI: International
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Hijack
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
      • Paula
      • Post-production



    • Leonard Fuchs, Max Mattis, Bruno Alexander, Emil Belton, and Oskar Belton in Intimate (2023)
      Intimate
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Christiane Paul
      • 2025
    • Lili Reinhart in American Sweatshop (2025)
      American Sweatshop
      8.2
      • 2025
    • Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
      FBI: International
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger
      • 2021–2025
    • Die Ermittlung: Oratorium in 11 Gesängen (2024)
      Die Ermittlung: Oratorium in 11 Gesängen
      7.6
      • Zeugin 9
      • 2024
    • Concordia (2021)
      Concordia
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Juliane Ericksen
      • 2023–2024
    • The Robber Hotzenplotz (2022)
      The Robber Hotzenplotz
      6.1
      • Witwe Schlotterbeck
      • 2022
    • Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase (2021)
      Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase
      5.8
      • Emilia
      • 2021
    • Borga (2021)
      Borga
      6.2
      • Lina
      • 2021
    • Barbara Auer, Matthias Habich, Ulrich Matthes, Götz Schubert, Ina Weisse, Anna Maria Mühe, and Lars Eidinger in Playing God (2020)
      Playing God
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Prof. Litten
      • 2020
    • Parlement (2020)
      Parlement
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Ingeborg Becker
      • 2020
    • Olivier Marchal and Erika Sainte in The Crimson Rivers (2018)
      The Crimson Rivers
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Professeur Vialle
      • 2020
    • Holiday Secrets (2019)
      Holiday Secrets
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Sonja
      • 2019
    • Christiane Paul and Ronald Zehrfeld in What Might Have Been (2019)
      What Might Have Been
      5.8
      • Astrid
      • 2019
    • Nora Waldstätten in 8 Days (2019)
      8 Days
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Susanne Steiner
      • 2019
    • J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
      Counterpart
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mira
      • 2018–2019

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos21

    Christiane Paul guest-starring at Tatort
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    Christiane Paul guest-starring at Tatort
    2023 English Christiane Paul
    Demo Reel 8:13
    2023 English Christiane Paul
    2023 English Christiane Paul
    Demo Reel 8:13
    2023 English Christiane Paul
    2018 English Christiane Paul @ Counterpart Season 1
    Demo Reel 3:56
    2018 English Christiane Paul @ Counterpart Season 1
    2022 English Christiane Paul
    Demo Reel 7:38
    2022 English Christiane Paul
    2020 English "Love the EU" monologue in 'Parlement'
    Demo Reel 4:40
    2020 English "Love the EU" monologue in 'Parlement'
    2015 Christiane Paul in "Under the Radar"
    Demo Reel 3:12
    2015 Christiane Paul in "Under the Radar"

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
    • Born
      • March 8, 1974
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Spouse
      • Wolfgang SchwenkAugust 2006 - 2013 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
        Child
    • Other works
      Music video: "Traurig" by German singer Laith Al-Deen - Actress
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Is a Doctor of Medicine, but not practicing.
    • Nickname
      • Paula

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