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Janina Elkin

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Janina Elkin 2024
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Janina Elkin is a British-German actress. Born in Kiev (Ukraine) and raised in Germany, she works between London, Berlin, and Los Angeles. Known for her roles in "The Queen's Gambit," "The Undeclared War," "Tatort," and "Sayonara Loreley," She speaks fluent German, Russian, English, Spanish, and Ukrainian. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York and has been working as an actress on stage as well as in film and television.
BornDecember 20, 1982
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BornDecember 20, 1982
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit (2020)
    The Queen's Gambit
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Borgov's Wife
    Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, and Hannah Khalique-Brown in The Undeclared War (2022)
    The Undeclared War
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ludmilla Trusova
    Paula Kalenberg, Jonas Nay, Nilam Farooq, and Louis Nitsche in The Four of Us (2021)
    The Four of Us
    5.4
    • Mrs Bolschakow
    • Nils' client
    • 2021
    Katharina Marie Schubert in Sayonara Loreley (2021)
    Sayonara Loreley
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Krystina
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Call My Agent Berlin
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Call My Agent! - Berlin
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Mountain
      • Joanna Wargo (adult)
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Großstadtrevier (1986)
      Großstadtrevier
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Raluca Dimitru
      • Jeanette Preuss
      • 2021–2025
    • Hayal Kaya and Julian Bayer in Seeland - Ein Krimi vom Bodensee: Dämonen (2024)
      Seeland - Ein Krimi vom Bodensee: Dämonen
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Melanie
      • 2024
    • SOKO Wismar (2004)
      SOKO Wismar
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Ruth Faller
      • 2024
    • Beritan Balci, Mohamed Kanj Khamis, Daniil Kremin, Julie Pitsch, Maria Mai Rohmann, and Vanessa Yeboah in Made in Germany (2024)
      Made in Germany
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Katia
      • 2024
    • Praxis mit Meerblick (2017)
      Praxis mit Meerblick
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Oksana Kovalenka
      • 2024
    • Florian David Fitz and Yuna Bennett in The Signal (2024)
      The Signal
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Sonja
      • 2024
    • Thomas A. Edison and Emile Chérif in Mein Traum - Meine Geschichte (2024)
      Mein Traum - Meine Geschichte
      TV Mini Series
      • Jelena Konstantinowna
      • 2024
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Jasmina Timmig
      • Zofia Janczak
      • Ana
      • 2019–2024
    • Dr. Ballouz (2021)
      Dr. Ballouz
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Tilda Novak
      • 2023
    • Rohbau (2023)
      Rohbau
      7.2
      • Nadja Perlbauer
      • 2023
    • Fritzie - Der Himmel muss warten (2020)
      Fritzie - Der Himmel muss warten
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Gruppenleiterin Kerstin
      • Kerstin (Gruppenleiterin)
      • Kerstin
      • 2022–2023
    • Der König von Palma (2022)
      Der König von Palma
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Denise Rothenbaum
      • 2023
    • Benjamin Raue and Juliane Siebecke in Herzstolpern (2023)
      Herzstolpern
      7.0
      • Eva Mohnberg
      • 2023
    • Der Masuren-Krimi (2021)
      Der Masuren-Krimi
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Aniela
      • 2021–2023
    • I Care (2022)
      I Care
      Short
      • Sara [HR]
      • 2022

    Additional Crew



    • Our Miracle Years (2020)
      Our Miracle Years
      6.9
      TV Series
      • choreographer
      • 2020

    Videos6

    Showreel 2023
    Demo Reel 4:03
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    The Undeclared War
    Demo Reel 2:09
    The Undeclared War
    The Undeclared War
    Demo Reel 2:09
    The Undeclared War
    The Queens Gambit_Janina_Elkin
    Demo Reel 0:47
    The Queens Gambit_Janina_Elkin
    Silent Night
    Demo Reel 0:33
    Silent Night
    Trailer
    Trailer 1:48
    Trailer
    Silent Night
    Trailer 1:54
    Silent Night

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • December 20, 1982
      • Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
    • Children
      • Romy Liv Elkin

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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