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Nastassja Kinski was born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on January 24, 1961 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of German actor Klaus Kinski. In 1976, she met director Roman Polanski, who urged her to study method acting with Lee Strasberg in the United States. Kinski starred in the Italian romantic drama Stay as You Are (1978) with Marcello Mastroianni, gaining her recognition in the United States after the film's release on December 21, 1979. She played the title character in Polanski's romantic drama Tess (1979), an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" (1891).

Kinski starred in Francis Ford Coppola's romantic musical One from the Heart (1981), her first film made in the United States. The film became a box office bomb and was a major loss for Coppola's production company Zoetrope Studios. She also starred in the erotic horror movie Cat People (1982) with Malcolm McDowell, a remake of the 1942 classic of the same name. She appeared in Wim Wenders' drama movie Paris, Texas (1984) with Harry Dean Stanton and Dean Stockwell. One of her most acclaimed films, the film won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival.

During the 1990s, Kinski appeared in a number of American films, including the action movie Terminal Velocity (1994) opposite Charlie Sheen, One Night Stand (1997), Your Friends and Neighbors (1998), John Landis' Susan's Plan (1998), and The Lost Son (1999). She has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States.

Cynthia Kaye McWilliams was born in Berlin, Germany, grew up primarily in Kansas City, Kansas and graduated from the prestigious Theater School of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Just out of college, Cynthia booked a supporting role in Warner Brothers' The Lake House, followed by a recurring role on FOX's Prison Break. She then landed a lead role in the pilot, Family Practice and later, another FOX series, Chicago Code.

She moved from Chicago to Los Angeles for a dream job to play sitcom wife to Damon Wayans in a CBS pilot. Though the pilot didn't go, a few months later she would land a series regular on NAACP award winning comedy, The Real Husbands of Hollywood opposite the hilarious Kevin Hart. Cynthia filmed 5 seasons of RHOH and meanwhile had recurring roles on Survivors Remorse on Starz, ABC's Nashville, Bosch on Amazon and booked the lead in the NBC drama pilot, Love is a Four Letter Word.

Switching gears, Cynthia took on the role of sitcom mom Regina in the Netflix's Prince of Peoria taped in front of a live studio audience at famous Sunset/Gower studios. She associate produced and starred in the holiday comedy, Twas the Chaos before Christmas, returned to the stage in Inda Craig Galvan's, Black Super Hero Magic Mama at the Geffen Playhouse and joined the cast of Disney Channel original Upside Down Magic, streaming on Disney+

Cynthia filmed gritty drama series, Coyote starting Michael Chiklis which aired on CBS All Access (later Paramout+). After the pandemic cut this series short, she. returned to work with an incredible role opposite Samuel L. Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey for AppleTV. She followed this up with an unexpected opportunity to reprise her role as Trina Shaw for a 6th season of RHOH on BET+. Staying in the BET+ family, but joining with Daelight Media and McG's Wonderland, Cynthia stars as Cathy Montgomery on Average Joe opposite Deon Cole and Malcolm Barrett.

Cynthia also thoroughly enjoys her voiceover career having voiced Gamora on What If for Disney+, multiple characters and shows on Cartoon Network, animated feature film, Bilal and several video games including narrating Valorant, playing Hadrian in Starfield, Senna in League of Legends, T-Bug in CyberPunk 2077, Spartan Tanaka in Halo 5, Disintegration, Far Cry 5 & 6, State of Decay 2, Tell Me Why and more.

Cynthia champions women & minorities creating their own content, supports arts education and loves all things food, wine and travel.

Andreas Wisniewski was born on 3 July 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Die Hard (1988), The Living Daylights (1987) and Mission: Impossible (1996).

Christian Berkel was born on 28 October 1957 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Valkyrie (2008), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Trumbo (2015). He has been married to Andrea Sawatzki since 17 December 2011. They have two children.

Ulrich Matthes was born on 9 May 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), A Hidden Life (2019) and Feuerreiter (1998).

Katja Bienert was born on 1 September 1966 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress and director, known for Immer Vollmond (2001), Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983) and Rise of the Darkelves. She was previously married to Donald Gardner.

Florentine Lahme was born on 21 July 1974 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Defying Gravity (2009), Stung (2015) and Rabbit Without Ears (2007).

Gesine Cukrowski is a German Actress.

She made her first television appearance as Sister Irene in "Praxis Bülowbogen" in 1987 after completing her training at the Maria Körber Acting School. Following various theater engagements, she assumed a recurring role in the 1995 TV series "Und tschüss" (Directed by Carsten Wichniarz). In 1997, Cukrowski gained popularity as forensic pathologist Judith Sommer in the award-winning crime series "Der Letzte Zeuge" (Directed by Bernhard Stephan), a role she portrayed until 2007. Notable among her productions is the International Emmy-nominated drama "Das Wunder von Berlin" (2008, Directed by Roland Suso Richter).

Showcasing her versatility, Cukrowski played Katharina Augstein, the first wife of the SPIEGEL founder, in the political drama "Die Spiegel Affäre" (2013, Directed by Roland Suso Richter). She also captured the hearts of millions in leading roles in "Katie Fforde" adaptations.

In 2022, Gesine Cukrowski gained worldwide acclaim for her portrayal of Eva de Vries in "Hotel Mondial," resonating with audiences globally and emphasizing the importance of representing women over 50 in the media.

Beyond her acting career, Cukrowski has been a dedicated patron for the "Findelbaby" project, supporting women in crisis during anonymous childbirth. Recognizing her significant social and humanitarian contributions, she was awarded the Hans-Rosenthal Honorary Prize in April 2012. Since her visit to Uganda in the summer of 2015, where she explored the Karamoja projects of Welthungerhilfe, Gesine has passionately collected donations to combat hunger locally and raise awareness. In October 2016, she was appointed to the board of trustees of Welthungerhilfe.

Thor Freudenthal was born on 20 October 1972 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is a director and producer, known for Motel (2005), Starman (2016) and Hercules (1997).

Lisa Maria Potthoff was born on 25 July 1978 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Sarah Kohr (2014), Die Bluthochzeit (2005) and Schwere Jungs (2006). She is married to Thorsten Berg.

Katja Woywood was born on 10 May 1971 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress and publicist, known for Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), The Country Doctor (1987) and Contaminated Man (2000). She has been married to Marco Girnth since August 1998. They have one child.

Misel Maticevic was born on 28 July 1970 in West-Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for In the Face of Crime (2010), Exile (2020) and The Vow (2007).

Wolf Larson was born on 22 December 1959 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Tarzán (1991), Just Can't Get Enough (2002) and Code Name: Eternity (2000). He has been married to Carolyn J Larson since 30 March 1998.

Anne Wiazemsky was born on 14 May 1947 in Berlin, West Germany. She was an actress and writer, known for Au hasard Balthazar (1966), The Chinese (1967) and Return from Africa (1973). She was married to Jean-Luc Godard. She died on 5 October 2017 in Paris, France.

Jörg Buttgereit was born on 20 December 1963 in Berlin, West Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Lexx (1996), Nekromantik (1988) and Captain Berlin versus Hitler (2009).

Berlin-born Nina Franoszek is an internationally established star of stage, screen and television and LA based film and theater director. She won a Grimme Prize (Germany's Emmy Award) for best actress in 1998 and a German Screen Actors Award for best Ensemble in the TV series "Weissensee Saga II" in 2014.

She played a wide range of roles from tragedy to comedy in over 100 feature films, and TV productions. Her worldwide credits include films from Germany, Austria, Italy, France, South Africa, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Canada and the United States.

Helmut Sorge ("Der Spiegel") wrote about Franoszek: "Her strength lies in her classical looks and rich inner life, an interesting mix of rich sensuality and comfortable self-confidence. She has a passion for life, the arts and loves the facets of human nature. A type of woman that belongs to yesterday, to the area of Romanticism, but also in the present, in the time of Egos, competition and stock market crashes."

Franoszek made her international movie debut with the award winning "Buster's Bedroom", a whimsical comedy inspired by Buster Keaton with Donald Sutherland, Geraldine Chaplin and noted cinematographer Sven Nykvist behind the camera. She starred opposite Academy Award winning Jiri Menzel in "Joint Venture", performed with Tilda Swinton in "The Party-Nature Morte" and Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall) directed her in "Murderous Decision". Her feature film credits include "Beyond The Sea" by Kevin Spacey and "The Pianist" by Roman Polanski.

She is the first person narrator of Dietrich in "Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song," a documentary directed by Dietrich's grandson, J. David Riva and she starred in the feature film "Martha" a modern day "Mrs. Robinson story".

On TV Franoszek guest starred in the critical acclaimed second season of "Mad Men" as sophisticated Greta in the Fellini-esque "The Jet Set" episode. Don Draper's business trip to Los Angeles takes an unexpected detour when he falls in with her group of wealthy European nomads.

Alongside Ray Wise she embodied Gala, the Swedish "Good Witch of the North" in Illeana Douglas's award winning web series "Easy to Assemble"- Finding North, (2011). And in Rob Coddry's satirical Emmy Award winning TV series "Children's Hospital - The Gang Gets Sushi (2013)" she played the NATO-host opposite Jordan Peele and Erinn Hayes.

Back in Germany she was cast as the recurring role of psychologist Ute Dannowski in the second season of the award winning TV series "The Weissensee Saga", an East Berlin Love Story that deals with East Germany's recent past. A family saga of conflicting loyalties, love, hope, faith and betrayal set behind the Berlin Wall. Franoszek and the cast of "The Weissensee Saga" won a German Screen Actors Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series in 2014.

In HBO's dark Comedy "The Brink" Franoszek plays French Foreign Minister Dominique Roget opposite Tim Robbins and Jack Black.

Franoszek is also a motion capture performer and voice talent and plays the antagonist Frau Engel in the Inglourious Basterds-esque Game of "Wolfenstein: The New Order".

She is an accomplished stage actor, who received her MFA from the University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover, Germany and a member of Deutsche Filmakademie (Germany's Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences), the German Directors Guild (BVR), Co - initiator of the German Screen Actors Guild (BFFS) and served as a juror for the international Emmy Awards (2007-2014).

Franoszek passes her experience on as an acting coach and career consultant, works as an instructor for MFA Film Acting Programs in LA and was recently seen on Heidi Klum's TV Show "Germany's Next Top Model" teaching the aspiring models how to successfully cry on cue.

Alice Dwyer was born on 8 June 1988 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Ma folie (2015), Höhere Gewalt (2008) and Was du nicht siehst (2009).

Barnaby Metschurat was born on 22 September 1974 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for The Spanish Apartment (2002), Hey Bunny (2016) and Race (2016).

Oliver Stritzel was born on 9 March 1957 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Das Boot (1981), Downfall (2004) and Police Call 110 (1971).

Erika Kaar is a Polish actress best known for her work in BBC television series The Passing Bells (2014) where she played the role of a nurse. She has also appeared in a Polish television series Blondynka (2014) and was lead actress in television series Az po suffit (2015). Kaar made her Bollywood debut in Ajay Devgn's Shivaay (2016). She also made quite an impression in Neil Gaiman's American Gods (2017) playing the youngest of the mythical Aurora Sisters Zorya Polunochnaya.

Floriane Daniel was born on 17 September 1971 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for A House of Animals (2010), Winter Sleepers (1997) and Ein Fall von Liebe (2009).

Dagny Dewath was born in 1981 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Storm of Love (2005), Robin Hood (2013) and Professor T. (2017).

Tim Oliver Schultz was born on 22 July 1988 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for The Wave (2008), Club der roten Bänder (2015) and Absent (2015).

Jessica Ginkel was born on 12 August 1980 in West Berlin, West Germany. She is an actress, known for Der Lehrer (2009), Radio Silence (2012) and Das Traumschiff (1981). She has been married to Daniel Fehlow since 2018. They have two children.

Maximilian Simonischek was born on 19 October 1982 in West Berlin, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Hindenburg: The Last Flight (2011), The Divine Order (2017) and The Reformer. Zwingli: A Life's Portrait. (2019).