Martina Gedeck (born 14 September 1961) is a German actress. She came to international fame as the main character in the German films Mostly Martha and "The Lives of Others". She has won numerous awards, including the Deutscher Filmpreis (German film award) in both 1997 and 2002.
Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the prestigious Max-Reinhardt-Seminar at the Berlin University of the Arts.
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Martina Gedeck (born 14 September 1961) is a German actress. She came to international fame as the main character in the German films Mostly Martha and "The Lives of Others". She has won numerous awards, including the Deutscher Filmpreis (German film award) in both 1997 and 2002.
Martina Gedeck was born in Munich. After spending a year in the US, she studied drama at the prestigious Max-Reinhardt-Seminar at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Martinas film career began while she was still at drama school. Her filmography covers practically all genres of film.
Martina Gedeck has won a total of 24 major cinema and TV awards. She was nominated as Europe's best actress on her role in "Mostly Martha", the film was later remade with Catherine Zeta-Jones playing her role.
Robert De Niro cast her opposite Matt Damon and John Turturro in "The Good Shepherd".
Her films were twice selected as Germany's entry to the Golden Globes and the Oscars.
In 2007, she had the lead role in the film "The...
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