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Elena Schmidt, actor*actress, Berlin
© Henrike Hannemann
  • Actor*actress
Acting age 30 to 41 Years

Basic data

LanguagesEnglishGermanRussian
DialectsBavarian, Viennese (Native dialect)
SingingChanson
Instrumentsaccordion
Skills (dance)SalsaStandard
Skills (sports)acrobaticsbadmintonbasketballbilliardsboulderingbowlingboxingcanoeingdartsfencing (sport)floor exerciseshorseback ridingice skatingminigolfpilatesping-pongqigongroller skatingshooting (hand-gun)skateboardingskiingsnowboardingsurfingtable-top footballtai chitennistrampolinevolleyball
Immediate working areaBerlin
1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
NationalityAustrian
LicencesAM - Moped up to 45 km/h [eu], B (car) [eu], L (tractor) [eu]

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ContactElena Schmidt
Germany
Phone+49 30 5555996832

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About Elena Schmidt

Born and raised in Vienna, Elena Schmidt has lived in Berlin for several years. Elena studied acting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Elena has received theatre engagements from the Salzburg Festival, the Volkstheater Wien, Schauspiel Hannover, Dusseldorfer Schauspielhaus and Deutsches Theater Berlin, among others. Elena has worked with Jurgen Flimm, Amelie Niermeyer, Nurkan Erpulat, Nora Schlocker, Marta Gornicka, Florian Fiedler, Anna Badora, Staffan Valdemar Holm, Guillermo Calderon, Dries Verhouven and Suna Gurler, Sebastian Nubling, Sasha Marianna Salzmann, among others.
Since the 2019/20 season, Elena has been a permanent ensemble member at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. In addition to theatre work, Elena has appeared in a number of short and feature films, such as the feature film Local Heroes by Henning Backhaus, Wie Man Leben Soll by David Schalko and Prototypes by Doireann O`Malley, which won the Berlin Art Prize in 2018.
In the field of radio Elena has worked with the radio stations Deutschlandradio, O1, WDR and BR. Since 2012, Elena has also been working as a director and dramaturge in the field of radio plays.
In 2019, Elena initiated the founding of the artists' collective Elevator Bitches. In the same year, Elena started working as a writer.

Known for

Training

Year 
2019/7Susan Batson Studio (New York) [us]
2019/2Interkunst e.V. (Master Class "Creating Characters mit Susan Batson)
2016/10 to 2016/11iSFF - Institut für Schauspiel-, Film- und Fernsehberufe an der Volkshochschule Berlin Mitte [de] (Castin-Training: national & international)
2016/4 to 2016/7iSFF - Institut für Schauspiel-, Film- und Fernsehberufe an der Volkshochschule Berlin Mitte [de] (Camera Actors Studio)
2006/4 to 2010/4Mozarteum University Salzburg

Awards

YearAward
2019Theater Treffen Nachtkritik 2019
2018Berlin Art Prize für "Prototypes"
2009Young Directors Award 2009

Movies as actress*actor

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YearTitleGenreDirectorRole
2021
Maxim Gorki Theater - Dark Room revisited

Max/Marya [L]
Experimental FilmPaul SpittlerMax/Marya [L]
2020Days (WT)
Stefanie [SR]
Series PilotMultipleStefanie [SR]
2018
Prototypes II

Robin [L]
Video InstallationDoireann O'MalleyRobin [L]
2017Jerks
Frauke [BP]
TV Series, Joyn [de], ProSieben [de]Christian UlmenFrauke [BP]
2017
Prototypes I

Robin [L]
Video InstallationDoireann O'MalleyRobin [L]
2016
Die Premiere

Sascha
Workshop-ProductionMichael BaumannSascha
2010
Local Heroes

Josi [SR]
Feature FilmHenning BackhausJosi [SR]
2010
Wie man leben soll

Monos Frau [SR]
Feature FilmDavid SchalkoMonos Frau [SR]

Theatre engagements

YearProduction nameRoleDirectorTheatre
2020 - TodayMariaNr.1Nurkan ErpulatMaxim Gorki Theater Berlin
2019 - TodayOder: Du Verdienst Deinen KriegSoldierSasha Marianna SalzmannMaxim Gorki Theater Berlin
2019 - TodayHerzstückClownSebastian NüblingMaxim Gorki Theater Berlin
2018 - 2019You Are Not The Hero Of This StoryAdamSuna GürlerMaxim Gorki Theater
2018 - 2019Papa Liebt DichQueenSuna GürlerMaxim Gorki Theater
2017 - 2018AuerhausPaulineNora SchlockerDeutsches Theater Berlin
2015 - 2016FaschingRadegundAnna BadoraVolkstheater Wien
2015 - 2016Mass Für MassAngeloFlorian FiedlerSchauspiel Hannover
2014 - 2016George Orwell 1984JuliaFlorian FiedlerSchauspiel Hannover
2014Landschaften des KriegesSprecherinStefan HostettlerMaxim Gorki Theater Berlin
2014Eine OrestieChrysothemisNora SchlockerDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2013 - 2014Die Welt Ist RundRoseFranziska HentschelDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2013 - 2014JaltaLavrentijStaffan Valdemar HolmDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2013 - 2014Das fremde KindFelixNora SchlockerDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2013Worringer SchlachtenMarie/JudithNurkan ErpulatDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2012 - 2014Ente Tod und TulpeTodFranziska HentschelDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2012 - 2013Der Krieg hat kein weibliches GesichtSwetlana AlexijewitschMichal BorczuchDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2012 - 2013Klaus und ErikaErikaStaffan Valdemar HolmDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2012 - 2013BebenMariaGuillermo CalderonDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2012 - 2013Kein Science-FictionKafka/Aerope,Nora SchlockerDüsseldorfer Schauspielhaus

Speaker engagements

YearTitleProject typeActivityClient
2020Rojava – Freiwillig in den KriegHörspielSprecher*inWDR
2019Parole V. Eine feministische VerstärkungHörspielSprecher*inWDR
2018Niemand hat gesagt es ist einfachHörspielSprecherin "Einhorn"WDR
2016StaubzungeHörbeitragSprecherinÖ1
2015Gott ist tot. Wirklich!HörspielSprecherinWDR
2014»Burnout am Schwerzen Loch"ZeitfragenSprecherinDeutschlandradio Kultur
2014Landschaften des KriegesEin begehbarer Bild-Klang-EssaySprecherinMaxim Gorki Theater Berlin
2012Seymour - oder: ich bin nur aus Versehen hierHörspielSprecherinWDR
2012TraumlotseFeatureSprecherinWDR
2012Post Porn PanikHörspielSprecherinWDR
2012Christa Burden Briefwechsel Kurz Vor KnappHörstückSprecherinElena Schmidt/ Tine Rahel Völker/ Stefan Schneider
2011Und Niemand Sagt NichtsFeatureSprecherinWDR

Other projects

YearProject typeTitleActivityCompany
2020 - 2021PerformanceHyperbodies in HyperspacePerformer*Gropius Bau Berlin

Basic data

Height165 cm
Weight58 kg - 127 lb.
Body typeslim
Clothing size36
Ethnic appearancewhite central european
Hair colourdark brown
Hair lengthshort
Eye colourdark brown
NationalityAustrian
LanguagesEnglishGermanRussian
DialectsBavarian, Viennese (Native dialect)
Voice typealto
SingingChanson
Instrumentsaccordion
Skills (dance)SalsaStandard
Skills (sports)acrobaticsbadmintonbasketballbilliardsboulderingbowlingboxingcanoeingdartsfencing (sport)floor exerciseshorseback ridingice skatingminigolfpilatesping-pongqigongroller skatingshooting (hand-gun)skateboardingskiingsnowboardingsurfingtable-top footballtai chitennistrampolinevolleyball
LicencesAM - Moped up to 45 km/h [eu], B (car) [eu], L (tractor) [eu]
Immediate working areaBerlin
1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilitiesBasel, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Cologne, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Vienna
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