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Nina Hoss

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German actress

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Nina Hoss is a German stage, film, and voice actor, as well as a singer, who began her professional career in 1996. Born in Stuttgart on July 7, 1975, she is a citizen of Germany and speaks both German and English. She received her training at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her notable works include *Barbara*, *Pelican Blood*, *The Audition*, and *My Little Sister*.

Hoss has received several honors, including the Order of Merit of Berlin, the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. She has also been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress. She is a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Additionally, she participated in the 2004 and 2010 German presidential elections.

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Film & TV

Acting · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Nina Hoss (born July 7, 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Hoss acted in radio plays at the age of seven and appeared on stage for the first time at the age of 14. In 1997 she graduated from the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Her first major success was the title role Rosemarie Nitribitt of Bernd Eichinger's A Girl Called Rosemary in 1996, a period drama (based on an…

Known for

  • Die andere Seite — Hanna2026
  • Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders2026
  • National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona — unknown2026
  • Hedda — Eileen Lovborg2025
  • Cicadas — Isabell2025
  • Foreign Language — Susanne2024
  • The Fundraiser — Sharon Goodnow2023
  • For Ever2023
  • Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World — Doris Goethe2023
  • TÁR — Sharon Goodnow2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1975
german audiobook reader

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
269
Total plays
1,362

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Key facts

Born
( 1975-07-07 ) 7 July 1975 (age 50) , Stuttgart , West Germany
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1996 – present
Known for
The White Masai A Woman in Berlin Barbara Phoenix A Most Wanted Man Homeland Tár Hedda
Spouse
Alex Silva ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Nina Hoss ( German: [ˈniːna hɔs] ; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage, film, and television actress. She is known for her collaborations with director Christian Petzold in films such as Barbara (2012) and Phoenix (2014). Her roles in other films include The White Masai (2005), Pelican Blood (2020), Tár (2022), and Hedda (2025). She has also starred in the American TV series Homeland (2014–2017), The Defeated (2020), and Jack Ryan (2022).

Hoss received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2013 and was appointed a Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France in 2015.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nina Hoss” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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