Christiane Paul

{{Infobox person

| name = Christiane Paul

| image = MKr24202 Christiane Paul (NRW-Empfang, Berlinale 2023).jpg

| caption = Christiane Paul at a premiere in Cologne, 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|03|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Berlin-Pankow, East Germany

| alma_mater = Humboldt University of Berlin

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Wolfgang Schwenk
|2002|2006|end=divorced}}
{{marriage|undisclosed|2016}}

}}

| children = 2

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1992–present

| website = [http://www.christianepaul.de/ www.christianepaul.de]

}}

Christiane Paul ({{IPA|de|kʁɪsˈti̯a.nə paʊ̯l|lang|De-Christiane Paul.ogg}}; born 8 March 1974) is a German film, television and stage actress.

Career

Paul first worked as a model for magazines such as Bravo. She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film {{ill|Border Frenzy|de|Deutschfieber}}. Prior to her acting career (she has no formal acting training), she studied medicine and successfully completed her studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin; however, she gave up medicine in 2006.

Personal life

Paul was married to physician Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schwenk from 2002 to 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/christiane-paul/ist-geschieden-33356306.bild.html|title=Christiane Paul ist geschieden|website=bild.de|date=12 November 2013|language=de|access-date=2019-09-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gala.de/stars/news/starfeed/christiane-paul--scheidung-ist-offiziell-20147812.html|title=Christiane Paul: Scheidung ist offiziell|date=2013-11-12|website=GALA|language=de|access-date=2019-09-15}} She has a son with Schwenk and a daughter from a previous relationship. Since January 2016, Paul has been married to a German physicist and lives with him in Berlin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bz-berlin.de/leute/schauspielerin-christiane-paul-hat-sich-getraut|title=Schauspielerin Christiane Paul hat sich getraut|website=www.bz-berlin.de|date=February 2017 |access-date=2019-09-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bunte.de/stars/stars-die-liebe/star-hochzeiten/christiane-paul-heimliche-hochzeit.html|title=Christiane Paul: Heimliche Hochzeit!|website=BUNTE.de|date=February 2017 |language=de|access-date=2019-09-15}}

Filmography

(This is a selection, for the full list see {{IMDb name|name=Christiane Paul|id=0666788}})

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1992 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Border Frenzy\|de\|Deutschfieber}} \|Sascha \|Niklaus Schilling \|
1993 \|{{Ill\|Me and Christine\|de\|Ich und Christine}} \|Christine \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Peter Stripp\|de}} \|
1995 \|Ex \|Sarah \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Mark Schlichter\|de}} \|
rowspan=2\|1996 \|{{ill\|Under the Milky Way (film)\|de\|3=Unter der Milchstraße\|lt=Under the Milky Way}} \| \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Matthias X. Oberg\|de}} \|
Workaholic \|Rhoda Tramitz \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Sharon von Wietersheim\|de}} \|
rowspan=3\|1997 \|Knockin' on Heaven's Door \| \|Thomas Jahn \|
Life Is All You Get \|Vera \|Wolfgang Becker \|
{{Interlanguage link multi\|Gone Wrong\|de\|Dumm gelaufen (1997)}} \|Sabrina Rotenbacher \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Peter Timm\|de}} \|
1999 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Tails You Win, Heads You Lose\|de\|Die Häupter meiner Lieben (Film)}} \|Cora \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Hans-Günther Bücking\|de}} \|
rowspan=3\|2000 \|Marlene \|Tamara Matul \|Joseph Vilsmaier \|
Trust Me \|Caro \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Martin Eigler\|de\|3=Martin Eigler (Regisseur)\|lt=Martin Eigler}} \|
In July \|Juli \|Fatih Akın \|
2002 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|I'm the Father\|de\|Väter (2002)}} \|Ilona \|Dani Levy \|
2003 \|Echte Männer? \|Sophie \|Christian Zübert \|
rowspan=2\| 2006 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|No Sweat (2005 film)\|de\|3=Im Schwitzkasten\|lt=No Sweat}} \|Nadinchen Molinski \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Eoin Moore\|de}} \|
{{Interlanguage link multi\|A Mere Formality\|de\|Reine Formsache}} \|Pola \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Ralf Huettner\|de}} \|
rowspan=2\| 2007 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Neues vom Wixxer\|de}} \|Victoria Dickham \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Cyrill Boss\|de}}, {{Interlanguage link multi\|Philipp Stennert\|de}} \|
{{Ill\|Vorne ist verdammt weit weg\|de}} \|Chantal \|{{Ill\|Thomas Heinemann\|de\|Thomas Heinemann (Regisseur)}} \|
2008 \|The Wave \|Anke Wenger \|Dennis Gansel \|
2009 \|The Dust of Time \|Helga \|Theo Angelopoulos \|
rowspan=2\| 2010 \|{{Ill\|The Day of the Cat\|de\|Der grosse Kater}} \|Dr. Bässler \|{{Ill\|Wolfgang Panzer\|de\|Wolfgang Panzer (Regisseur)}} \|
Jerry Cotton \|Zanuck \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Cyrill Boss\|de}}, {{Interlanguage link multi\|Philipp Stennert\|de}} \|
2012 \|Vampire Sisters \|Elvira Tepes \|Wolfgang Groos \|
2013 \|{{Ill\|Parents (2013 film)\|de\|3=Eltern (Film)\|lt=Parents}} \|Christine \|Robert Thalheim \|
2016 \|{{Ill\|Wunderlich's World\|de\|Die Welt der Wunderlichs}} \|Manuela Wunderlich \|Dani Levy \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1992

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Border Frenzy|de|Deutschfieber}}

|Sascha

|Niklaus Schilling

1993

|{{Ill|Me and Christine|de|Ich und Christine}}

|Christine

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Peter Stripp|de}}

1995

|Ex

|Sarah

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Mark Schlichter|de}}

rowspan=2|1996

|{{ill|Under the Milky Way (film)|de|3=Unter der Milchstraße|lt=Under the Milky Way}}

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Matthias X. Oberg|de}}

Workaholic

|Rhoda Tramitz

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Sharon von Wietersheim|de}}

rowspan=3|1997

|Knockin' on Heaven's Door

|Thomas Jahn

Life Is All You Get

|Vera

|Wolfgang Becker

{{Interlanguage link multi|Gone Wrong|de|Dumm gelaufen (1997)}}

|Sabrina Rotenbacher

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Peter Timm|de}}

1999

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Tails You Win, Heads You Lose|de|Die Häupter meiner Lieben (Film)}}

|Cora

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Hans-Günther Bücking|de}}

rowspan=3|2000

|Marlene

|Tamara Matul

|Joseph Vilsmaier

Trust Me

|Caro

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Martin Eigler|de|3=Martin Eigler (Regisseur)|lt=Martin Eigler}}

In July

|Juli

|Fatih Akın

2002

|{{Interlanguage link multi|I'm the Father|de|Väter (2002)}}

|Ilona

|Dani Levy

2003

|Echte Männer?

|Sophie

|Christian Zübert

rowspan=2| 2006

|{{Interlanguage link multi|No Sweat (2005 film)|de|3=Im Schwitzkasten|lt=No Sweat}}

|Nadinchen Molinski

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Eoin Moore|de}}

{{Interlanguage link multi|A Mere Formality|de|Reine Formsache}}

|Pola

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Ralf Huettner|de}}

rowspan=2| 2007

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Neues vom Wixxer|de}}

|Victoria Dickham

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Cyrill Boss|de}}, {{Interlanguage link multi|Philipp Stennert|de}}

{{Ill|Vorne ist verdammt weit weg|de}}

|Chantal

|{{Ill|Thomas Heinemann|de|Thomas Heinemann (Regisseur)}}

2008

|The Wave

|Anke Wenger

|Dennis Gansel

2009

|The Dust of Time

|Helga

|Theo Angelopoulos

rowspan=2| 2010

|{{Ill|The Day of the Cat|de|Der grosse Kater}}

|Dr. Bässler

|{{Ill|Wolfgang Panzer|de|Wolfgang Panzer (Regisseur)}}

Jerry Cotton

|Zanuck

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Cyrill Boss|de}}, {{Interlanguage link multi|Philipp Stennert|de}}

2012

|Vampire Sisters

|Elvira Tepes

|Wolfgang Groos

2013

|{{Ill|Parents (2013 film)|de|3=Eltern (Film)|lt=Parents}}

|Christine

|Robert Thalheim

2016

|{{Ill|Wunderlich's World|de|Die Welt der Wunderlichs}}

|Manuela Wunderlich

|Dani Levy

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ TV
Year ! Title ! Role ! Director ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995 \|Nur der Sieg zählt \|Claudia Schumacher \|Uwe Janson \|
rowspan=3\|1998 \|Der Pirat \|Meike \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Bernd Schadewald\|de}} \|
Sugar for the Beast \|Tanja Krieger \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Markus Fischer\|de\|3=Markus Fischer (Regisseur)\|lt=Markus Fischer}} \|
{{ill\|Mammamia (film)\|de\|3=Mammamia (Film)\|lt=Mammamia}} \|Paula \|Sandra Nettelbeck \|
1999 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Bombs Under Berlin\|de\|Götterdämmerung – Morgen stirbt Berlin}} \|Sandra Fechtner \|Joe Coppoletta \|
2002 \|Himmelreich auf Erden \|Julie Stiller \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Torsten C. Fischer\|de}} \|
rowspan=3\| 2005 \|Außer Kontrolle \|Lisa Korff \|Christian Görlitz \|
A Witch's Kiss \|Karla \|Diethard Küster \|
{{Interlanguage link multi\|The Night of the Great Flood\|de\|Die Nacht der großen Flut}} \|Gerda Brandt \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Raymond Ley\|de}} \|
2006 \|Die Tote vom Deich \|Lona Vogt \|Matti Geschonneck \|
2007 \|{{Ill\|Ein verlockendes Angebot\|de}} \|Maria Werther \|{{ill\|Tim Trageser\|de}} \|
rowspan=2\| 2011 \|{{ill\|Hindenburg: The Last Flight\|de\|3=Hindenburg (2011)\|lt=Hindenburg: The Last Flight}} \|Anna Kerner \|Philipp Kadelbach \|
{{ill\|Ein mörderisches Geschäft\|de}} \|Alina Liebermann \|{{ill\|Martin Eigler\|de\|Martin Eigler (Regisseur)}} \|
rowspan=3\| 2013 \|{{Interlanguage link multi\|Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga\|de\|Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga}} \|Undine Adams \|Uli Edel \|
Generation War \|Lilija \|Philipp Kadelbach \|TV miniseries
{{ill\|Heroes (2013 film)\|de\|Helden – Wenn dein Land dich braucht\|lt=Heroes}} \|Sophie Ritter \|{{ill\|Hansjörg Thurn\|de}} \|
rowspan=2\|2015 \| After the Fall \|Anna Roth \|{{ill\|Carlo Rola\|de}} \|
Unterm Radar \|Elke Seeberg \|{{Ill\|Elmar Fischer (director)\|de\|3=Elmar Fischer (Regisseur)\|lt=Elmar Fischer}} \|
2016 \|Paranoid \|Linda Felber \|Mark Tonderai \|TV miniseries
2018 \|Counterpart \|Mira \|Alik Sakharov \|TV series, 9 episodes
2020 \|Parlement \|Ingeborg \|Noé Debré \|TV series, 10 episodes
2021–2022, 2023, 2025 \| FBI: International \| Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger \| \|TV series, 23 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ TV

Year

! Title

! Role

! Director

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

|Nur der Sieg zählt

|Claudia Schumacher

|Uwe Janson

rowspan=3|1998

|Der Pirat

|Meike

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Bernd Schadewald|de}}

Sugar for the Beast

|Tanja Krieger

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Markus Fischer|de|3=Markus Fischer (Regisseur)|lt=Markus Fischer}}

{{ill|Mammamia (film)|de|3=Mammamia (Film)|lt=Mammamia}}

|Paula

|Sandra Nettelbeck

1999

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Bombs Under Berlin|de|Götterdämmerung – Morgen stirbt Berlin}}

|Sandra Fechtner

|Joe Coppoletta

2002

|Himmelreich auf Erden

|Julie Stiller

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Torsten C. Fischer|de}}

rowspan=3| 2005

|Außer Kontrolle

|Lisa Korff

|Christian Görlitz

A Witch's Kiss

|Karla

|Diethard Küster

{{Interlanguage link multi|The Night of the Great Flood|de|Die Nacht der großen Flut}}

|Gerda Brandt

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Raymond Ley|de}}

2006

|Die Tote vom Deich

|Lona Vogt

|Matti Geschonneck

2007

|{{Ill|Ein verlockendes Angebot|de}}

|Maria Werther

|{{ill|Tim Trageser|de}}

rowspan=2| 2011

|{{ill|Hindenburg: The Last Flight|de|3=Hindenburg (2011)|lt=Hindenburg: The Last Flight}}

|Anna Kerner

|Philipp Kadelbach

{{ill|Ein mörderisches Geschäft|de}}

|Alina Liebermann

|{{ill|Martin Eigler|de|Martin Eigler (Regisseur)}}

rowspan=3| 2013

|{{Interlanguage link multi|Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga|de|Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga}}

|Undine Adams

|Uli Edel

Generation War

|Lilija

|Philipp Kadelbach

|TV miniseries

{{ill|Heroes (2013 film)|de|Helden – Wenn dein Land dich braucht|lt=Heroes}}

|Sophie Ritter

|{{ill|Hansjörg Thurn|de}}

rowspan=2|2015

| After the Fall

|Anna Roth

|{{ill|Carlo Rola|de}}

Unterm Radar

|Elke Seeberg

|{{Ill|Elmar Fischer (director)|de|3=Elmar Fischer (Regisseur)|lt=Elmar Fischer}}

2016

|Paranoid

|Linda Felber

|Mark Tonderai

|TV miniseries

2018

|Counterpart

|Mira

|Alik Sakharov

|TV series, 9 episodes

2020

|Parlement

|Ingeborg

|Noé Debré

|TV series, 10 episodes

2021–2022, 2023, 2025

| FBI: International

| Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger

|TV series, 23 episodes

Audiobooks (selection)

Read by Christiane Paul:

Kafka Collection von Franz Kafka, Christiane Paul liest die Erzählung Kinder auf der Landstraße. Patmos audio 2008, {{ISBN|978-3-491-91260-1}}.
Am Weihnachtsabend – Die schönsten Geschichten zum Fest. Christiane Paul liest die Erzählung Die Fähre. von Joan Aiken, Patmos audio 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-491-91248-9}}.
Halbnackte Bauarbeiter. von Martina Brandl, Patmos audio 06/2007, {{ISBN|978-3-491-91247-2}}.
Im Dunkel der Wälder. von Brigitte Aubert, Patmos audio 03/2007, {{ISBN|978-3-491-91229-8}}.
Reliquienblut und Gottesurteil. von Rebecca Gablé, Der Hörverlag 2006, {{ISBN|3-89940-837-3}}.
Sigmund Freud: Krankengeschichten, die wie Novellen zu lesen sind. Der Hörverlag 2006, {{ISBN|3-89940-838-1}}.
Für immer verzaubert - Die schönsten Prinzessinnen – Geschichten. von Martina Patzer (Hrsg.), Cbj Verlag 2006, {{ISBN|3-86604-097-0}}.
Morpheus. von Jilliane Hoffman, Argon Verlag 2005, {{ISBN|3-87024-093-8}}.
Wie es leuchtet. von Thomas Brussig, Roof Music 2005, {{ISBN|3-936186-85-5}}.
Hans Christian Andersen: Märchen. Hörcompany 2004, {{ISBN|3-935036-60-4}}.
Alice im Wunderland. von Lewis Carroll, Roof Music 2003, {{ISBN|3-936186-26-X}}.
Die Gesetze. von Connie Palmen, Roof Music 2002, {{ISBN|3-936186-06-5}}.
Sandmännchens Geschichtenbuch. von Gina Ruck-Pauquèt, Der Audio Verlag 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-89813-873-4}}.
Sandmännchens Geschichtenbuch 2. von Gina Ruck-Pauquèt, Der Audio Verlag 2009, {{ISBN|978-3-89813-902-1}}.
Puck der Zwerg. von Jakob Streit, Sauerländer audio 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-7941-8506-1}}.
Die Lieblingsmärchen der Deutschen. von den Brüdern Grimm und Hans Christian Andersen, Christiane Paul liest drei Märchen, Patmos audio 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-491-91312-7}}.

Bibliography

Paul, Christiane. Einflussfaktoren auf die perioperative Morbidität und Mortalität in der primären Hüftendoprothetik: eine retrospektive, fallkontrollierte, unselektierte Studie über 628 Implantationen. Dissertation, Humboldt University of Berlin, 2002.

Awards

Max-Ophüls-Preis for Ex – 1996
Bayerischer Filmpreis for Workaholik – 1996
Goldene Kamera as Best Upcoming Actress – 1998
Telestar nominated for Best Actress - 1998{{Citation|title=Telestar for Best Actress 1998|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgxDsx9YaSA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/RgxDsx9YaSA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}{{cbignore}}
Berliner Bär Zeitung Culture prize – 1999
TV-film festival Baden-Baden as Best Actress for Unterm Radar - 2015
International Emmy Award as best actress for lead role in Unterm Radar - 2016
German Academy Award nominated as Best Supporting Actress - 2017
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany - 2017

References

External links

[http://www.christianepaul.de/ Official website of Christiane Paul]
{{Instagram|christiane_paul_official|Christiane Paul}}
{{IMDb name|id=0666788|name=Christiane Paul}}

Category:1974 births

Category:Living people

Category:Actresses from Berlin

Category:People from Pankow

Category:German film actresses

Category:German stage actresses

Category:German television actresses

Category:Humboldt University of Berlin alumni

Category:International Emmy Award for Best Actress winners

Category:Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Category:20th-century German actresses

Category:21st-century German actresses