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Sophie Rois

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Sophie Rois
Born (1961-06-01) 1 June 1961 (age 63)
Occupation

Sophie Rois (born 1961) is an Austrian actress who lives and works in Berlin.[1] She has appeared in such films as Three, 180°, Enemy at the Gates and television programmes such as Polizeiruf 110 and Die kleine Monsterin (voice).

Career

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Sophie Rois and Martin Wuttke

Rois was born on 1 June 1961 in Ottensheim, Austria. From 1983 to 1986, she studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna.

Early in her career, Rois was one of the few professional actors Christoph Schlingensief worked with.[2]

In Berlin, Rois worked at Volksbühne (1993–2017) and Deutsches Theater (2018–2022). In 2022, she joined the Volksbühne again.

In 2014, Rois appeared in the documentary The Decent One as Margarete Himmler, wife of Heinrich Himmler.[3]

Recognition

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Rois received the first grade of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres during Berlinale on 10 February 2014 at the French Embassy of Berlin.[4] She accepted the invitation to become a member of Berlin's Academy of Arts in 2017.[5]

Other awards include:

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Irene Bazinger (25 January 2010), Warum ist Klauen in Ordnung, Frau Rois? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
  2. ^ Julide Tanriverdi and Bjoern Trautwein (31 October 1999), Ready to Rumble: A Heavy Puncher Who's Outrageous New York Times.
  3. ^ Abrams, Simon (1 October 2014). "Spoiler Alert! The Decent One Reveals Himmler Was a Bad Guy". The Village Voice. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Botschafter Gourdault-Montagne zeichnet Cinéasten Rois und Buchholz bei Berlinale-Abend aus". french embassy Berlin. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  5. ^ New members of the Akademie der Künste Academy of Arts, press release of 7 July 2017.
  6. ^ Ed Meza (8 April 2011), ‘Vincent’ sweeps Lolas Variety
  7. ^ Janet Maslin (7 October 1998), Sowing A New Order In Rocky Soil New York Times.
  8. ^ Deborah Young (13 September 2010), Nudity abounds in tasteful romantic comedy "Three" Reuters.
  9. ^ Leo Barraclough (19 January 2022), The Match Factory Reveals Berlinale Lineup, Including Two Competition Titles Variety