Helen Zellweger
Helen Zellweger (* 1971 in Zurich ) is an actress, translator and publisher with Swiss roots.
Zellweger was born in Switzerland in 1971 and grew up in Rapperswil , Singapore , Zurich and Vienna . Even as a teenager she performed as a dancer in the Ismael Ivo Dance Company, among others . After graduating from high school in Vienna, she studied acting at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU) in New York City . Her first acting engagements took her from 1994 to 1999 at various stages in Graz ( Theater im Bahnhof , Schauspielhaus Graz , Thaliatheater) and at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
While working as an actress, she studied translation studies ( Italian , French ) and graduated with a doctorate in stage translation . She worked as an actress for film and television as well as a freelance translator of literary texts.
In 2014 Helen Zellweger founded the Schultz & Schirm Bühnenverlag with Georg Hoanzl and Michael Niavarani , which she is managing director.
Film and television (selection)
- 1991: Prospero's Books (original: Prospero's Books ), directed by Peter Greenaway
- 2000: Double use : Berlin, director: Dennis Satin
- 2001: Vino Santo - Long live love, long live wine , director: Xaver Schwarzenberger
- 2002: The Bride of the Wind (original: Bride of the Wind ), directed by Bruce Beresford
- 2002: SOKO Kitzbühel (episode: killer bees), director: Michael Zens
- 2002–2005: For heaven's sake , directors: Wolfgang Hübner , Ulrich König , Helmut Metzger
- 2004: Sesame Street (episode 2220–2279)
Theater (selection)
- 1987: Ismael Ivo Dance Company
- 1995–97: various productions in the Theater im Bahnhof under the direction of Ed. Hauswirth, Helmut Köpping , Dieter Boyer and Michael Bogdanov
- 1996: The Breakfast Club based on the film by John Hughes , director: Helmut Köpping (Thalia Theater, Graz)
- 1998: A sports play by Elfriede Jelinek , director: Einar Schleef ( Burgtheater )
- 1998: Mother Courage and her children by Bertolt Brecht , director: Konstanze Lauterbach ( Burgtheater )
- 1999: The wide country by Arthur Schnitzler , director: Achim Benning ( Burgtheater )
- 1999: Trilogie der Sommerfrische by Carlo Goldoni , directed by Einar Schleef ( Burgtheater )
- 1999: Wiener Blut, director: Johann Kresnik ( Burgtheater )
Web links
- Helen Zellweger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Helen Zellweger's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schultz & Schirm: Michael Niavarani becomes a publisher of plays. In: derStandard.at. March 7, 2016, accessed March 27, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zellweger, Helen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actress, translator and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich , Switzerland |