Johanna Wokalek

Johanna Wokalek in Vienna (2010)

Johanna Wokalek (born March 3, 1975 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German theater and film actress .

biography

Beginnings

During her school days at the Friedrich-Gymnasium Freiburg , Wokalek discovered her love for theater and after graduating from high school she was accepted at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. During her studies she was seen in the film Aimée & Jaguar alongside Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler as Ilse.

theatre

In 1996, under the direction of Paulus Manker , Wokalek made her theatrical debut at the Wiener Festwochen in the play Alma - A Show Biz to the end , which she filmed for television in 1999. After completing his studies, he worked for three years at the Theater Bonn . Wokalek played the title role of Rose Bernd von Gerhart Hauptmann there under the direction of Valentin Jeker . In 1999 she received the Alfred Kerr Acting Award for her interpretation . Since then she has been engaged at the Vienna Burgtheater , where she played in the title roles of Kleist's Das Käthchen von Heilbronn and Lessing's Emilia Galotti , among others . In 2015 Wokalek left the Burgtheater.

In summer 2014 Wokalek took on the role of Charlotte Salomon in the world premiere of the opera of the same name by Marc-André Dalbavie at the Salzburg Festival . It staged Luc Bondy , it conducted by the composer.

Movie

In 2003 Wokalek played the role of Lene in the critical Heimatfilm Hierankl , for which she was awarded numerous prizes. In 2004 she was cast with the female lead Leila in Til Schweiger's film Barefoot . 2008 Wokalek took in Bernd Eichinger's The Baader Meinhof Complex , the role of the RAF - terrorist Gudrun Ensslin . In the same year she played the photo reporter Luise Fellner in the mountaineering drama North Face .

In 2009, instead of Franka Potente , Wokalek took on the leading role in Sönke Wortmann's literary film adaptation of The Popess . In 2010 she portrayed Cecilia Kuper slipping into terrorism in The Coming Days .

In 2012 she played the lead role as Tiffany Blechschmid in Sherry Hormann's film How To Be Unhappy .

In 2013 she starred in the music video for the song Halo by the British pop group Depeche Mode , which used the video for the stage show on their Delta Machine tour 2013/14. In the subsequent live DVD Depeche Mode Live in Berlin , she also had a cameo appearance as a whore at the acoustic session in the Berlin brothel Bel Ami .

In 2017 Johanna Wokalek played Claire Kornitzer in Matthias Glasner's ZDF two-parter Landgericht - Geschichte einer Familie and Nora in Jan Speckenbach's film Freiheit , which was shown in the Locarno Festival competition . District Court - History of a Family was awarded the Grimme Prize in 2018 .

In 2019 Johanna Wokalek was seen as Ditte Nansen in Christian Schwochow's remake Deutschstunde of the novel of the same name by Siegfried Lenz. In the same year she played Linda in Jonas Alexander Arnby's drama Suicide Tourist - There is no escape .

Private

Wokalek is married to the conductor Thomas Hengelbrock , the couple has a son. Her father Heinrich is a brother of the diplomat Karl Wokalek .

Stage plays (selection)

1996: Alma - A Show Biz ans Ende , Wiener Festwochen , director: Paulus Manker
1997: The Schroffenstein family , Schauspiel Bonn, director: Dietrich Hilsdorf
1997: Die Dreigroschenoper , Burgtheater Wien, as Polly , director: Paulus Manker
1999: Rose Bernd , Schauspiel Bonn, director: Valentin Jeker
2000: Hamlet , Salzburg Festival / Stuttgart Schauspielhaus , director: Martin Kušej
2000: Die Möwe , Burgtheater Vienna, director: Luc Bondy
2001: Das Käthchen von Heilbronn , Burgtheater Vienna, director: Andrea Breth
2002: The Measure of Things , Salzburg Festival , director: Igor Bauersima
2003: Emilia Galotti , director: Andrea Breth
2004: The cat on a hot tin roof , Burgtheater Vienna, director: Andrea Breth
2005: Don Carlos * , Burgtheater Vienna, director: Andrea Breth
2007: Some Girl (s) * , Akademietheater Wien, director: Dieter Giesing
2008: The Wars of the Roses , Burgtheater Vienna, director: Stephan Kimmig
2010: The funeral , Burgtheater Vienna, director: Thomas Vinterberg
2011: Incidents , Akademietheater Wien, director: Andrea Breth
2011: Platonov , Akademietheater Wien, director: Alvis Hermanis
2013: Tartuffe , Akademietheater Wien, director: Luc Bondy
2016: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher , Dresden Philharmonic under Bertrand de Billy , stage set: Reto Nickler
2019: Die Ratten , Burgtheater Wien, director: Andrea Breth
2019: "He takes her by the hand and leads her into the castle, the others follow", Tanztheater Wuppertal, director: Pina Bausch
2020: "The seven deadly sins, part II: Don't be afraid", Tanztheater Wuppertal, director: Pina Bausch

Filmography

Wokalek at the Berlinale 2011

1998: Aimée & Jaguar
1999: Alma - A Show Biz ans Ende (TV movie)
1998: The store (three-part TV series)
2002: The Last Hiding Place (TV movie)
2002: Hierankl
2003: The cherry queen
2005: barefoot
2007: Bella Block: Blackout (TV series)
2007: White Lilies ( Silent Resident )
2008: north face
2008: The Baader Meinhof complex
2008: Tatort: The Dead Chinese (TV series)
2009: The Popess
2010: The coming days
2012: Guide to Unhappiness
2017: District Court - Story of a Family (TV movie)
2017: freedom
2018: Woof - Follow the dog
2019: Crime scene: Wrong rabbit
2019: German lesson
2019: Suicide Tourist - There is no escape

Audio books and radio plays

2006: Johanna Wokalek reads Franziska Linkerhand . Brigitte Reimann , ISBN 3-86604-186-1 .
2008: Gretel Adorno - Walter Benjamin : Correspondence. ISBN 978-3-940018-02-1 .
2009: Herzzeit: Correspondence. Ingeborg Bachmann - Paul Celan , ISBN 978-3-940018-03-8 .
2009: The Popess: the radio play for the film. ISBN 978-3-86717-523-4 .
2019: Johanna Wokalek reads running. Isabel Bogdan , ISBN 978-3-8398-1733-9 .
2020: Nelly B's heart . Aris Fioretos . Read by Johanna Wokalek, ISBN 9783940018854 .

Awards

1999
- Alfred Kerr Acting Award
- Sponsorship award from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for young artists
- Young actress of the year for the theater magazine Theater heute
2002
- German Film Award for their representation in the film Hierankl
2003
- Nestroy Theater Prize - Best Offspring
- Bavarian Film Prize for their representation in the film Hierankl
2006
- European Shooting Star from Germany of the European Film Promotion (EFP) as part of the Berlinale
- Adolf Grimme Prize for her portrayal in the film Hierankl (together with Hans Steinbichler , Bella Halben , Barbara Sukowa , Josef Bierbichler and Peter Simonischek )
2008
- Bambi in the national actress jury award category for her portrayal in the film Der Baader Meinhof Complex
2009
- Diva in the Actress of the Year category for her “outstanding achievements in the past year [2008]”.
- Nomination for the German Film Award for Best Lead Actress for Der Baader Meinhof Complex .
2010
- Jupiter Award - audience award for her portrayal in the film The Popess
2018
- Grimme Prize for Regional Court - History of a Family