Actor
Martina Gedeck
Born 14 September 1961 · Munich, Germany
Martina Gedeck is a German actress born in Munich in 1961. She became internationally known through Mostly Martha and The Lives of Others. One of the leading figures of contemporary German film, she has worked in both German and international productions.
Key films
Mostly Martha (2001)
Her breakthrough lead role as a rigid chef, which brought her wide international recognition.
The Lives of Others (2006)
Played the actress at the centre of the Oscar-winning Stasi drama, a defining international success.
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Played journalist Ulrike Meinhof in a major German drama about the Red Army Faction.
The Wall (2012)
Carried this acclaimed adaptation as the lone woman cut off from the world by an invisible wall.
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
Appeared in a major international ensemble literary adaptation, showing her European reach.
Key awards
- 2007 German Film Award (Lola) for Best Supporting Actress, The Lives of Others
- 2002 German Film Award (Lola) for Best Actress, Mostly Martha
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 103
- 1987Aquaplaning · as PatriziaActor
- 1988Die Beute · as NellyActor
- 1988Golden Boy · as Brigitte KatzbachActor
- 1989Eine Frau für Alfie · as Odette RitterActor
- 1989Schulz & Schulz · as BrittaActor
- 1989Tiger, Löwe, Panther · as Nicoletta / LöweActor
- 1990Der doppelte Nötzli · as HotelserviceActor
- 1990Hard Days, Hard Nights · as GoldiActor
- 1991Leo und Charlotte · as SylvieActor
- 1991Hausmänner · as HelenActor
- 1991Schulz & Schulz II: Aller Anfang ist schwer · as BrittaActor
- 1992Mutter und Söhne · as Susanne StollerActor
- 1992Endstation Harembar · as VickyActor
- 1992Schulz & Schulz IV: Neue Welten, alte Lasten · as BrittaActor
- 1993Krücke · as BronkaActor
- 1993Barmherzige Schwestern · as KlaraActor
- 1993Modell Adenauer - Ein Tag im Leben des Herrn K. · as NurseActor
- 1994Maybe... Maybe Not · as JuttaActor
- 1995Talk of the Town · as Sabine KirschActor
- 1995Man in Search of Woman · as Woman in ParkActor
- 1995Hölleisengretl · as HölleisengretlActor
- 1995Wer Kollegen hat, braucht keine Feinde · as Sylvie SchmidtbauerActor
- 1995Les jeux à deuxActor
- 1996Der schönste Tag im Leben · as WaltrautActor
- 1997Rossini · as SerafinaActor
- 1997Life Is All You Get · as LiloActor
- 1997Single Bells · as Katharina "Kati" TreichlActor
- 1997Harald · as Rica ReichmannActor
- 1997Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Einer von uns · as Lea KatzActor
- 1997Lea Katz - Die Kriminalpsychologin: Das wilde Kind · as Lea KatzActor
- 1998Lady Rettich, Czerni and I · as Frau CzerniActor
- 1998Frauen lügen nicht · as HannahActor
- 1999Your Best Years · as Vera KempActor
- 1999The Green Desert · as DorisActor
- 1999All About Bob · as BarbaraActor
- 1999Ich habe nein gesagt · as Doris WenglerActor
- 1999Jew-boy Levi · as Fräulein NeunerActor
- 2000O Palmenbaum · as Katarina „Kati“ TreichlActor
- 2000The Queen – Marianne HoppeActor
- 2001Mostly Martha · as Martha KleinActor
- 2001Scheidung auf amerikanisch · as SarahActor
- 2001Jenseits der Liebe · as Helen DubbsActor
- 2001Romeo · as Lotte ZimmermannActor
- 2002Andreas Hofer · as Lebzelter-MariandlActor
- 2002Verlorenes Land · as Maria KaindlActor
- 2003Unsre Mutter ist halt anders · as PaulaActor
- 2003Ins Leben zurück · as Clara LorenzActor
- 2004Der Stich des Skorpion · as Anne SteinActor
- 2004Sergeant Pepper · as Martha KleinActor
- 2004Hunger auf Leben · as Brigitte ReimannActor
- 2004Giacomo Casanova · as Madame De RollActor
- 2004Feuer in der Nacht · as Paola WinklerActor
- 2004Secret Stories · as SylviaActor
- 2004Das blaue Wunder · as Thea EiseltActor
- 2005Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas · as Greta Steinwendner / LadinerActor
- 2005Spiele der Macht – 11011 Berlin · as Prof. Sara M. KardowActor
- 2006The Lives of Others · as Christa-Maria SielandActor
- 2006The Good Shepherd · as Hanna SchillerActor
- 2006The Elementary Particles · as ChristianeActor
- 2006Summer '04 · as MiriamActor
- 2006A Perfect Friend · as MarlèneActor
- 2006Auf ewig und einen Tag · as Paula SchmittActor
- 2006Liebe nach dem TodActor
- 2007Messy Christmas · as SaraActor
- 2007Verlassen · as ClaudiaActor
- 2008The Baader Meinhof Complex · as Ulrike MeinhofActor
- 2008Clara · as Clara SchumannActor
- 2009Bets & Wedding Dresses · as Josephine CampanellaActor
- 2010Agnosia · as PrevertActor
- 2010Jew Suss: Rise and Fall · as Anna MarianActor
- 2010Aghet · as Alma JohanssonActor
- 2011Bastard · as MeinertActor
- 2012The Wall · as FrauActor
- 2012The Door · as MagdaActor
- 2013Night Train to Lisbon · as MarianaActor
- 2013The Nun · as Suzanne's motherActor
- 2013Those Happy Years · as HelkeActor
- 2013Am Hang · as ValerieActor
- 2013Halbe Hundert · as Anne KaterActor
- 2013Die Auslöschung · as Judith FurmannActor
- 2014Das Ende der Geduld · as Corinna KleistActor
- 2015The Girl King · as Maria EleonoraActor
- 2015I'm Off Then · as StellaActor
- 2016The Diary of Anne Frank · as Edith Frank-HolländerActor
- 2016The Verdict · as Staatsanwältin Frau NelsonActor
- 2016Original Bliss · as Helen BrindelActor
- 2016Seit du da bist · as ClaraActor
- 2017Killing Stella · as AnnaActor
- 2018Zwei Herren im Anzug · as TheresActor
- 2018Augsburger Puppenkiste - Geister der Weihnacht · as Ghost #1 (voice)Actor
- 2019Und wer nimmt den Hund? · as Doris LehnertActor
- 2019Heart Hunting · as Caroline BinderActor
- 2020Violetter Schnee - Staatsoper Berlin · as TanjaActor
- 2022Wonderfully Beautiful · as Frauke AbeckActor
- 2022Dark Satellites · as ChristaActor
- 2022Endlich Witwer - Forever Young · as Petra SchultheissActor
- 2023Die Verteidigerin - Der Gesang des Raben · as Anna NotrupActor
- 2024Woodwalkers · as Lissa ClearwaterActor
- 2025Letzter Stollen - Der sechste Altaussee-Krimi · as Dr. Beate BraunActor
- 2026Woodwalkers 2 · as Lissa ClearwaterActor
- 2026Allegro Pastell · as Ulla ArnheimActor
- 2026VisitationActor
- 2028Woodwalkers 3 · as Lissa ClearwaterActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.