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Sandra Hüller (born 30 April 1978) is a German actress. She has appeared in German, Austrian, British, French, and American films. She has received various accolades, including two European Film Awards, a César Award and three German Film Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards. Hüller has played Anneliese Michel in Hans-Christian Schmid's 2006 drama Requiem, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress, and a troubled daughter in Maren Ade's 2016 comedy Toni Erdmann, for which she won her first European Film Award for Best Actress. She portrayed Irma Sztáray in Frauke Finsterwalder's 2023 historical black comedy Sisi & I. International recognition came in 2023 for her starring roles in Justine Triet's legal drama Anatomy of a Fall and Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. Her performances in the former won her another European Film Award and a César Award, in addition to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandra Hüller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sandra Hüller is a highly acclaimed German actress trained at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, recognized for her intense, nuanced performances in both independent and international cinema.
She gained global recognition for her lead roles in the thriller Anatomy of a Fall, the historical drama The Zone of Interest, and the comedy-drama Toni Erdmann.
She specializes in complex, psychological character studies, often alternating between stark realism and darkly comedic, offbeat roles.