Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul (born 8 March 1974 in Berlin-Pankow) is a German film, television and stage actress.

Paul first worked as a model for magazines such as Bravo. She was 17 when she obtained her first leading role in the film Deutschfieber. Prior to her acting career (she has no formal acting training), she studied medicine, successfully completing her studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin; however, she gave up medicine in 2006.

Paul is married to a physician, Wolfgang Schwenk, with whom she lives in Hamburg with her son and a daughter from a previous relationship.

Filmography

Cinema

• Deutschfieber (1992), directed by Niklaus Schilling
• Ich und Christine (1993), directed by Peter Stripp
• Ex (1994), directed by Mark Schlichter
• Unter der Milchstraße (1995), directed by Matthias X. Oberg
• Workaholic (1996), directed by Sharon von Wietersheim
• Dumm gelaufen (1996), directed by Peter Timm
• Das Leben ist eine Baustelle (1997), directed by Wolfgang Becker
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), directed by Eric Iacovino
• Die Häupter meiner Lieben (1999), directed by Hans-Günther Bücking
• Marlene (1999), directed by Joseph Vilsmaier
• Im Juli (2000), directed by Fatih Akın
• Freunde (1999), directed by Martin Eigler
• Väter (2002), directed by Dani Levy
• Echte Kerle (2002), directed by Christian Zübert
• Im Schwitzkasten (2004), directed by Eoin Moore
• Reine Formsache (2006), directed by Ralf Huettner
• Neues vom Wixxer (2007), directed by Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert
• Die Welle (2008), directed by Dennis Gansel
• JERRY COTTON" (2009), directed by Cyrill Boss, Philipp Stennert
• DIE VAMPIRSCHWESTERN"(2011), directed by Wolfgang Groos

Television

• Nur der Sieg zählt (1994), directed by Uwe Janson
• Der Pirat (1997), directed by Bernd Schadewald
• Mammamia (1997), directed by Sandra Nettelbeck
• Zucker für die Bestie (1998), directed by Markus Fischer
• Himmelreich auf Erden (2001), directed by Thorsten C. Fischer
• Außer Kontrolle (2003), directed by Christian Görlitz
• Küss mich Hexe (2004), directed by Diethard Küster
• Die Nacht der großen Flut (2005), directed by Raymund Ley
• Die Tote vom Deich (2006), directed by Matti Geschonneck

Bibliography

• Paul, Christiane. Einflussfaktoren auf die perioperative Morbidität und Mortalität in der primären Hüftendoprothetik: eine retrospektive, fallkontrollierte, unselektierte Studie über 628 Implantationen. Dissertation, Humboldt University of Berlin, 2002.

Awards and recognition

• Max-Ophüls-Preis for Ex – 1996
• Bayerischer Filmpreis for Workaholik – 1996
• Goldene Kamera as Best Supporting Actress – 1998
• Berliner Zeitung Culture prize – 1999

External links

• Official website (German)
• Christiane Paul at the Internet Movie Database