Carina Wiese
| Carina Wiese | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 26, 1970 |
Carina Nicolette Wiese (born February 26, 1970) is a German actress who was born in Dresden and completed a classic formation as actress in Leipzig. She has riding and fencing skills, moreover she is fluent in Russian and English.
Career
Having been member of the ensemble of the accredited theatre "Schauspielhaus Leipzig" from 1991 till 1993 she then also appeared on likewise approved stages in Germany's capital Berlin and her hometown Dresden.
Besides that she performed in radio drama, feature films and a variety of popular German TV shows of different genres.
Eventually she was cast as the supporting part Andrea Schäfer for Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei.
Due to her popularity she remained for nearly ten years.
Although she usually had less screen time than the male principal actors she had a key role. Whenever the male heroes would be stuck in an investigation, not knowing how to continue, she would use her skills as a hacker or just her female intuition to get them going and to let them succeed eventually.
In opposite to other characters who have left this series for good, "Andrea Schäfer" didn't die. Instead she married "Semir" (who is portrayed by Erdoğan Atalay) and returns therefore occasionally as guest star, provided her current engagements allow this.
Meanwhile she has also established herself as a teacher for acting.
Personal life
Her son Samual was born in 1992.