Valerie Pachner
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Valerie Pachner in 2017 | |
Born | 26 June 1987 |
Nationality | Austrian |
Occupation | Actress |
Valerie Pachner (born 26 June 1987) is an Austrian actress.
Life and work
Valerie Pachner grew up in Bad Schallerbach, Austria, and studied acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2009 to 2013. Since 2013/14, she is part of the ensemble cast at the Residenztheater, under artistic director Martin Kušej.
Pachner starred as the female lead in the 2015 film Bad Luck (directed by Thomas Woschitz), which was nominated for the Max-Ophüls-Preis. After that she appeared in Elisabeth Scharangs Jack and Dieter Berners Egon Schiele: Tod und Mädchen (Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden). In Maria Schraders biopic of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, Vor der Morgenröte (Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe), Pachner played Zweigs stepdaughter; alongside Barbara Sukowa and Josef Hader as Stefan Zweig.
In 2016, Pachner played Franziska Jägerstätter in Terrence Malick's Radegund.
Filmography (selection)
- 2012: Tuppern (Short, directed by Vanessa Gräfingholt)
- 2013: Liebe.Macht (Short, directed by Dieter Berner)
- 2015: Bad Luck (directed by Thomas Woschitz)
- 2015: Jack (directed by Elisabeth Scharang)
- 2016: Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (Original title in German: Vor der Morgenröte) (directed by Maria Schrader)
- 2016: Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden (Original title in German: Egon Schiele: Tod und Mädchen) (directed by Dieter Berner)
Theatre (selection)
- 2013: Orest (Chrysotemis, Hermione) - directed by David Bösch
- 2013: The Snow Queen (Robber Girl, Princess) - directed by Samuel Weiss
- 2014: Hoppla, We're Alive! (Eva Berg, Student) - directed by Anne Lenk
- 2015: Three Sisters (Irina) - directed by Tina Lanik
- 2015: Opening Night: Alles über Laura (Nancy/Hannah) - directed by Bernhard Mikeska
- 2016: The Crucible (Mary Warren) - directed by Tina Lanik
- 2016: Faith, Hope and Charity (Elisabeth) - Regie: David Bösch
Awards
- 2004: Best Performance by a Young Actress (YOUKI)
- 2016: Förderpreis der Freunde des Residenztheaters
- 2016: Bayerischer Kunstförderpreis for Performing Arts
- 2017: Austrian Film Award (Best Actress)
- 2017: Romy (most popular shooting star, female)
References
- Süddeutsche Zeitung: In Sehnsucht verbunden, Interview about Three Sisters at the Residenztheater in Munich. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- Münchner Merkur: Erstmal angekommen, Portrait about Valerie Pachner. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- Terrence Malick Announces Next Film 'Radegund', Based on the Life of Franz Jägerstätter The Film Stage. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- Berlinale: Mister Smith Entertainment Takes International Sales on Terrence Malick’s ‘Radegund’ Variety. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
External links
- Valerie Pachner on IMDb
- Valerie Pachner (agency)
- Residenztheater