Annika Blendl

Annika Greta Blendl (born 16 June 1982 in Regensburg) is a German actress, film director, and film producer.

Biography Early years Annika Blendl grew up with five siblings. She began her artistic career as a student, studying violin, and won first place twice in the nationwide youth competition Jugend musiziert. After graduating, she moved from Cologne to Berlin to pursue acting, following the example of her older sister Mareile. She initially filmed commercials and worked as a model for various fashion brands. In 2004, after meeting director Schorsch Kamerun at the Zurich Schauspielhaus, she collaborated with him on a theatrical adaptation of The Snow Queen, based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Film and television Without formal acting training, Blendl received her first television roles in 2002, debuting as Lisa Nordbrock in the television film Love Crash.

Blendl took roles in feature films such as Michael Klier's Farland (2004), Christian Petzold's Ghosts (2005), and Stephan Geene's After Effect (2007). She closed 2008 with the title role in Matthias Tiefenbacher's TV crime drama The Beauty by the Poolside of the ZDF series Ein starkes Team and a guest role in Polizeiruf 110 directed by Alain Gsponer. In addition, she played lead roles in the directorial debut and graduation films Maria am Wasser by Thomas Wendrich (2006) and Transit by Philipp Leinemann (2010).

In 2007, Blendl starred in her first continuous lead role as Sophie Heise in the four-part crime series Donna Roma. From 2014 to 2020, she appeared alongside Pasquale Aleardi as police secretary Nolwenn in the ARD crime series Kommissar Dupin. Since October 2019, Blendl has starred as Detective Pia Walther, grieving the loss of her husband under the leadership of Maike Riems (Anja Kling) in the ZDF crime series Das Quartett.

Director and producer In 2009, Blendl began studying documentary film directing at the University of Television and Film Munich

Filmography Feature films 2002: Heimatfilm! 2004: Moon Landing 2004: Farland 2005: Ghosts 2006: Maria am Wasser 2007: After Effect 2009: Rabbit Without Ears 2 2010: Weeds in Paradise 2010: Transit 2012: Reality XL 2012: We Wanted to Go to Sea 2013: Nowhereman (documentary; director, screenplay) 2013: 9 mois et un coussin 2015: Mollath – "And Suddenly You're Crazy" (also director, screenplay, producer) 2017: One More Everything 2017: Luna 2018: Everything is Good 2019: All I never wanted (director, screenplay, producer, actress)

Television films 2002: Love Crash 2002: The Ladies' Man – Men Among Men 2003: D.I.K. – Hunt for Virus X 2003: In the Middle of Life 2003: Lotti on the Run 2004: Cold Spring 2006: Lulu 2007: Nothing Is Forgotten 2011: Leppel & Langsam 2011: Pillow Fight 2012: The Hunt for the Amber Room 2012: Balthasar Berg – See Sylt and Die 2015: 2015: Life Imprisonment Twice 2016: If It's Love 2017: Cold Is the Fear 2017: A Summer in Cyprus 2021: A Risky Decision

TV series and mini-series 2002: Tatort: Oskar 2003: In the Name of the Law (episode War Games) 2003: Wolff's Turf (episode Taxi to the Moon) 2003: Tatort: Leyla 2003: Tatort: Vera's Weapons 2003: Section 40 (2 episodes) 2004: Metropolitan Police (episode Pill Pusher) 2004: SK Kölsch (Episode Die Liebesfalle) 2004: SOKO Wismar (Episode Gelegenheit macht Diebe) 2005: Die Rettungsflieger (Episode Ins Leben zurück) 2006: Die Familienanwältin (Episode Die Überlebende) 2006, 2012: SOKO Köln (various roles, 2 episodes) 2006, 2009: Kommissar Stolberg (various roles, 2 episodes) 2006–2009: Heimatgeschichten (3 episodes) 2006: Da kommt Kalle (Episode Jugendsünde) 2007: Donna Roma (4 episodes) 2007: Der letzte Zeuge (Episode Die Handschrift des Mörders) 2007: Tatort: Racheengel 2008: Mord mit Aussicht (Episode Waldeslust) 2008: GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben (Episode Endstation) 2008: Polizeiruf 110: Wie ist die Welt so stille 2008: Unschuldig (2 episodes) 2008, 2015: Der Kriminalist (various roles, 2 episodes) 2009: Ein starkes Team: Die Schöne vom Beckenrand 2009: Marie Brand und das mörderische Vergessen 2011: Danni Lowinski (Episode Falsche Wahl) 2011: Bella Block: Stich ins Herz 2011: Tatort: Das schwarze Haus 2011: Tatort: Ein ganz normaler Fall 2012: Das Duo: Der tote Mann und das Meer 2012: Ein starkes Team: Schöner Wohnen 2012: (Episode Verantwortung) 2014: Kommissarin Heller: Der Beutegänger 2014: Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (Episode Der Wettkampf) 2014: Die Familiendetektivin (Episode Doppelleben) 2014–2020: Kommissar Dupin 2014: Bretonische Verhältnisse 2014: Bretonische Brandung 2015: Bretonisches Gold 2017: Bretonischer Stolz 2017: Bretonische Flut 2018: Bretonisches Leuchten 2019: Bretonische Geheimnisse 2020: Bretonisches Vermächtnis 2015: Die Chefin (Episode Treibjagd) 2015: Tatort: Wer Wind erntet, sät Sturm! 2015: Liebe am Fjord – Unterm Eis 2015, 2019: Ein Fall für zwei (various roles, 2 episodes) 2016: Der Alte (Episode Die Angst danach) 2016: Wilsberg: Mord und Beton 2018: Der Staatsanwalt (Episode Taunushexe) 2019: Zimmer mit Stall: Berge versetzen since 2019: Das Quartett 2019: Der lange Schatten des Todes 2020: Das Mörderhaus 2021: Die Tote vom Balkon 2022: Dunkle Helden 2023: Tödliche Lieferung 2023: Mörderischer Pakt 2020: Der Bergdoktor (Episode Mutterlügen) 2020: Ein starkes Team: Parkplatz bitte sauber halten 2020: Tatort: Unter Wölfen 2021: Tatort: Rettung so nah 2022: Harter Brocken: Das Überlebenstraining 2023: Die Chefin (TV series, Episode Gespenster) 2024: Der Staatsanwalt (Episode Ein neues Leben)

Theatre 2004: The Snow Queen, Schauspielhaus Zürich