Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck (; born 14 September 1961) is a German actress. She achieved international recognition due to her roles in films such as Mostly Martha, The Lives of Others (2006), and The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008). She has won several awards, including two Deutscher Filmpreis, in 1997 for Supporting Actress in Life is All You Get, and in 2002 for Actress in Mostly Martha.

Biography Gedeck was born 14 September 1961 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany, and grew up in Bavaria, the oldest of three girls. In 1971, her family moved to West Berlin, where the 11-year-old Martina debuted as an actress in children's television shows. There seems to be some uncertainty regarding her year of birth 1961.

After leaving school in 1981, she enrolled at the Free University of Berlin, majoring in German Literature and History.

In 2006, Gedeck appeared in five major films: The Elementary Particles (2006) as Christiane, The Lives of Others (2006) as Christa-Maria Sieland, The Perfect Friend (2006) as Marlène, Summer '04 (2006) as Miriam Franz, and Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd (2006) as Hanna Schiller, starring opposite Matt Damon and John Turturro.

In 2013, Gedeck was a member of the jury at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Personal life Gedeck resides in Berlin with her partner, Swiss director Markus Imboden. 1997 German Film Award Best Supporting Actress Rossini 1997 Golden Lion Best Actress The Nephew 1997 TelStar Best Actress The Nephew 1998 Golden Lion Best Supporting Actress Bella Block 1998 Grimme-Preis Best Actress The Nephew, Bella Block 1999 Bavarian Film Awards Best Actress The Green Desert 2000 Bavarian TV Awards Best Actress Best Years 2002 Mons International Festival Best Actress Mostly Martha 2003 Goldene Kamera Best Actress Lost Country, The Mother 2004 Grimme-Preis Best Actress Back to Life 2004 Deutscher Fernsehpreis Best Actress Hungry for Life 2006 European Film Award Best Actress The Lives of Others 2006 German Film Award Best Actress The Elementary Particles 2006 Premio Bacco, Notte delle Stelle Best Actress Mostly Martha 2006 International Filmfestival Kaluga Best Actress Mostly Martha 2006 Diva Award Hall of Fame Outstanding Artistic Contribution 2007 Berlin Film Festival, Silver Bear Best Cast The Good Shepherd 2007 Bavarian Film Awards Best Actress Messy Christmas Die Wand 2015 Goldene Kamera Best German Actress —