Lena Urzendowsky

Lena Urzendowsky
Urzendowsky at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born
Lena Friederike Urzendowsky

(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000
Berlin, Germany
EducationHumboldt University of Berlin
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
RelativesSebastian Urzendowsky (brother)

Lena Friederike Urzendowsky[1] (born 16 February 2000)[2][3] is a German actress.

Biography

Urzendowsky was born in Friedrichshain, Berlin, and spent most of her childhood in Steglitz and Schöneberg.[4][5] Her mother, Jeanette, and older brother, Sebastian, are also actors.[6][7] Urzendowsky herself became interested in acting at the age of five after watching a children's musical at the Friedrichstadt-Palast. She took acting, singing, and dance lessons at Stagefactory until the age of 12, when she began applying to talent agencies.[8] She was initially rejected due to her lack of experience, but later signed to an agency at the age of 14.[7] She made her screen debut in the ZDF television film The Snow Queen in 2014.[9]

She briefly attended high school in France through a student exchange program, and later completed her Abitur in 2018.[4][10] During the summer of 2022, she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She currently studies philosophy and social sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin.[7][8] She lives in Wedding.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Bibi & Tina: Mädchen gegen Jungs Mia [10]
2020 Cocoon Nora [11]
2021 Trümmermädchen Evi [12]
Zwischen uns Elena Winkler [9]
Sweet Disaster Yolanda [13]
2023 Franky Five Star Franky [14]
791 km Susi [15]
2024 Jenseits der blauen Grenze Hanna Klein
From Hilde, with Love Liane Berkowitz [16]
Rabia Oum Zayd
2025 Sound of Falling Angelika [17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 The Snow Queen Robber's daughter Television film [9]
2016 The White Rabbit Sara Rost Television film [8]
2017 Kein Herz für Inder Fiona Neufund Television film
Der Usedom-Krimi: Nebelwand Simone Simmank Television film
Der Usedom-Krimi: Trugspur Simone Simmank Television film
2017–2020 Dark Young Ines Kahnwald 3 episodes
2018 Der große Rudolph Eva-Maria "Evi" Television film [9]
Der Kriminalist Danny Torenz Episode: "Fenster zum Hof"
2019 Kranke Geschäfte Kati Glaser Television film [9]
2019–2025 How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) Milena "Kira" Bechtholz 19 episodes [18]
2020 Tatort: Leonessa Vanessa Michel Television film [19]
2020 The Defeated Green Eyes 2 episodes [9]
2021 We Children From Bahnhof Zoo Stella 8 episodes [20]
Mutter kündigt Josephine "Joe" Michelsen Television film
Tatort: Luna frisst oder stirbt Nellie "Luna" Kunze Television film [21]
2023 Luden Manu Melzer 6 episodes [8]
2025 Tatort: Das Ende der Nacht Carla Radek Television film [22]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Bavarian Film Awards 2021 Best Young Actress Cocoon Won [8]
German Film Critics Association Awards 2021 Best Actress Nominated
German Screen Actors Awards 2019 Best Young Actor Der große Rudolph Won
German Television Academy Awards 2019 Best Supporting Actress Won
German Television Awards 2019 Young Talent Award Won [8]
Grimme-Preis 2017 Grimme Award for Fiction The White Rabbit Won [23]
Günter-Strack-Fernsehpreis 2017 Best Young Actress Won
Hessischer Fernsehpreis 2018 Best Actress Der große Rudolph Won
New Faces Award 2017 New Faces Award for Acting The White Rabbit Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Der grosse Rudolph". Filmfest München 2018. Filmfest München. 2018. p. 100. Retrieved 15 May 2021 – via Yumpu.
  2. ^ Urzendowsky, Lena [@lena_urzendowsky]; (16 February 2023). "Here's to 23! Things haven't changed too much… I still love birthdays and dressing up and being a bad princess". Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Urzendowsky, Lena (9 September 2021). "Bye, Angela Merkel: Lena Urzendowsky schreibt über die scheidende Kanzlerin". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Vorbringer, Anne (3 July 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky: "In Berlin das Auto zu benutzen, nimmt unsolidarisch viel Platz ein"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  5. ^ Hadler, Daniel (18 August 2021). "Lena Urzendowsky: "Ich habe ja trotzdem viel Text, der passiert eben in meinem Kopf"". Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ^ Tieschky, Claudia (1 March 2021). "Lena Uzendowsky über "Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Skupin, Bernd (24 February 2021). ""Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo": Lena Urzendowsky leiht ihrer Figur Stella radikale Kraft". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Scheffel, Annett (9 November 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky: Das ganze innere Chaos". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Blaney, Martin (February 2021). "Embracing Variety | Lena Urzendowsky". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b Krekeler, Elmar (7 July 2023). "Serien-Star Lena Urzendowsky: Die Heldenreise einer wahren Walküre". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ^ Barraclough, Leo (17 December 2019). "Lesbian Love Story 'Cocoon,' Premiering at Berlinale, Picked Up By M-Appeal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  12. ^ Florescu, Ioana (10 October 2019). "Oliver Kracht readying his debut feature, Trümmermädchen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  13. ^ Gangloff, Tilmann P. (30 May 2024). "ARTE zeigt Sweet Disaster: ein Film zwischen Tragödie und Komödie". Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  14. ^ Häfer, Maria (24 July 2024). "Lena Urzendowsky: Für jede Situation gibt es eine Version von sich selbst". Nordkurier (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  15. ^ Schaaf, Julia (1 December 2023). "Lena Urzendowsky über ihren neuen Film 791 km mit Iris Berben". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  16. ^ Bray, Catherine (17 February 2024). "'From Hilde, With Love' Review: Andreas Dresen Returns With an Affecting Romance Set in 1942 Germany". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  17. ^ Popp, Olivia (15 April 2025). "Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling to vie for Cannes' top prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  18. ^ Grater, Tom (28 July 2020). "Netflix Renews Its Most-Streamed German Original Series 'How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast)' For Third Season". Deadline. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  19. ^ Kedves, Alexandra (8 March 2020). "Jugend ohne Gott und Geborgenheit". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  20. ^ Barraclough, Leo (10 October 2019). "First Look: Constantin and Amazon Reveal Cast for 'We Children From Bahnhof Zoo' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  21. ^ Dell, Matthias (31 October 2021). ""Tatort" Frankfurt: Die ist rau, echt, lebendig". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  22. ^ Dell, Matthias (26 January 2025). ""Tatort" Saarbrücken: Nach diesem Fall kommt der nächste". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  23. ^ Loy, Thomas (31 March 2017). "Grimme-Preis 2017: Das pure Glück: Auszeichnungen für Lena & Sebastian Urzendowsky". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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