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My Take
To me, Martina Gedeck embodies the quiet prestige of German cinema. Trained at the Berlin University of the Arts, she has built a career on restraint, and her work in Mostly Martha and The Lives of Others left me genuinely shaken. Multiple Deutscher Filmpreis wins and the Bavarian Order of Merit only confirm what the screen already tells you. What I respect is her refusal to overplay: she packs enormous interior life into a held expression rather than an outburst. That precision, paired with her range across writing, singing and acting, makes her stand apart for me among European actresses of her generation.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martina Gedeck
- Name (Japanese)
- マルティナ・ゲデック
- Reading
- まるてぃな・げでっく
- Born
- September 14, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
- Origin
- Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film actor / musician / spokesperson / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Berlin University of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1995 Bavarian TV Awards
- 2000 Bavarian TV Awards
- 2008 Berliner Bär
- 2013 Eckart Witzigmann Prize
- Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
- German Film Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Martina Gedeck born?
Born September 14, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Martina Gedeck from?
Martina Gedeck is from Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany.
What does Martina Gedeck do?
Martina Gedeck works as screenwriter, film actor, musician, spokesperson, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.