Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Short Biography

Gabriela Maria Schmeide was born on July 10, 1965 in Bautzen, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for The White Ribbon (2009), Grill Point (2002) and Frau Müller muss weg! (2015).Trivia (4) Chosen "Best Younger Stage Actress" by magazine "Theater heute" in 1992.Grew up in Bautzen, Germany and was raised bilingually (German, Sorbian) as daughter of Sorb parents. The Sorbs are a Slavic minority in East Germany.Attending singing and violin lessons.Graduated from the School of Drama "Ernst Busch" in Berlin (1991).Gabriela Maria Schmeide ( Aboriginal Gabriela Marija Šmajdźina , born July 10, 1965 in Bautzen as Gabriela Kubitz and Kubicec ) is a German - Sorbian actress.Life and work Gabriela Maria Kubitz grew up bilingually as a daughter of Sorbian parents in Bautzen . After the Abitur , she wanted to study medicine , but she was denied her in the GDR , since her father had fled to the West . Instead she worked at the Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater in Bautzen as a souffleuse and came to the theater.From 1984 onwards, she completed a singing and violin training and then studied from 1987 to 1991 at the "Ernst Busch" Academy of Drama in Berlin.Subsequently, she received a commitment to the Berliner Ensemble . In 1992, she was voted "Young Actress of the Year" by the magazine " Theater". Two years later she was awarded the Academy Prize of the Academy of Arts . Since 1994 she has been a member of the ensemble of the Theater Bremen , first with a firm commitment and then as a free actress. In Bremen, she starred among directors such as Andrej Woron and Karin Henkel, among others the Blanche in Endstation Sehnsucht and Lady Macbeth. Also chanson songs belong to their repertoire.Since 2000, she has been involved in film and television productions and has also become known to the public outside theaters. Her first film role was first in 2001 in the film The Policewoman of Andreas Dresen , in which she embodies the title figure. One year later, she appeared in Dresden's film half-stairs , which, like Die Polizistin, won several film journeys. In addition, she has been featured in various TV productions, including several crime scenes and the series Das Kanzleramt .Her engagement at the Theater Bremen ended with the end of the 2008/2009 season. Since the 2009/2010 season, she has been a permanent ensemble member of the Thalia Theater in Hamburg .Gabriela Maria Schmeide is married and has a daughter.