Liv Lisa Fries
German actress (born 1990)
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Key Takeaways
- Liv Lisa Fries (born 31 October 1990 in Berlin) is a German actress who has appeared in several films and who gained an international following as the female lead Charlotte Ritter in the German TV series Babylon Berlin , which first premiered in 2017.
- She was raised in the Berlin borough of Pankow.
- In addition to native German, she speaks English, French and Mandarin.
- Career Fries wanted to become an actress when she was 14 years old after watching Léon: The Professional, because she was impressed by Natalie Portman's performance.
- Her first film role was in Atomised (2005) (German: Elementarteilchen ); however, her role was cut from the film.
Liv Lisa Fries (born 31 October 1990 in Berlin) is a German actress who has appeared in several films and who gained an international following as the female lead Charlotte Ritter in the German TV series Babylon Berlin, which first premiered in 2017.
Early life and education
Liv Lisa Fries was born on 31 October 1990 at the Charité hospital in Berlin. She was raised in the Berlin borough of Pankow.
As an exchange student, Fries studied in Beijing. In addition to native German, she speaks English, French and Mandarin.
After receiving her Abitur in 2010, Fries took advanced classes in philosophy and German, but dropped out as her career as an actress progressed.
Career
Fries wanted to become an actress when she was 14 years old after watching Léon: The Professional, because she was impressed by Natalie Portman's performance. After making her debut in 2005, Fries has gone on to appear in almost 40 acting roles, the majority of which have come in German films and TV series such as Zurich, Add a Friend, and The Wave. Her first film role was in Atomised (2005) (German: Elementarteilchen); however, her role was cut from the film. She then appeared in 2006 in an episode of Schimanski, in which she played the female lead role.
Fries performed in the German made-for-television film She Deserved It (2010) as an aggressive, frustrated teenager named Linda who tortures one of her peers. Fries said that during filming, she started feeling lonely and isolated, just like her character.
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