# Laura Berlin

Laura Berlin (born 13 March 1990) is a German actress and model. She is known for her role as Emma of Normandy in the Netflix original series Vikings: Valhalla, which premiered in 2022.

## Modelling and early career

Laura Berlin was discovered by a model agency as a teenager, by the age of 17, she was featured on the front page of the Italian edition of Elle. She studied acting at Anja Joos Management school, where she participated in many school theatre productions such as "Der Streit" and "Frühlingserwachen". She also took 2009 Workshop "Directing and Acting" with Petra Zieser (dffb), and 2010 "Acting for young talents" with Teresa Harder (Frank Betzelt Coaching).

## Acting

In 2009, she played the main character in the Thomas Freundner film Schneewittchen (Snow White) (2009), alongside Sonja Kirchberger, Jaecki Schwarz, Martin Brambach, and Jörg Schüttauf. She took the role of Charlotte Montrose in the films Ruby Red (2013), Sapphire Blue (2014) and Emerald Green [de] (2016), inspired by Kerstin Gier's book series Ruby Red Trilogy. In 2016, she played the main role in the music video of Prinz Pi's song 1,40m [de]. Moreover, she played the role of a bewildered ghost girl as a guest star in the series Binny and the Ghost (2016).
In 2016, she has appeared as Jenny Hülshoff in the YouTube series Alles Liebe, Annette [de].
Most recently, she stars as the unshakeable leader, Queen Emma in the new series Vikings: Valhalla directed by Jeb Stuart, airing on Netflix.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Eternalsoul.org | Jessy | Short film |
| 2011 | Men in the City 2 | Hippie | |
| 2013 | Ruby Red | Charlotte Montrose | |
| 2014 | Sapore di te | Ingrid | |
| 2014 | Sapphire Blue | Charlotte Montrose | |
| 2015 | Punk Berlin 1982 [de] | Hanna | |
| 2015 | Meine Bäckerblume | Bäckerin | Short film |
| 2016 | Emerald Green [de] | Charlotte Montrose | |
| 2016 | UFO: It Is Here | Melissa Stein | |
| 2017 | Bullyparade – Der Film | Monirella | |
| 2018 | Ronny & Klaid | Angela | |
| 2019 | Immenhof – Das Abenteuer eines Sommers | Charly | |
| 2021 | The Witch and the Ottoman | Anne | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Schneewittchen (Snow White) | Snow White | Television film |
| 2010 | Tod einer Schülerin | Katja Weiss | Television film |
| 2010 | Vater aus heiterem Himmel | Bettina | Television film |
| 2010 | Notruf Hafenkante | Melissa Wiesenrath | Episode "Risiken und Nebenwirkungen" |
| 2011–2012 | SOKO Wismar | Jennifer Karlsen / Anna Blume | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | SOKO Stuttgart | Denise May | Episode: "Auf die Plätze, fertig, tot" |
| 2013, 2015 | SOKO Leipzig | Lisa Braisch / Sarah Fischer | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Verbotene Liebe | Janine | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Polizeiruf 110 | Vanessa | Episode: "Eine mörderische Idee" |
| 2015 | My Worst Best Friend | Jana | Television film |
| 2015 | Einstein | Julia Weigert | Television film |
| 2015 | In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte | Smilla Eriksson | Episode: "Starke Mädchen" |
| 2015 | Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei | Nadja | Episode: "Lockdown" |
| 2016 | Binny and the Ghost | Leonina | Episode: "Leona" |
| 2017–2019 | Einstein | Julia Weigert | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Blaumacher | Sascha Decker | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Bad Cop - kriminell gut | Svenja Althaus | Episode: "Feuer und Flamme" |
| 2018 | Der Staatsanwalt | Nina | Episode: "Die Enkelin" |
| 2018 | Split Homicide | Ivana Pokovic | Episode: "Mord auf Vis" |
| 2018 | Cologne P.D. | Yvonne Becker | Episode: "Monster" |
| 2018 | Professor T. | Maren | Episode: "Das verlorene Kind" |
| 2018–present | Notruf Hafenkante | Dr Eva Grünberg | Series regular |
| 2019 | Inga Lindström | Astrid | Episode: "Auf der Suche nach Dir" |
| 2020 | Breaking Even | Charlotte Lindemann | Main role |
| 2022 - 2024 | Vikings: Valhalla | Emma of Normandy | Main role |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016–2017 | Alles Liebe, Annette | Jenny | 4 episodes |

### Music videos

| Song | Year | Artist |
| "The Power of Love" | 2006 | Oomph! |
| "1,40" | 2016 | Prinz Pi feat. Philipp Dittberner |
| "Roundabouts" | 2018 | Michael Patrick Kelly |