# Paula Kalenberg

Paula Kalenberg (born 9 November 1986) is a German actress. She is probably best known to international audiences for her roles in films Krabat, Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen, and Jew Suss: Rise and Fall.

## Career

Kalenberg began her career in 2001, after hearing about a casting on the radio. She appeared in two television films, Hanna – Where Are You? (Hanna – Wo bist Du?) in 2001, and In the End the Truth (Am Ende die Wahrheit) in 2002. In 2003, apart from appearing in television series Vice Squad (Die Sitte) and Tatort (Tatort), Kalenberg also made her film debut, in drama The Puppet Grave Digger (Der Puppengräber). Throughout 2004 and 2005, she acted in four television films — The Doctor (Die Ärztin), The Sting of Scorpion (Der Stich des Skorpion), Secret of the Red House (Das Geheimnis des roten Hauses) and Intrigue and Love [de] (Kabale und Liebe). In Intrigue and Love, Kalenberg starred as Luise Miller, opposite famous German actor August Diehl.
In 2006, Kalenberg starred film The Cloud, based on the novel Die Wolke, for which she won the New Faces Award for Best Actress. She then starred the 2007 drama Nothing Else Matters [de] (Was am Ende zählt). In 2008, Kalenberg appeared in various projects on television and film, the most notably fantasy film Krabat, opposite David Kross and Daniel Brühl, and mini–series Rosamunde Pilcher – The Four Seasons (Rosamunde Pilcher – Die vier Jahreszeiten). The following year, she starred two short and two full– length films, A Song Sleeps in All Things (Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen) and Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Binge). The later one earned her Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera at the 2009 Golden Camera Awards ceremony.
In 2010, Kalenberg portrayed Kristina Söderbaum in film Jew Suss: Rise and Fall, winning Askania Award for Shooting Star. In 2011, she made episode appearances of television series Countdown – The Haunt Begins (Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt) and Wilsberg, and acted in film Adam's End (Adams Ende). It was announced Kalenberg would star a new television film, Löwenstein, which is expected to be released in 2012.

## Personal life

Kalenberg was born in Dinslaken, near Düsseldorf, currently she lives in Berlin. She named Mata Hari as the role she would like to play.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Original Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Hanna – Where are ou? | Hanna – Wo bist Du? | Hanna Storm | (TV Film) |
| 2002 | In the End the Truth | Am Ende die Wahrheit | Luzie Rietmann | (TV Film) |
| 2003 | Vice Squad | Die Sitte | Tina Peters | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| 2003 | Crime Scene | Tatort | Winifred "Winnie" Sylvester | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| 2003 | The Puppet Grave Digger | Der Puppengräber | Film | Tanja Schlösser |
| 2004 | The Doctor | Die Ärztin | Laila Röhler | (TV Film) |
| 2004 | The Sting of the Scorpion | Der Stich des Skorpion | Young Nathalie Stein | (TV Film) |
| 2005 | Secret of the red House | Das Geheimnis des roten Hauses | Hella von Plessen | (TV Film) |
| 2005 | Intrigue and Love [de] | Kabale und Liebe | Luise Miller | (TV Film) |
| 2006 | The Cloud | Die Wolke | Hannah | New Faces Award for Best Actress |
| 2007 | Nothing Else Matters [de] | Was am Ende zählt | Carla | |
| 2008 | Bloch | Bloch | Sina | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| 2008 | From Breathing under Water | Vom Atmen unter Wasser | Elena Bartelt | (TV Film) |
| 2008 | The Duo | Das Duo | Jule Mundorf | (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Krabat | Krabat | Kantorka | |
| 2008 | A Year Ago in Winter | Im Winter ein Jahr | Stella | |
| 2008 | Rosamunde Pilcher – The Four Seasons | Rosamunde Pilcher – Die vier Jahreszeiten | Abigail "Abby" Combe | (Mini Series) (2008–09) 4 episodes |
| 2009 | The Prince | Der Prinz | Kristin | (Short Film) |
| 2009 | A Song Sleeps in All Things | Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen | Maggie | |
| 2009 | Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen | Vision – Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen | Klara | Golden Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera |
| 2009 | Soltau | Soltau | Marie | (Short Film) |
| 2010 | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall | Jud Süß – Film ohne Gewissen | Kristina Söderbaum | Askania Award for Shooting Star |
| 2011 | Adam's End | Adams Ende | Carmen | |
| 2011 | Countdown – The Hunt Begins | Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt | Sonja Reichenbach | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| 2011 | Wilsberg | Wilsberg | Angela Rothern | (TV Series) 1 episode |
| 2012 | Löwenstein | Löwenstein | Stella | (TV Film) Pre–production |
| 2013 | Kokowääh 2 | Kokowääh 2 | | |
| 2013 | When Inge Is Dancing [de] | Systemfehler – Wenn Inge tanzt | Inge | |
| 2015 | Starfighter [de] | Starfighter – Sie wollten den Himmel erobern | Evi Kranz | (TV Film) |
| 2021 | The Last Execution [de] | Nahschuss | Klara | |
| 2021 | The Four of Us | Du Sie Er & Wir | Maria | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
| 2006 | New Faces Award | Best Actress | The Cloud | Won |
| 2009 | Golden Camera Award | Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera | Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen | Won |
| 2011 | Askania Award | Shooting Star | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall | Won |