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Katharina Stark

Katharina Stark (born 26 September 1998) is a German actress. In 2024 she was awarded the European Shooting Star Award.

Katharina Stark
Stark at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival
Born (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 (age 27)
Illertissen, Bavaria, Germany
Years active2016–present
Notable workThe Interpreter of Silence

Biography

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Stark was born on 26 September 1998[1] in Illertissen. She has said that she has always wanted to be an actress. When she was eight years old, she began taking acting classes in Munich, roughly 90 minutes from Illertissen. Show got her first acting role at 15, in a film called King Laurin.[2] Stark struggled to balance acting with school during this time, sometimes needing to the film shoot on the same day as completing her Abitur exams.[3]

Following positive reception of the film, Stark took a number of one-off jobs in episodes of popular German television programs. After high school, Stark studied at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts. While studying, she got her first lead role in a series, playing Eva Bruhns in The Interpreter of Silence, a historical drama about the Auschwitz trial.[2] Stark later starred in Nuremberg 45, which follows Seweryna Szmaglewska, an Auchwitz survivor and witness at the Nuremberg trials.[4] Stark said that "it's important to consider the social impact of the stories you tell".[2]

In 2024, Stark was awarded the European Shooting Star Award, a film award for up-and-coming young actors, for her performance in The Interpreter of Silence. The judges of the award said that she played "an emotionally charged and demanding role with ease".[5][6]

Stark has said that she would like to act in English-language productions, having only played parts in German films and series so far. She has also written scripts for several short films, and is planning to write a feature-length film.[2] Outside of acting, Stark studies health sciences,[7] and enjoys playing music and doing sports such as skiing and horse riding.[3]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Ref.
2016 King Laurin [8]
2018 Der Staatsfeind [9]
2022 Und ihr schaut zu [10]
2023 Dead Girls Dancing [11]
2024 Bernhard Hoetger - Zwischen den Welten [12]
2025 I Am the Greatest [13]
Franz [14]
Ein Abend im Dezember [15]
Nuremberg 45 [16]
2026 23 000 Leben [17]
Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke [18]
Television
Year Title Ref.
2017 Dahoam is Dahoam [19]
Inga Lindström [20]
Kreuzfahrt ins Glück [21]
2018 SOKO München [22]
Tatort [23]
In aller Freundschaft - Die jungen Ärzte [24]
The Team [25]
2019 Der Alte [26]
2021 Heiter bis tödlich: Morden im Norden [27]
In aller Freundschaft [28]
2022–2024 Polizeiruf 110 [29][30]
2023 The Interpreter of Silence [31]

References

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  1. ↑ "Katharina Stark". csfd.cz. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roxborough, Scott (15 February 2024). "Berlin Shooting Star Katharina Stark Always Knew She Wanted to Be an Actress". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kaulfersch, Verena (27 August 2016). "Die Fellheimerin Katharina Stark spielt im Film König Laurin: Am Samstag Premierenvorstellung in Memmingen" [The Fellheimer Katharina Stark plays in the film King Laurin: On Saturday premiere performance in Memmingen]. all-in.de (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Riedner, Fabian (8 November 2025). "‚Erinnerung ist keine Pflicht, sondern Verantwortung' – Katharina Stark über «Nürnberg 45»" ["Remembrance is not a duty, but responsibility" – Katharina Stark on "Nuremberg 45"]. Quotenmeter (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Katharina Stark als «Shooting Star» ausgezeichnet" [Katharina Stark named "Shooting Star"]. Ad Hoc News (in German). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Schuster, Barbara (14 December 2023). "Katharina Stark ist deutscher Shooting Star 2024" [Katharina Stark is German Shooting Star 2024]. The Spot (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Kaulfersch, Verena (8 January 2017). "Unterallgäuer Schauspielerin (18) startet durch" [Unterallgäuer actress (18) starts through]. Allgäeuer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "King Laurin (2016)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Der Staatsfeind (2018)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Und ihr schaut zu (2022)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Dead Girls Dancing (2023)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Bernhard Hoetger - Zwischen den Welten (2024)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "I Am the Greatest (2025)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Franz Kafka (2025)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ein Abend im Dezember (2025)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Nürnberg '45: Im Angesicht des Bösen (S03E12) (2025)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "23 000 Leben (2026)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Ach diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke (2026)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Patricks Praktikantin (S11E70) (2017)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Tanz mit mir (E67) (2017)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Hochzeitsreise nach Sardinien (E26) (2017)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Tod im Schweinestall (S44E01) (2018)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "KI (S49E29) (2018)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Unter Druck (S04E26) (2018)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Episode 3 (S02E03) (2017)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Pias Geheimnis (S04E57) (2019)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Diva (S07E07) (2021)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Sein oder Nichtsein (S23E39) (2021)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Das Licht, das die Toten sehen (S51E04) (2022)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Unsterblich (S53E04) (2024)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "The Engagement (E01) (2023)". csfd.cz. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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