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Petras sheer appearance – fiery red and curly long hair, a hot temper, and devoted acting all add up to the fact that Petra Berndt is regarded by many as being an exceptional persona. After having completed drama school in 1991 she appeared on stage at the municipal theater in the town of Ingolstadt followed by more theater work in Munich’s prestigious Volkstheater. She turned out to be the perfect cast for feature film productions such as DAS SCHRECKLICHE MÄDCHEN or MUTTER COURAGE (both directed by Michael Verhoeven), HERR OBER! (dir.: Gerhard Polt), ROSSINI (dir: Helmut Dietl), and MARLENE (dir: Joseph Vilsmaier). She played in the international production SALZ AUF DER HAUT which was directed by Andrew Birkin. Numerous roles in TV movies and TV series across all genres are part of Petra Berndt’s extensive CV. Screen adaptations of present time novels as well as historic dramas are part of Petra Berndt’s impressive body of work. Among the latter are REGINA AUF DEN STUFEN and APPOLONIA (dir.: Bernd Fischerauer), LÖWENGRUBE (dir.: Rainer Wolffhardt), DER SCHANDFLECK (dir.: Julian Roman Pölsler), VERLORENES LAND  (dir.: Jo Baier), and JENNERWEIN (dir.: Hans Günther Bücking). Moreover, Petra Berndt played leading roles in the TV series LIEBE IST PRIVATSACHE (dir.: Sigi Rothemund), SOLANGE ES LIEBE GIBT (dir.: Detlef Rönfeldt), and DAS BESTE AUS MEINEM LEBEN (dir.: Matthias Tiefenbacher).

Marisa Burger received her vocational training at Schauspiel Munich Drama School. Her first important TV roles were leads in Der Froschkönig (Bayerischer Rundfunk, dir.: Werner Siebert), Cafe Meineid (dir.: Franz Xaver Bogner), and Dem Himmel so nah (ZDF, dir.: Dieter Kehler). In 2009 Marisa Burger was cast by director Matthias Kiefersauer for the feature film production Baching and in 2012 she appeared opposite Gisela Schneeberger in the small screen comedy Familie Sonntag auf Abwegen under the direction of Ulli Baumann. Since 2002 she plays the role of the detective’s secretary Miriam Stockl in the ZDF crime series Rosenheim Cops (prod. Bavaria Fiction). Her role is that of a diligent worker with a sassy attitude and a good soul which makes her an audience’s favorite. On stage Marisa Burger appeared at Munich’s Volkstheater and as Helene in Thomas Vinterberg’s Das Fest at the Metropol Theater Munich. Being a very sporty type, Marisa Burger was trained to become a qualified skiing instructor and a professional gymnast.

Born in Belgrade, Serbia and raised in Frankfurt, Anica Dobra calls both Germany and the Balkans her home. Being a thoroughbred actress and having enjoyed the best in stage- and on-camera training, Anica Dobra is very busy working in both countries. She became well-known in the 1990s in Germany when she worked together with the finest of directors mainly in comedies for the big screen but also in crime and drama feature films for TV. During that time, which was marked by intense political upheaval in the Balkans, she exhibited her remarkable talent in that region by portraying heavily conflicted protagonists. Her characters take control in a straightforward, hard-hitting, and pugnacious manner. She was awarded Best Actress several times. Anica Dobra is a frequent traveler since her family lives in Belgrade and she herself is a star in Serbia.  But she also feels drawn to Munich, Germany which is her second home. Audiences love her for her unconventional beauty and charming wit. Here in Germany we’ve come to picturing her playing in films that allow fresh subject matters to be tackled from a humorous point of view. Take some time and check out the clips of the Serbian TV series „Black and White World“ on her current reel. To most it will obviously be incomprehensible (subtitles are to follow soon), but her body language alone is simply hilarious.

Bojana Golenac was born near the German town of Bonn and was raised in Germany as well as in Slovenia. The actress, who is very talented at speaking different languages, graduated from drama school in Hamburg and debuted there at the Altonaer Theater. Her magnetic performances in leading roles in Unter die Haut (1997, dir.: Christoph Schrewe), Zwischen zwei Feuern (1998, dir.: Sigi Rothemund), and Die Salsaprinzessin (2001, dir.: Dror Zahavi) helped her to establish a successful reputation in Germany’s TV industry. In 2004 Bojana Golenac was cast as the lead character in the ZDF daytime series Sabine!, which she worked on for two seasons. From 2010 to 2011 she was a series regular on another daytime ZDF series called Herzflimmern. On stage she had a national tour from 2007 until 2010 in the play called Mondscheintarif which was written by Ildiko von Kuerthy. In the fall of 2012 Bojana Golenac stood in front of the camera opposite Harald Krassnitzer in the TV movie Tatort – Grenzland, which was written and directed by Sascha Bigler.

Genoveva Mayer was born and raised in Munich. She graduated from Schauspiel Munich Drama School and took additional acting classes at the renowned Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich. Upon graduation she became an ensemble member for two seasons at the municipal theater Pforzheim where she was given the great opportunity to play several leading roles in plays like The Imaginary Invalid, Die Strategie der Schmetterlinge, and Bungee Jumping. Moreover, she acted and sang in musical productions like Happy End and Sekretärinnen. An engagement at Munich’s Komödie im Bayerischen Hof lured her back to her hometown. She performed in comedic plays like 8 Frauen and Der Damenschneider and took on a role in the British tragedy Honour, which then toured nationally. Genoveva Mayer has had roles in episodes of TV crime series like SoKo München, Der Bulle von Tölz, and Unter Verdacht and has played in films like Am Rande der Nacht, Der Kronzeuge, and In Letzter Sekunde. In 2010 she was picked by Til Schweiger to play in the box-office hit Kokowääh which went on to win the German Comedypreis in 2011. Big screen productions followed like Oscar Roehler’s autobiography Quellen des Lebens and Hans Steinbichler’s Q and A for which she was hand-picked by the director himself in 2012.

Just recently Genoveva Mayer started doing voiceover work and also reads for audio plays, special features, and TV reports.

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Karin Thaler justifiably deserves to be hailed as a highly appraised and accomplished actress. Her debut role in the 1986 TV movie Gundas Vater under the direction of Michael Verhoeven was a lead and her instant breakthrough. Since then she has been standing in front of the camera continuously for more TV movies and all major German TV series. She made her first stage appearance in 1987 as Marilyn in Bus Stop, the famous comedic play by William Inge. Her premiere in a feature film production was in 1990 in Michael Verhoeven’s Das Schreckliche Mädchen which went on to be nominated for an Oscar under the category Best Foreign Language Film. Again on the big screen, Karin Thaler was cast opposite Heino Ferch in Ralf Huettner’s 2011 critically acclaimed road movie Vincent will Meer. Currently, Karin Thaler can be seen on the TV crime series Rosenheim Cops performing as Marie Hofer which is one of the leading characters on the ZDF show. Moreover, audiences will recognize her as the pathologist Dr. Anja Licht, a regular character on the weekly ARD TV crime series Hubert und Staller.

Anuschka Tochtermann was born in 1994 in Starnberg. After having studied theater science for a few semesters at the university, she decided to enroll at the respected Zerboni Acting School. This move really facilitated the growth of her acting personality, promptly resulting in her winning the Lore Bronner Award for best newcomer in 2017. The according press release states as follows: „Anuschka Tochtermann gave the Orestes from The Oresteia by Aeschylus and also the Francis from Dennis Kelly’s Osama the Hero. In addition, she performed a song called „I was Hurt“ by the band Bilderbuch. The jury pointed out her courageous and carefree play: „we were taken in by her pure joy of acting“. I am looking very much forward to working with Anuschka since she is an inspiring and simply wonderful young actress always striving to learn more and happy to experiment in order to further hone her craft. She also participates in tailored workshops during which she never lets anyone intimidate her, not even the hard-boiled pros. I believe it won’t be long for her to be able to present to the audience a character trait that waits to be uncovered: her tenderness and delicacy.

In all beginnings dwells a magic force. For guarding us and helping us to live.
Hermann Hesse