Birthday: 18 January 1981, Mittweida, East Germany [now Saxony, Germany]
Height: 169 cm
Antje Traue was born in Mittweida, Saxony, East Germany. Her mother was a musician and dancer. Traue was raised speaking Russian. She discovered her love for acting at an early age. As a teenager, Traue attended the "International Munich Art Lab", where she was cast in the lead role in the theatre play, "West End Opera". For fou...
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Antje Traue was born in Mittweida, Saxony, East Germany. Her mother was a musician and dancer. Traue was raised speaking Russian. She discovered her love for acting at an early age. As a teenager, Traue attended the "International Munich Art Lab", where she was cast in the lead role in the theatre play, "West End Opera". For four years, she toured with the ensemble cast throughout Europe and then to New York. In 2002, Traue moved to Berlin and landed roles in both feature films and television projects, including Kleinruppin forever (2004), Berlin am Meer (2008) and Phantomschmerz (2009). In 2008, she was cast as the female lead in the international science fiction film, Pandorum (2009), opposite Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. In 2010, she was filming on Renny Harlin's 5 Days of War (2011), alongside Val Kilmer and Rupert Friend. Show less «
As an actor, you are always looking for subtext, for layers, for what's going on underneath.
As an actor, you are always looking for subtext, for layers, for what's going on underneath.
It never really worked out for me in my own country. They said, 'You're not famous enough for the le...Show more »
It never really worked out for me in my own country. They said, 'You're not famous enough for the lead roles, and you're too present for the supporting roles - you'd overpower the lead.' Show less «
Growing up in eastern Germany, I knew of Superman, but he didn't resonate emotionally with me.
Growing up in eastern Germany, I knew of Superman, but he didn't resonate emotionally with me.
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I wanted to play the piano, but my fingers weren't long enough, so I took up the guitar.
I wanted to play the piano, but my fingers weren't long enough, so I took up the guitar.