20 Best European Theatre Actresses of All Time
by nativaiva | created - 06 Feb 2015 | updated - 24 Feb 2015 | Public
1. Halina Reijn
Writer | Instinct
Halina Reijn is a renowned director, actress, author and producer. She is the winner of multiple awards, including the Dutch film Award, the Golden Calf for Best Actress , the Dutch theater awards Theo D'Or and Colombina, as well as the Courbois pearl, an oeuvre award which honours an actress who ...
2. Lili Monori
Actress | Visszaesök
Lili Monori was born on October 10, 1945 in Törökszentmiklós, Hungary. She is an actress, known for Forbidden Relations (1983), Rossz versek (2018) and White God (2014).
3. Bibiana Beglau
Actress | Die Stille nach dem Schuss
Bibiana Beglau was born on July 16, 1971 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. She is an actress, known for The Legend of Rita (2000), Unter dem Eis (2005) and Luna's Revenge (2017).
4. Jule Böwe
Actress | Gefangene
Jule Böwe was born in 1969 in Rostock, German Democratic Republic. She is an actress, known for Gefangene (2006), Heart of Stone (2016) and The Silence (2010).
5. Chris Nietvelt
Actress | Red Light
Chris Nietvelt was born on January 17, 1962 in Turnhout, Flanders, Belgium. She is an actress, known for Red Light (2020), Fenix (2018) and Flikken Maastricht (2007).
6. Veronika Drolc
Actress | Sladke sanje
Veronika Drolc was born on March 31, 1963 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Sweet Dreams (2001), Wasteland (1982) and Long Live Freedom (1987).
7. Vicky Peña
Actress | Piedras
Vicky Peña was born on January 11, 1954 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is an actress and director, known for Piedras (2002), El placer de matar (1988) and Lights and Shadows (1988).
8. Nina Hoss
Actress | Phoenix
Nina Hoss was born on July 7, 1975 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Phoenix (2014), Tár (2022) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). She has been married to Alex Silva since 2015.
9. Liv Ullmann
Actress | Viskningar och rop
Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar ...
10. Blanca Portillo
Actress | Los abrazos rotos
Blanca Portillo was born on June 15, 1963 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress, known for Broken Embraces (2009), Volver (2006) and 7 vidas (1999).
11. Stefanie Dvorak
Actress | Kronprinz Rudolf
Stefanie Dvorak was born in 1979 in Graz, Austria. She is an actress, known for Kronprinz Rudolf (2006), Eine Couch für alle (2010) and 42plus (2007).
12. Sophie Rois
Actress | Enemy at the Gates
Sophie Rois was born on 1 June 1961 in Ottensheim, Austria and studied acting at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna from 1982 to 1985. In the following years, she played at several theaters in Berlin, since 1992 she has been ensemble member at the city's Freie Volksbühne. Appearing also on ...
13. Orsolya Tóth
Actress | Johanna
Orsolya Tóth was born on November 20, 1981 in Békéscsaba, Hungary. She is an actress and writer, known for Johanna (2005), Egyetleneim (2006) and Pleasant Days (2002).
14. Natasa Barbara Gracner
Actress | Razredni sovraznik
Natasa Barbara Gracner was born on March 1, 1969 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Class Enemy (2013), Carmen (1995) and Personal Baggage (2009).
15. Vesela Kazakova
Actress | Women Do Cry
Vesela Kazakova graduated both acting and producing respectively in the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in 2000 and University of Economics in Sofia 2003. Her first roles in the cinema and on stage brought her the debut awards for best young actress in Bulgaria in 2002. Further lead ...
16. Jasna Djuricic
Actress | Quo vadis, Aida?
Jasna Djuricic was born on April 16, 1966 in Ruma, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020), Grupa (2019) and White White World (2010). She is married to Boris Isakovic.
17. Elsie de Brauw
Actress | Tussenstand
Elsie de Brauw was born in 1960 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. She is an actress, known for Stages (2007), Quicksand (2021) and Zum Tod meiner Mutter (2022).
18. Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Actress | Vincere
Giovanna Mezzogiorno was born on November 9, 1974 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for Vincere (2009), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) and Facing Windows (2003). She has been married to Alessio Federico Fugolo since October 24, 2009. They have two children.
19. Emília Vásáryová
Actress | Eva Nová
Emília Vásáryová was born on May 18, 1942 in Horná Stubna, First Slovak Republic [now Slovakia]. She is an actress, known for Eva Nová (2015), Václav (2007) and Up and Down (2004).
20. Doris Saric-Kukuljica
Actress | Lada Kamenski
Doris Saric-Kukuljica was born on March 17, 1960 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. She is an actress, known for Lada Kamenski (2018), Bella Biondina (2011) and Svemu dodje kraj.
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