Annika Ernst (born 14 March 1982) is a German actress.

Annika Ernst
Ernst at the German Television Awards 2018
Born (1982-03-14) 14 March 1982 (age 42)
OccupationActress

Life and career

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Ernst grew up in Georgsdorf in the County of Bentheim district.[1] During her school days at Neuenhaus High School, she began to play in theatre. From 2001 to 2004, she studied acting at the Charlottenburg Acting School in Berlin. During that time, she also attended a three-month method acting workshop at the Actors Studio in New York City.

In 2009 she took part in Til Schweiger's talent show Mission Hollywood. She then worked in various cinema and television productions, including in Schweiger's film Rabbit Without Ears 2. From November 2013 to 2016, she played the leading female role in the ZDF series Herzensbrecher – Vater von vier Söhnen.[2] Between 2015 and 2019, Ernst played the lead role as Commissioner Elena Lange along with Tom Beck in the Sat.1 series Einstein.[3] She also played the senior public prosecutor Kirsten Grambach-Wachta alongside Bert Tischendorf in the RTL series Beck is back! from 2018 to 2019.[4]

Since 2021 she has appeared alongside Hans Sigl and Mark Keller in the ZDF series Der Bergdoktor as the surgeon Dr. Johanna Rüdiger[5] as well as in Kanzlei Berger on the same channel. Ernst lives with her daughter in Berlin.

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Von der Schulbühne in die Fernsehklinik. Annika Ernst etabliert sich als Schauspielerin". Grafschafter Nachrichten (in German). 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ "ZDF-Serie "Herzensbrecher" ohne Annika Ernst" (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Einstein - Annika Ernst im Interview" (in German). 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Beck is back • Vierfach-Vater wagt Neustart als Anwalt" (in German). 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Der Bergdoktor: Annika Ernst spricht über ihre kontroverse Rolle" (in German). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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