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EMMA SCHWEIGER
Magdalena
Emma Tiger Schweiger (born 2002) is Til Schweiger's youngest daughter and gave her screen debut
at the age of four, as Cheyenne-Blue in the hit movie „Rabbit Without Ears“. She repeated that part
in „Rabbit Without Ears 2“. Magdalena in „Kokowääh“ is her first leading role.
JASMIN GERAT
Katharina
Jasmin Gerat was born in Berlin in 1978. In 1997 she had her first movie part in „War of
Neighbours“ (Director: Felix Dünnemann). In 1998 starring roles followed in „I Love You, Baby“
(Director: Nick Lyon) and in Michel Bielawa's TV-movie „Cecile“. In 1999 she appeared a.o. in the
ZDF-miniseries „Das Herz des Priesters“, and Sönke Wortmann cast her in his production of „The
Cripple of Inishmaan“ at the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf.
In 2003 she accepted a leading part in the film „Girls on Top 2“ (Director: Peter Gersina), before
starring in director Lars Becker's ZDF-serial „Nachtschicht“ – a part which the critics, as well as she
herself, considered one of her most important. After that she filmed the drama „Zwischen Liebe und
Tod“ in South Africa, with Sigi Rothemund; and with Markus O. Rosenmüller „Die Mandantin“ as
mysterious beauty alongside Barbara Rudnik. From 2005 to 2006 she accepted a lead part in the
series „Soko Köln“ (ZDF). In 2005 she also made Sat.1-thriller „Erased“ with Tobias Moretti and
Wotan Wilke Möhring directed by Isabel Kleefeld.
After giving birth to her daughter in 2007, she returned in front of the cameras in 2008. In 2009
„Ausgerechnet Afrika“ was produced in South Africa, and was broadcast on RTL in 2010. She played
the female lead, director was Axel Barth. The same year and also for RTL, she filmed a part in
„Alarm für Cobra 11“; for the ZDF she played, among other things, a guest role in „Rosa Roth“ and
Til Schweiger won her for a cameo in his hit movie „Rabbit Without Ears 2“. The following year,
2010, she played leading roles in „Der Alte“, the ZDF-movie „Wohnungstausch“ and in a „Tatort“,
which was directed by Zoltan Spirandelli, before starting the shoot for „Kokowääh“.
SAMUEL FINZI
Tristan
Finzi hails from Bulgaria, his training took place at the National Academy for Theatre and Film in
Sofia. In the 1990's he established himself on the German-speaking stages – he did theatrical stints in
Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bochum, Zurich, Hamburg, at the Burgtheater in Vienna and the Deutsches
Theater Berlin. Among his parts in films are „Headshots“, „Kill Daddy Good Night“, „In Between
Days“, „Family Rules“, „Measures to Better the World“, „Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Jude“, „The Miracle
of Bern “ and „Now or Never.“ November 2009 saw the start of police procedural series
„Flemming“ with Finzi in the part of profiler Vincent Flemming.
MERET BECKER
Charlotte
Meret Becker has worked with notable directors like Sönke Wortmann, Doris Dörrie, Caroline Link,
Dominik Graf, Helmut Dietl, Joseph Vilsmaier, Dani Levy, Neele Leana Vollmar and Steven Spielberg.
In 1991 she received the Adolf-Grimme-Award as Best Newcomer for her part in „Fremde, liebe
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