Karina Krawczyk
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Karina Krawczyk is a German
actress and occasionally works as a fashion model.
, German
, English
and French
fluently. She studied acting at the theater school Jacques Lecoq
in Paris
, France
and with Ariane Mnouchkine
at the „Théâtre du soleil“ [Translated: Theater of the Sun]. Between 1994 and 1997 she was a member of the „Theater Kreatur“ in Berlin
, Germany
.
Besides her work as actress, Krawczyk occasionally works as a fashion model. In 2001, she appeared in a series of television commercials for the German automobile manufacturer Audi
. Krawczyk also played roles in the music videos Mach die Augen zu
[Translated: Close Your Eyes] by the German band Die Ärzte
and Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)!
[Translated: No Alcohol (Is Not A Solution Either)!] by the German band Die Toten Hosen
.
Since 1997 she played several roles in movie and television productions. In Katharina Thalbach's
production of Oscar Wilde's
comedy The Importance of Being Earnest
at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, Germany Krawczyk played the role of Cecily Cardew in winter 2006. Since 2009 she plays a role in Katharina Thalbach's production of William Shakespeare's
play As You Like It
at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
actress and occasionally works as a fashion model.
Acting career
Karina Krawczyk speaks PolishPolish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
fluently. She studied acting at the theater school Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Lecoq
Jacques Pierre Lecoq born in Paris, was a French actor, mime and acting instructor.He is most famous for his methods on physical theatre, movement and mime that he taught at the school he founded in Paris, L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq from 1956 until his death in...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and with Ariane Mnouchkine
Ariane Mnouchkine
Ariane Mnouchkine is a world-renowned French stage director. She founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble Théâtre du Soleil in 1964. She has written and directed 1789 and Molière , and in 1989, she directed La Nuit Miraculeuse...
at the „Théâtre du soleil“ [Translated: Theater of the Sun]. Between 1994 and 1997 she was a member of the „Theater Kreatur“ in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Besides her work as actress, Krawczyk occasionally works as a fashion model. In 2001, she appeared in a series of television commercials for the German automobile manufacturer Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
. Krawczyk also played roles in the music videos Mach die Augen zu
Mach die Augen zu
"Mach die Augen zu" [Close your eyes, lit. Close the eyes] is a punk song by Die Ärzte. It's the eighth track and the second single from their 1993 album Die Bestie in Menschengestalt. This song is about a relationship where one side doesn't care anymore, what the other does and with whom.- The...
[Translated: Close Your Eyes] by the German band Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte
Die Ärzte is a punk band from Berlin. Die Ärzte are one of the best-known German punk rock bands and have released over 20 albums. The band consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B. and bass player Rodrigo González...
and Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)!
Kein Alkohol (ist auch keine Lösung)!
"Kein Alkohol !" is a song by Die Toten Hosen. It's the second single and the eighteenth track from the album Auswärtsspiel....
[Translated: No Alcohol (Is Not A Solution Either)!] by the German band Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Pants" in English, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "nothing going on" or "boring"...
.
Since 1997 she played several roles in movie and television productions. In Katharina Thalbach's
Katharina Thalbach
Katharina Thalbach is a German actress and film director.- Life and work :Katharina Thalbach comes from a particularly artistic-oriented family. Her father Benno Besson was a director, her mother Sabine Thalbach was an actress. Her late husband Thomas Brasch was an author. Her daughter Anna and...
production of Oscar Wilde's
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
comedy The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae in order to escape burdensome social obligations...
at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, Germany Krawczyk played the role of Cecily Cardew in winter 2006. Since 2009 she plays a role in Katharina Thalbach's production of William Shakespeare's
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
play As You Like It
As You Like It
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the folio of 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility...
at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm.
Personal life
Karina Krawczyk had a relationship with Andreas Frege, lead singer of the German band Die Toten Hosen who is also known under his stage name „Campino“. The couple separated in 2006. Krawczyk and Frege have a son who was born in March 2004.Filmography
- 1997: Francis
- 1997: Hundsgemein
- 1998: Babyraub - Kinder fremder Mächte
- 1998: Der Strand von Trouville
- 1998: Der Eisbär
- 1999: Bang Boom Bang|Bang Boom Bang - Ein todsicheres Ding
- 2000: Die Unbesiegbaren
- 2000: Der Sommer mit Boiler
- 2001: Heinrich der Säger
- 2001: Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110Polizeiruf 110 is a long running German language detective television series. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic Republic , and after the dissolution of Fernsehen der DDR the series was picked up by ARD...
- Die Frau des Fleischers - 2002: Der Morgen nach dem Tod
- 2003: Das Herz ist rot
- 2004: Einmal Bulle, immer Bulle - Die Stimme des Mörders
- 2007: Nachmittag (Afternoon)
- 2007: Paulas Geheimnis
- 2007: Verrückt nach Clara
- 2009: Flemming – Das Blut der Liebe