Helena Zengel

Helena Zengel (German: [ˈhɛlena ˈtsɛŋl̩]; born 10 June 2008) is a German actress.[1]

Helena Zengel
Zengel at the Berlinale 2019
Born (2008-06-10) June 10, 2008
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationActress
Years active2013-present
Websitehelenazengel.com

Life and career

Zengel was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, and began her acting career at the age of five in a music video for the Berlin Alternative rock band Abby. Her first main role in a film, at the age of eight, was in a drama film, Die Tochter (The Daughter), which was written and directed by Mascha Schilinski and shown at the Berlinale 2017.[2][3] She also had small parts in two episodes of a German TV series, Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer. In the drama film System Crasher, written and directed by Nora Fingscheidt, which premiered in February 2019 at the Berlinale, Zengel plays the leading role of "Benni", an aggressive and traumatised nine-year old.[4] In April 2020 she won German Film Prize for Best Actress.[5]

After System Crasher won a number of international awards, Zengel was cast by Universal Pictures to play a leading role in the Western film News of the World directed by the British film director Paul Greengrass. In this adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Canadian-American writer Paulette Jiles, Zengel plays a 10-year-old German orphan named Johanna Leonberger, while Tom Hanks stars as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd. Returned to a settlement in Northern Texas in 1870 after living for four years as the adopted daughter in a tribe of Kiowa, Johanna is to be driven across lawless Texan territory by the kindly traveller Kidd to rejoin her German relatives near San Antonio.[6][7]

Filmography (selection)

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Looping Lilly
2016 Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer: Flowerpower (TV series) Anja Rothmann
2017 Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer: Sommermärchen (TV series) Lily Weyer
2017 Der gute Bulle (TV movie) Fabienne
2017 Die Tochter Luca
2019 Systemsprenger (System Crasher) Bernadette "Benni" Klaaß
2019 Inga Lindström: Familienfest in Sommerby (TV series) Mila
2020 News of the World Johanna Leonberger

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Project Result
2019 Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney Creative Energy Award (for Acting)[8] System Crasher Won
2019 Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine Best Actress[9] System Crasher Won
2019 European Film Award for Best Actress Best Actress[10] System Crasher Nominated
2020 Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Actress[11] System Crasher Won
2020 Deutscher Filmpreis Best Actress[12] System Crasher Won
2021 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress[13] News of the World Pending
2021 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress[14] News of the World Pending
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Supporting Actress[15] News of the World Pending

References
  1. "Helena Zengel". bahl-for-actors.com. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "CAST – Die Tochter". dietochter-film.de. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ""Die Tochter" von Mascha Schilinski". berliner-filmfestivals.de. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Karim Mahmoud (9 February 2019). "10-jährige Helena Zengel : Das ist der Spatz vom Festival-Platz". berliner-kurier.de. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "Preisträger*innen 2020". deutscher-filmpreis.de. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. Justin Kroll (26 August 2019). "Helena Zengel to star opposite Tom Hanks in 'News of the World'". variety.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. Anthony D'Alessandro (26 August 2019). "Helena Zengel To Star Opposite Tom Hanks In Universal's 'News Of The World'". deadline.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. "Previous award winners". Filmfest Emden. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. Anna Marie de la Fuente (25 August 2019). "'Amanda' Wins Best International Film at 15th Sanfic". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. "European Actress: Nominations". European Film Award. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. Bruce Haring (12 January 2020). "Palm Springs Film Festival Sets Audience Awards". Deadline.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. "'Systemsprenger' picks up 8 German Film Awards". DW.com. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. https://www.pressacademy.com/2020-ipa-awards/
  14. https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/2021-nominations-78th-golden-globe-awards-have-been-announced
  15. https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/27th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards
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