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Adriana Altaras
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Adrijana Altaras
6 April 1960 Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
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| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Berlin University of the Arts |
| Occupation | Actress, theatre director, author |
| Children | 2, including Aaron Altaras |
| Parent(s) | Jakob Altaras and Thea Altaras |
Adriana Altaras (born April 6, 1960) is a German actress, theatre director, and author. She is known for her work in movies and plays, and for writing books.
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Early Life and Family
Adriana Altaras was born in Zagreb, which was then part of Yugoslavia. Her parents, Thea Altaras and Jakob Altaras, were Jewish and had been part of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II.
In 1964, her family faced difficulties in Yugoslavia. Because of this, Adriana and her mother had to leave Zagreb. They traveled to Italy in a car driven by her Italian uncle. Adriana lived in Italy for a few years and learned to speak Italian. In 1967, her family moved again, this time to Konstanz, Germany.
Career Highlights
After finishing high school, Adriana Altaras studied at the Berlin University of the Arts. She also continued her studies in New York City.
She started her own theatre group in Berlin called Western Stadthirschen. There, she worked as an actress, director, and writer. In 1982, she acted in her first movie. In 1989, she played a main role in the film The Philosopher.
Adriana Altaras has often worked in films directed by Rudolf Thome. In 1988, she won the Deutscher Filmpreis (a German film award) for her role in Thome's movie The Microscope.
Awards and Recognition
Adriana Altaras has received several awards for her talent:
- 1993: Theater Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- 1998: Deutscher Filmpreis Award.
- 1999: 2nd Audience Award Friedrich Luft, Berlin.
- 2000: Silver Bear for acting (a prize from the Berlin Film Festival).
She also worked with Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation. This foundation collects stories from people who survived the Holocaust. Adriana helped by interviewing people and giving talks.
Adriana Altaras has two sons, Aaron and Leonard, with composer Wolfgang Böhmer. She writes a regular column for the German newspaper Die Zeit Online.
In 2014, a film called Tito's Glasses was made. It was based on Adriana's book Titos Brille. In the film, she travels through her home country of Croatia to learn more about her family's past.
Filmography
- 1964: Nikoletina Bursać – Director: Branko Bauer
- 1982: Dorado (one way) – Director: Reinhard Münster
- 1987: In der Wüste – Director: Rafael Fuster Pardo
- 1988: The Microscope – Director: Rudolf Thome
- 1988: The Philosopher – Director: Rudolf Thome (with Johannes Herrschmann)
- 1989: Seven Women – Director: Rudolf Thome
- 1994: Löwenzahn – Eine dolle Knolle
- 1995: Secret of Love – Director: Rudolf Thome
- 1997: Tatort: Gefährliche Übertragung – Director: Petra Haffter (TV series episode)
- 1997: Liebe Lügen – Director: Martin Walz
- 1999: Apokalypso – Director: Martin Walz
- 2000: Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women – Director: Rudolf Thome
- 2003: Red and Blue – Director: Rudolf Thome
- 2003: Tor zum Himmel – Director: Veit Helmer
- 2004: Alles auf Zucker! – Director: Dani Levy
- 2006: Smoke Signs – Director: Rudolf Thome
- 2007: Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler – Director: Dani Levy
- 2007: Nur ein kleines bisschen schwanger
- 2007: Vollidiot – Director: Tobi Baumann
- 2007: Max Minsky and Me
- 2007: Special Escort
- 2007: Pastewka – Season 3 (TV series)
- 2009: Die Gräfin
- 2009: Germany 09
- 2011: Bloch: Inschallah – Director: Thomas Jauch
- 2013: Danni Lowinski (TV series)
- 2014: Josephine Klick – Allein unter Cops
- 2015: Nacht der Angst – Director: Gabriela Zerhau
- 2019: The Perfect Secret – Director: Bora Dagtekin
Books Written
- Titos Brille, Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2011
- Doitscha! Eine jüdische Mutter packt aus, Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2015 ISBN: 9783462047097
- Das Meer und ich waren im besten Alter : Geschichten aus meinem Alltag, Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2017. ISBN: 978-3-462-04958-9
- Die jüdische Souffleuse. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Köln 2018, ISBN: 978-3-462-05199-5
See Also
In Spanish: Adriana Altaras para niños
