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 Born on 12 November 1978 in Bucharest, Romania, Alexandra Maria Lara fled to Germany with her parents when she was four and half years old. After graduating at the French High School, she studied acting at the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg from 1997 and 2000, but had already played leading characters in several TV shows and movies such as Die Bubi Scholz Story (1998). Due to her critically acclaimed performance in Der Tunnel (2001), she has appeared in several successful national and international projects, most notably the Oscar nominated Downfall (2004).
Bio:
Born on 12 November 1978 in Bucharest, Romania, Alexandra Maria Lara fled to Germany with her parents when she was four and half years old. After graduating at the French High School, she studied acting at the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg from 1997 and 2000, but had already played leading characters in several TV shows and movies such as Die Bubi Scholz Story (1998). Due to her critically acclaimed performance in Der Tunnel (2001), she has appeared in several successful national and international projects, most notably the Oscar nominated Downfall (2004).
Tivia:
Due to her convincing performance in Downfall (2004), Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in Youth Without Youth (2007).Gave birth to her first child, a son, Ben in January 2014. Father is Sam Riley.When leaving Romania, her family planned to emigrate to Canada, but remained in Germany.Failed to pass driver's license three times.Lives in Berlin with boyfriend Sam Riley.Met companion Sam Riley on the set of Control (2007).Daughter of actor Valentin Platareanu.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival in 2008.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 4th Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2005.Ranked #1 in a list by tabloid "Bild" searching the "50 most beautiful Germans of today" (28 April 2005).Moved to Germany at the age of 4.Split from boyfriend Florian Unger after 9 years. (2006).Often used to travel to Bucharest to visit her grandmother. |
| Name: |
Alexandra Maria Lara |
Type: |
Actress,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
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Actress,Soundtrack |
Alexandra Maria Lara data
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:04:17 |
Alexandra Maria Lara profile
| Height: |
5' 8?' (1.74 m) |
| Biography: |
Born on 12 November 1978 in Bucharest, Romania, Alexandra Maria Lara fled to Germany with her parents when she was four and half years old. After graduating at the French High School, she studied acting at the Theaterwerkstatt Charlottenburg from 199 |
| Trivia: |
Due to her convincing performance in Downfall (2004), Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in Youth Without Youth (2007).Gave birth to her first child, a son, Ben in January 2014. Father is Sam Riley.When leaving Romania, her family planned to emigrate to Canada, but remained in Germany.Failed to pass driver's license three times.Lives in Berlin with boyfriend Sam Riley.Met companion Sam Riley on the set of Control (2007).Daughter of actor Valentin Platareanu.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 61st Cannes International Film Festival in 2008.Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 4th Transylvania International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2005.Ranked #1 in a list by tabloid "Bild" searching the "50 most beautiful Germans of today" (28 April 2005).Moved to Germany at the age of 4.Split from boyfriend Florian Unger after 9 years. (2006).Often used to travel to Bucharest to visit her grandmother. |
| Quotes: |
No matter what happens to me and my career in the future, Berlin is always going to be my hometown.
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No, [as a child I didn't feel like a refugee] at all. I remember my German wasn't that good yet when I was in primary school and because of that, maybe I wasn't as well-integrated as other children. But when I went to primary school this was no longer the case. It was only much later, when I was 15, 16, that I visited Romania again for the first time. This was when I asked myself questions: Why am I the way I am? How much about me is German, which things about me are Romanian?
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I don't remember [when I first visited the Berlin Zoological Garden]. To me, it was important that [in Germany] I could drink Coca Cola. In Romania, my father had bought me a bottle every now and then. To me, that was something really special. And mom and dad always told me, 'We are going somewhere you can drink as much Coke as you want'. To this day, Coke means so much more to me.
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That was really strange, having to come up with a new surname [when my agent deemed my birth name too hard for people to remember]. After a long decision making process, me and my parents agreed on Lara because that was the name that sounded the most beautiful.
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[I typically start my day with] coffee and a cigarette... Smoking is terrible, to smoke a cigarette as the first thing in the day is the worst thing you can do to yourself... I want to stop smoking, I have smoked almost a pack a day, you see, since I was 16. I told my parents immediately. They always wanted me to be honest with them... my father accepted my promise not to smoke more than two or three cigarettes a day. But unfortunately it didn't quite work out. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
Appeared on "Shadowplay" music video from The Killers, which is the soundtrack of Control (2007).
(2013) Commercials for McDonald's 1+1 campaign - "Coke Light" character |
| Spouse: |
Sam Riley (August 8, 2009 - present) (1 child) |
| Parents: |
Valentin Platareanu |
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