American-born German-Danish actress
Christiane Seidel
Born Occupation Actress Years active 2007–present Children 2
Christiane Seidel is a German-Danish-American actress, having had roles in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2014), Schmidts Katze (2014), The Hollow (2016), Godless (2017), Fosse/Verdon and Human Capital (2019), and Paradise Highway in 2022.
Early life
Seidel was born in Wichita Falls , Texas ,[ 1] to a Danish mother and a German father, who was serving in the navy.[ 2] She also grew up in Denmark and Germany . Her first experience of acting came in a school nativity play.[ 3] She followed her interest in acting by attending theatre camps, performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show in German,[ 3] and attended for a semester at film school in Cape Town , South Africa.[ 3] Seidel studied Media Management in Europe,[ 2] before returning to the US to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute [ 1] in New York, to pursue her acting career.[ 4]
Career
Seidel's US television debut was as a Guest Star on NBC Universal 's police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ' s [ 5] season 12 premiere episode in 2010.[ 6] She starred as FBI Agent Sarah DeSoto in the noir -feature film, The Hollow in 2015,[ 7] [ 8] and as Sybille Ranisch in Schmidts Katze in 2014,.[ 9]
Seidel starred as Sigrid Mueller, the Norwegian wife to rogue Treasury Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon ) in the HBO TV drama series Boardwalk Empire [ 10] from season 2 to season 5 (2012 – 2015).[ 4] As of 2015, Seidel is a member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company,[ 2] a theater company which has introduced several Scandinavian plays to the United States.[ 11] In 2017, Seidel played Martha, a mysterious, free-spirited German stranger, in the Netflix mini-series Godless , starring alongside Michelle Dockery and Jeff Daniels .[ 12] [ 13]
In 2019, Seidel played the role of Hannah, mistress of Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell ) in FX television series Fosse/Verdon .[ 14] [ 4]
In 2020, she played Helen Deardorff in the Scott Frank directed The Queen's Gambit alongside Anya Taylor-Joy .[ 3]
In 2022, Seidel stars in the Anna Gutto directed thriller movie Paradise Highway , in a cast which included Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman .[ 15]
Personal life
Seidel was pregnant during the filming of Godless in 2017 and is mother of twin boys.[ 14] [ 4]
Filmography
Christiane Seidel at the filming of Schmidts Katze in 2014
Year
Title
Role
2007
Far Out (short film)
Gillian
2008
Around
Foreign NYU Director
2009
Bordenia (short film)
Nancy O'Neill
2009
The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch
Tina
2011
Tu & Eu (short film)
Julia
2011
Folkswagon (short film)
Eva
2012
The Left Hook (short film)
Nancy / Brenda
2014
Split End (short film)
Katha
2014
Schmidts Katze
Sybille Ranisch
2016
The Perfect Nothing (Short film)
Carrie
2016
The Hollow [ 7] [ 8]
Sarah Desoto
2017
Yellow Fever
(Supporting)
2017
Hard (short film)
Ellie
2018
16mins (Short film)
Lizzie
2019
The Big Shit (Short film)
Julie
2019
Human Capital
Godeep's Wife
2020
Tether (short film)
Delilah Desmond
2020
The Knot (Short film)
Eve
2022
Boon
Catherine
2022
Over/Under
Sheryl West
2022
God's Time
Sydney
2022
Paradise Highway
Claire
Television
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Result
Ref.
2018
Brightside Tavern Film Festival
Best Actress in a Horror/Thriller
16 mins
Nominated
[ 16]
References
^ a b "Profile- Christiane Seidel" . e-talenta.eu. 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017 .
^ a b c "Christiane Seidel" . theimagista.com. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017 .
^ a b c d Bieber, Boyz (9 April 2021). "Christiane Seidel" . photobookmagazine.com .
^ a b c d e " 'Fosse/Verdon's' Christiane Seidel on Being Amy Adams's Look-Alike & Why She Almost Quit Acting" . stylecaster.com. 30 April 2019.
^ Quinn, Dave (13 August 2013). "7 Tips on Staying in the Moment from Christiane Seidel" . Backstage.com . Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
^ "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12 - Episode 1" . tv.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2017 .
^ a b " 'The Hollow': Film Review" . Hollywood Reporter. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017 .
^ a b "Facets Cinémathèque The Hollow" . facets.org. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017 .
^ MM (7 November 2017). "Godless • Knallharte Western-Serie mit Starbesetzung" . TV Digital (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
^ Segal, Lindy (3 November 2013). "Boardwalk Empire Star Christiane Seidel on Love Scenes, Costumes, and Josh Bowman" . Glamour . Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
^ Reilly, Darryl (9 June 2016). "Then Silence - The Lion Theatre - Scandinavian American Theater" . TheaterScene.net . Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
^ Petski, Denise (6 September 2016). " 'Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed" . Deadline . Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
^ Sepinwall, Alan (21 November 2017). "Netflix Heads West To A Town Without Men In 'Godless' " . UPROXX . Retrieved 6 December 2017 .
^ a b "Christiane Seidel shines in FX's Fosse-Verdon" . Lapalme Magazine . 11 April 2019.
^ "Paradise Highway" . rottentomatoes.com . 22 June 2022.
^ "Brightside Tavern Film Festival March 2018 Awards Winners & Nominees" . brightsidetavernfilmfestival.com . Retrieved 23 August 2022 .
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