Marthe Keller

Birth Name:

Marthe Keller

Birth Place:

Basel, Switzerland

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Served as president of the Camera d'Or jury at Cannes Film Festival in 1994
Got her start in acting with a role in "Funeral in Berlin․"
Started out as a ballet dancer, but quit after she was involved in a ski accident
Studied theatre for three years at teh Stanislavsky school in Munich and the Schiller theatre
Quote: "[On acting] "In a first film, as in any first time, there is a purity, an astonishment that is never to be found again, an irrepressible desire to show us and to tell us something․""
Along with being a stage actress, she has directed many operas
Lived on both sides of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War

1967Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Nebenrolle):Nominated
1977Bambi - Best Actress - National:Winner
1977Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture:Nominated
1982Genie - Best Performance by a Foreign Actress:Nominated
1988David - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista):Nominated
2020DSP Award - Best Supporting Actress (Beste Nebendarstellerin):Nominated
2021Swiss Film Prize - Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Bester Nebendarsteller/Beste Nebendarstellerin):Winner

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