
Acting
Born August 17, 1973 · Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
From 1992 to 1995, Franziska Petri studied at the renowned „Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art“ in Berlin. Her cinema debut was a part in „The Big Mambo“ („Das Mambospiel“) by Michael Gwisdek in 1997, which opened the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. With her first leading role in in the award-winning „Forget America“ („Vergiss Amerika“) she attracted both critics' and audiences' attention. After leading roles in the most diverse cinema productions like the historic drama „Leo & Claire“ by Joseph Vilsmaier, the quirky comedy „Max & Moritz Reloaded“ by Thomas Frydetzki, the gloomy thriller „The Heart Is a Dark Forest“ („Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald“) by Nicolette Krebitz, the political drama „Long Shadows“ („Schattenwelt“) by Connie Walther or the psychological drama „Memory“ („Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf“) by Matthias Luthardt, she appeared in the psychothriller „For Miriam“ („Für Miriam“) by Lars Gunnar Lotz. For her outstanding performance in „For Miriam“ she was awarded Best Actress at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival 2009 (Perspektive Deutsches Kino), Best Actress at La Cabina. Festival Internacional de Mediometrajes de Valencia, Spain 2010 and Best Actress at the 11th Aubagne International Film Festival, France 2010. In 2011 she played the starring role in Kirill Serebrennikov's dark tale of love Izmena/Betrayal, which premiered in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival 2012. For her impressive performance she was awarded Best Actress at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.

Come Closer
2021

Off Season
2019

Hotel Auschwitz
2019

Wolfsland – Irrlichter
2018

Midsummer Night's Murder
2016

Dolores
2016

The Duelist
2016

Platonow
2015

Betrayal
2012

Für Miriam
2009

Long Shadows
2008

Der Tag, an dem ich meinen toten Mann traf
2008

The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007

Der Kronzeuge
2007

Porno!Melo!Drama!
2007
Das unreine Mal
2006
Endloser Horizont
2006

Wen die Liebe trifft
2005

Max and Moritz Reloaded
2005

Tage des Sturms
2003

Leo & Claire
2002
Wenn eine Mutter ihr Leben verspielt
2001

Forget America
2000

Die Nachtschwester
2000

The Volcano
1999

Midsommar Stories
1999
Unsere Kinder! - Verschollen im Urlaub
1998
Annas Fluch - Tödliche Gedanken
1998

The Big Mambo
1998
Mord an der roten Rita
1995
Operation Medusa
1995