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Benita Sarah Bailey is a German-Ethiopian actress, filmmaker, voice actor, and lecturer at the Universit\u00e4t der K\u00fcnste. She became known for the title role in the ARD series \u00abDie Pflegion\u00e4rin\u00bb. In 2026 she will be heard in the WDR radio play \u00abGru\u00df aus der K\u00fcche\u00bb (tr. Greeting From the Kitchen) and in several radio features. In October 2026, she will appear alongside Devid Striesow and Heike Makatsch in the Apple series \u00abWhere Is Wanda\u00bb. On stage, she performs in Marburg, Weimar, and at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin . She is a co-founder of JABEZA Films. She lives in Berlin. <\/p>\n\n

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