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Martina Gedeck is one of Germany’s most distinguished actresses. After training at the Universit\u00e4t der K\u00fcnste Berlin, she made her stage debut in 1985 at the Theater am Turm in Frankfurt, followed by further engagements. She began her film career in parallel. With \u00abBella Martha\u00bb (2001), the Oscar winning \u00abDas Leben der Anderen\u00bb (2006, The Lives of the Others) and the Oscar nominated \u00abDer Baader Meinhof Komplex\u00bb (2008), she achieved international breakthrough alongside Matt Damon and Jeremy Irons. She is a recipient of the Bavarian Order of Merit and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Martina Gedeck lives in Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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