Liv Lisa Fries

Liv Lisa Fries
Fries at the Berlinale 2024
Born
Liv Lisa Fries

(1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 34)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Liv Lisa Fries (born 31 October 1990) is a German actress who has appeared in several films and who gained an international following as the female lead Charlotte Ritter in the German TV series Babylon Berlin, which first premiered in 2017.[1]

Early life and education

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Liv Lisa Fries was born on 31 October 1990[2] at the Charité hospital in Berlin.[3][4] She was raised in the Berlin borough of Pankow.[3]

As an exchange student, Fries studied in Beijing. In addition to native German, she speaks English, French and Mandarin.[5]

After receiving her Abitur in 2010, Fries took advanced classes in philosophy and German, but dropped out as her career as an actress progressed.[6]

Career

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Fries wanted to become an actress when she was 14 years old after watching Léon: The Professional, because she was impressed by Natalie Portman's performance. After making her debut in 2005, Fries has gone on to appear in almost 40 acting roles, the majority of which have come in German films and TV series such as Zurich, Add a Friend, and The Wave.[2] Her first film role was in Atomised (2005) (German: Elementarteilchen); however, her role was cut from the film. She then appeared in 2006 in an episode of Schimanski, in which she played the female lead role.[7]

Fries performed in the German made-for-television film She Deserved It [de] (2010) as an aggressive, frustrated teenager named Linda who tortures one of her peers. Fries said that during filming, she started feeling lonely and isolated, just like her character.[8]

In 2013, she starred in the German tragicomedy Zurich (original title Und morgen Mittag bin ich tot). She received critical acclaim for her performance as Lea, a young woman with cystic fibrosis. According to Fries, she prepared for the role by meeting with a patient with the disease, in addition to running up stairs while breathing through a straw.[9] For her role, she was awarded the Bavarian Film Prize in 2013, the Max Ophüls Prize, a German Film Critics Award, and the German Director's Prize.[4]

Fries in 2012

Fries received her most prominent role to date when she was cast in 2016 as Charlotte Ritter in the German television show Babylon Berlin, in which she stars as a police stenographer from a poor background who uses her resourcefulness and connections to investigate a series of crimes in Weimar Republic-era Berlin.[10] The first two seasons of the show were filmed over eight months beginning in May 2016 and released consecutively from October–December 2017. Babylon Berlin has been very popular in Germany as well as with international audiences, and has elevated Fries to international prominence; Fries is considered one of Germany's upcoming stars and has been featured in many magazines.[11][12] For her portrayal, Fries shared an Adolf Grimme Award with the Babylon Berlin team.

The show went on a year-long production hiatus during which Fries filmed two projects; she played a recurring role in both seasons of the 2017 American TV series Counterpart,[13] and also co-starred in the film Prélude with Louis Hofmann.[4] In late 2018, Fries began the six-month shoot for the third season of Babylon Berlin which premiered in Germany in January 2020 and arrived on Sky Atlantic in March 2020.[14][15][16] In June 2020, production on a fourth season was underway and premiered in 2022.[17][18]

Personal life

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As of 2020, Fries lives in a village in Brandenburg. Her favourite hobby is horse riding.[3]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Television

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Awards

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  • 2012: Best Young Actress for She Deserved It (Goldene Kamera Awards)
  • 2014: Best Young Actress for Zurich (Bavarian Film Awards)
  • 2014: Best Young Actress for Zurich (Max-Ophüls-Preis)
  • 2014: Best Actress for Zurich (Deutscher Regiepreis Metropolis)
  • 2015: Best Actress for Zurich (Preis der deutschen Filmkritik)
  • 2018: Grimme-Preis for Babylon Berlin (note: everyone with a major role in the production of the series won the award, including all three lead actors)

References

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  1. ^ Krekeler, Elmar (29 September 2017). "Babylon Berlin: Tom Tykwers Sittengemälde - Trailer & Kritik". Die Welt. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Babylon Berlin: Who is Liv Lisa Fries? Meet the German actress on Instagram!". 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Zeitung, Berliner (23 January 2020). "Liv Lisa Fries über "Babylon Berlin": "Selbst ich denke beim Zuschauen: cool!"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "German Films Quarterly Portrait Liv Lisa Fries". www.germanfilmsquarterly.de. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ^ ""Und morgen Mittag bin ich tot": Atemberaubend gut: Liv Lisa Fries". Tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ Schaaf, Julia (30 September 2018). ""Babylon Berlin": Liv Lisa Fries im Interview". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ Denk, David (14 September 2011). "ARD-Film "Sie hat es verdient": Die Extremistin". Die Tageszeitung: Taz. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ Sturm, Susanne (14 July 2010). "Drama "Sie hat es verdient" "Es soll weh tun"". www.tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  9. ^ Oertel, Friederike (2 December 2017). "Liv Lisa Fries im Porträt "Ich kann mich nicht mit jeder Rolle neu erfinden, aber ich versuche es"". sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Liv Lisa Fries is Charlotte Ritter". Babylon Berlin. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  11. ^ Horst, Carole (11 January 2017). "Berlin: Variety Unveils 10 Europeans to Watch". Variety. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  12. ^ Jansson, Mikael (14 March 2019). "14 Global Superstars Who Know No Limits, Photographed by Mikael Jansson". Vogue. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (30 March 2017). "'Counterpart': Jacqueline Bisset, Stefan Kapicic, Five More Set To Recur On Starz Spy Thriller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  14. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (24 July 2018). "'Babylon Berlin' Confirmed For Third Season, Plot & Shoot Details Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  15. ^ Meza, Ed (9 April 2019). "'Babylon Berlin 3' Sells to More Than 35 Countries, Including Netflix for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Volker Bruch on Instagram: "That's a wrap! Thank you for the last 6 month! 🙏🍾🥂🤗😓🕺🏻#champagneinthemembrane #season3 #keepdancing"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Babylon Berlin season 4 release date, cast, trailer, plot: When is series 4 out?". 21 July 2020.
  18. ^ "'Babylon Berlin': Hit German Drama Releases First Look at Season 4 (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 September 2021.
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