Christiane Seidel is a German-Danish-American actress, having had roles in Boardwalk Empire (2011-2014), Schmidts Katze (2014), The Hollow (2016), Godless (2017), Fosse/Verdon and Human Capital (2019), and Paradise Highway in 2022.
Christiane Seidel | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editSeidel was born in Wichita Falls, Texas,[1] to a Danish mother and a German father, who was serving in the navy.[2] She also grew up in Denmark and Germany. Her first experience of acting came in a school nativity play.[3] She followed her interest in acting by attending theatre camps, performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show in German,[3] and attended for a semester at film school in Cape Town, South Africa.[3] Seidel studied Media Management in Europe,[2] before returning to the US to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute[1] in New York, to pursue her acting career.[4]
Career
editSeidel's US television debut was as a Guest Star on NBC Universal's police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's [5] season 12 premiere episode in 2010.[6] She starred as FBI Agent Sarah DeSoto in the noir-feature film, The Hollow in 2015,[7][8] and as Sybille Ranisch in Schmidts Katze in 2014,.[9]
Seidel starred as Sigrid Mueller, the Norwegian wife to rogue Treasury Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) in the HBO TV drama series Boardwalk Empire[10] from season 2 to season 5 (2012 – 2015).[4] As of 2015, Seidel is a member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company,[2] a theater company which has introduced several Scandinavian plays to the United States.[11] In 2017, Seidel played Martha, a mysterious, free-spirited German stranger, in the Netflix mini-series Godless, starring alongside Michelle Dockery and Jeff Daniels.[12][13]
In 2019, Seidel played the role of Hannah, mistress of Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) in FX television series Fosse/Verdon.[14][4]
In 2020, she played Helen Deardorff in the Scott Frank directed The Queen's Gambit alongside Anya Taylor-Joy.[3]
In 2022, Seidel stars in the Anna Gutto directed thriller movie Paradise Highway, in a cast which included Juliette Binoche and Morgan Freeman.[15]
Personal life
editSeidel was pregnant during the filming of Godless in 2017 and is mother of twin boys.[14][4]
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Far Out (short film) | Gillian |
| 2008 | Around | Foreign NYU Director |
| 2009 | Bordenia (short film) | Nancy O'Neill |
| 2009 | The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch | Tina |
| 2011 | Tu & Eu (short film) | Julia |
| 2011 | Folkswagon (short film) | Eva |
| 2012 | The Left Hook (short film) | Nancy / Brenda |
| 2014 | Split End (short film) | Katha |
| 2014 | Schmidts Katze | Sybille Ranisch |
| 2016 | The Perfect Nothing (Short film) | Carrie |
| 2016 | The Hollow[7][8] | Sarah Desoto |
| 2017 | Yellow Fever | (Supporting) |
| 2017 | Hard (short film) | Ellie |
| 2018 | 16mins (Short film) | Lizzie |
| 2019 | The Big Shit (Short film) | Julie |
| 2019 | Human Capital | Godeep's Wife |
| 2020 | Tether (short film) | Delilah Desmond |
| 2020 | The Knot (Short film) | Eve |
| 2022 | Boon | Catherine |
| 2022 | Over/Under | Sheryl West |
| 2022 | God's Time | Sydney |
| 2022 | Paradise Highway | Claire |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Darla Pinnington | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Sonnet Project | Mother | 1 episode |
| 2011-2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Sigrid Mueller | Recurring role, 4 seasons |
| 2016 | Jay & Pluto | Jessica | |
| 2016 | Dating Alarm | Annabelle | TV movie |
| 2017 | Royally | Caroline | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Godless | Martha Bischoff | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Fosse/Verdon [4] | Hannah | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Helen Deardorff | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Brightside Tavern Film Festival | Best Actress in a Horror/Thriller | 16 mins | Nominated | [16] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile- Christiane Seidel". e-talenta.eu. 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Christiane Seidel". theimagista.com. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ a b c d Bieber, Boyz (9 April 2021). "Christiane Seidel". photobookmagazine.com.
- ^ a b c d e "'Fosse/Verdon's' Christiane Seidel on Being Amy Adams's Look-Alike & Why She Almost Quit Acting". stylecaster.com. 30 April 2019.
- ^ Quinn, Dave (13 August 2013). "7 Tips on Staying in the Moment from Christiane Seidel". Backstage.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12 - Episode 1". tv.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b "'The Hollow': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Facets Cinémathèque The Hollow". facets.org. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ MM (7 November 2017). "Godless • Knallharte Western-Serie mit Starbesetzung". TV Digital (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Segal, Lindy (3 November 2013). "Boardwalk Empire Star Christiane Seidel on Love Scenes, Costumes, and Josh Bowman". Glamour. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Reilly, Darryl (9 June 2016). "Then Silence - The Lion Theatre - Scandinavian American Theater". TheaterScene.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (6 September 2016). "'Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed". Deadline. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (21 November 2017). "Netflix Heads West To A Town Without Men In 'Godless'". UPROXX. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Christiane Seidel shines in FX's Fosse-Verdon". Lapalme Magazine. 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Paradise Highway". rottentomatoes.com. 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Brightside Tavern Film Festival March 2018 Awards Winners & Nominees". brightsidetavernfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.