Laura Berlin (born 13 March 1990) is a German actress and model. She is known for her role as Emma of Normandy in the Netflix original series Vikings: Valhalla, which premiered in 2022.

Laura Berlin
Laura Berlin at the 2019 Berlinale Medienboard Party
Born (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
NationalityGerman
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Modelling and early career

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Laura Berlin was discovered by a model agency as a teenager, by the age of 17, she was featured on the front page of the Italian edition of Elle.[2] She studied acting at Anja Joos Management school,[3] where she participated in many school theatre productions such as "Der Streit" and "Frühlingserwachen".[3] She also took 2009 Workshop "Directing and Acting" with Petra Zieser (dffb), and 2010 "Acting for young talents" with Teresa Harder (Frank Betzelt Coaching).[4]

Acting

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In 2009, she played the main character in the Thomas Freundner film Schneewittchen (Snow White) (2009),[4] alongside Sonja Kirchberger, Jaecki Schwarz, Martin Brambach, and Jörg Schüttauf.[4] She took the role of Charlotte Montrose in the films Ruby Red (2013),[4] Sapphire Blue (2014)[4] and Emerald Green [de] (2016),[4] inspired by Kerstin Gier's book series Ruby Red Trilogy. In 2016, she played the main role in the music video of Prinz Pi's song 1,40m [de]. Moreover, she played the role of a bewildered ghost girl as a guest star in the series Binny and the Ghost (2016).[4]

In 2016, she has appeared as Jenny Hülshoff in the YouTube series Alles Liebe, Annette [de].[4]

Most recently, she stars as the unshakeable leader, Queen Emma in the new series Vikings: Valhalla directed by Jeb Stuart, airing on Netflix.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Eternalsoul.org Jessy Short film
2011 Men in the City 2 Hippie
2013 Ruby Red Charlotte Montrose
2014 Sapore di te Ingrid
Sapphire Blue Charlotte Montrose
2015 Punk Berlin 1982 [de] Hanna
Meine Bäckerblume Bäckerin Short film
2016 Emerald Green [de] Charlotte Montrose
UFO: It Is Here Melissa Stein
2017 Bullyparade – Der Film Monirella
2018 Ronny & Klaid Angela
2019 Immenhof – Das Abenteuer eines Sommers Charly
2021 The Witch and the Ottoman Anne

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Schneewittchen (Snow White) Snow White Television film
2010 Tod einer Schülerin Katja Weiss
Vater aus heiterem Himmel Bettina
Notruf Hafenkante Melissa Wiesenrath Episode "Risiken und Nebenwirkungen"
2011–2012 SOKO Wismar Jennifer Karlsen / Anna Blume 2 episodes
2011 SOKO Stuttgart Denise May Episode: "Auf die Plätze, fertig, tot"
2013, 2015 SOKO Leipzig Lisa Braisch / Sarah Fischer 2 episodes
2014 Verbotene Liebe Janine 4 episodes
Polizeiruf 110 Vanessa Episode: "Eine mörderische Idee"
2015 My Worst Best Friend Jana Television film
Einstein Julia Weigert
In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte Smilla Eriksson Episode: "Starke Mädchen"
Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei Nadja Episode: "Lockdown"
2016 Binny and the Ghost Leonina Episode: "Leona"
2017–2019 Einstein Julia Weigert 9 episodes
2017 Blaumacher Sascha Decker 6 episodes
Bad Cop - kriminell gut Svenja Althaus Episode: "Feuer und Flamme"
2018 Der Staatsanwalt Nina Episode: "Die Enkelin"
Split Homicide Ivana Pokovic Episode: "Mord auf Vis"
Cologne P.D. Yvonne Becker Episode: "Monster"
Professor T. Maren Episode: "Das verlorene Kind"
2018–present Notruf Hafenkante Dr Eva Grünberg Series regular
2019 Inga Lindström Astrid Episode: "Auf der Suche nach Dir"
2020 Breaking Even Charlotte Lindemann Main role
2022 Vikings: Valhalla Emma of Normandy
Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 Alles Liebe, Annette Jenny 4 episodes

Music videos

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Song Year Artist Notes
"The Power of Love" 2006 Oomph!
"1,40" 2016 Prinz Pi feat. Philipp Dittberner
"Roundabouts" 2018 Michael Patrick Kelly

References

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  1. ^ "Laura Berlin - Moviepilot" (in German). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Viva Models Berlin: introducing Laura Berlin". gosee.de. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Laura Berlin". Anja Joos Management (in German). Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Laura Berlin". spiel-kind.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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