Ruby Commey (born 29 July 1991 in Berlin, Germany) is an Afro-German actress. She was born in Berlin and has performed at the Kammerspiele, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble.[1][2]

Ruby Commey
Born (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 (age 33)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

In 2019, she portrayed Germania in the music video for Rammstein's song Deutschland, which was a number-one single in several countries, but also attracted significant controversy due to her African heritage.[3][4]

Filmography

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Theater

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Commey has appeared in four different productions at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin:[5]

  • 2013: Vanishing Point Berlin (directed by Tobias Rausch)
  • 2014: Tod.Sünde.7 (directed by Wojtek Klemm)
  • 2015: Alice (directed by Nora Schlocker)
  • 2017: Death of a Salesman (directed by Bastian Kraft)

Music videos

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References

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  1. ^ "Ruby Commey". Deutsches Theater. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Ruby Commey". Berliner Ensemble. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ Braun, Stuart (29 March 2019). "Rammstein video furore: Far-right clickbait or anti-fascist art?". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Schwarze Frau als Germania - Kritik an Rammstein-Video" [Black woman as Germania - criticism of the Rammstein video]. Die Zeit (in German). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Ruby Commey". Schauspiel Hannover. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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