Nina Hoss
Nina Hoss, born in Stuttgart in 1975 to a family of politicians and actors, trained at the Ernst Busch academy in Berlin and became the defining muse of German director Christian Petzold. Their collaborations include the Silver Bear winning Yella (2007), Barbara (2012), where she plays an East German doctor exiled to the provinces, and the postwar drama Phoenix (2014), one of the most acclaimed German films of its decade. She has worked in English on the biopic A Most Wanted Man (2014) with Philip Seymour Hoffman, the drama TAR (2022) opposite Cate Blanchett, and the Showtime series Homeland (2017-2020). She combines intellectual rigour with fine emotional detail and stands among Germanys most internationally respected screen actresses.
Nina Hoss
35 Movies
4 Series
Nina Hoss, born in Stuttgart in 1975 to a family of politicians and actors, trained at the Ernst Busch academy in Berlin and became the defining muse of German director Christian Petzold. Their collaborations include the Silver Bear winning Yella (2007), Barbara (2012), where she plays an East German doctor exiled to the provinces, and the postwar drama Phoenix (2014), one of the most acclaimed German films of its decade. She has worked in English on the biopic A Most Wanted Man (2014) with Philip Seymour Hoffman, the drama TAR (2022) opposite Cate Blanchett, and the Showtime series Homeland (2017-2020). She combines intellectual rigour with fine emotional detail and stands among Germanys most internationally respected screen actresses.
Movies
Plays Katia
The Contractor
2022
Plays Sharon Goodnow
TÁR
2022
Plays Irna Frey
A Most Wanted Man
2014
Plays Eileen Lovborg
Hedda
2025
Plays Carola Lehmann
The White Masai
2005
Plays Susanne
Foreign Language
2024
Plays Louise
We Are the Night
2010
Plays Nelly Lenz
Phoenix
2014
Plays Doris Goethe
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
2023
Plays Hannah Morgan
Hannah
2007
Plays Anonyma
A Woman in Berlin
2008
Plays Jane
The Elementary Particles
2006
Plays Anna Bronsky
The Audition
2019
Plays Wiebke
Pelican Blood
2020
Plays Charlotte
Naked
2002
Plays Barbara
Barbara
2012
Plays Rebecca
Return to Montauk
2017
Plays Liz
Love Your Female Neighbor!
1998
Plays Laura
Jerichow
2009
Plays Yella Fichte
Yella
2007
Plays Marie
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007
Plays Lenin
The Anarchist's Wife
2008
Plays Lisa
My Little Sister
2020
Plays Rosemarie Nitribitt
A Girl Called Rosemarie
1996
Plays Emily Meyer
Gold
2013
Plays Isabell
Cicadas
2025
Plays Juliane Kreisler
Summer Window
2011
Plays Laura Reiser
Wolfsburg
2003
Plays Marilli Kosemund
And Nobody Weeps For Me
1996
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National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona
unknown
2026
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Hedda
Eileen Lovborg
2025
Film
Cicadas
Isabell
2025
Film
Foreign Language
Susanne
2024
Film
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Doris Goethe
2023
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The Fundraiser
Sharon Goodnow
2023
Film
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Alena Kovac · 8 episodes
2022
TV
TÁR
Sharon Goodnow
2022
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The Contractor
Katia
2022
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Nina Hoss and where are they from?
Nina Hoss is 51 years old, born on July 7, 1975 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany].
What are the most famous roles of Nina Hoss?
Nina Hoss is best known for roles in TÁR, A Most Wanted Man, The Contractor.
How many movies has Nina Hoss been in?
Over a 30-year career (since 1996), Nina Hoss has appeared in 35 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Nina Hoss's first movie?
The career of Nina Hoss began with And Nobody Weeps For Me (1996).
What is Nina Hoss's most recent movie or series?
Nina Hoss's most recent release is Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders, which premiered on April 7, 2026.
What TV shows has Nina Hoss appeared in?
On television, Nina Hoss has appeared in Homeland, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Criminal: Germany, Shadowplay.
Does Nina Hoss have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Nina Hoss's upcoming work includes: The Julia Set (2026), National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona (2026), Die andere Seite (2026).
Nina Hoss
1975-07-07 · Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]
Nina Hoss (born July 7, 1975) is a German stage and film actress.
Hoss acted in radio plays at the age of seven and appeared on stage for the first time at the age of 14.
In 1997 she graduated from the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Her first major success was the title role Rosemarie Nitribitt of Bernd Eichinger's A Girl Called Rosemary in 1996, a period drama (based on an actual scandal) set in the 1950s that looks back at the days of West Germany's postwar Wirtschaftswunder with a curdling cynicism.
In 2000 she was one of the Shooting Stars at the Berlinale. Her close collaboration with director Christian Petzold has been extremely successful: she won the 2003 Adolf Grimme Award for her role in his film Something to Remind Me and two years later the Adolf Grimme Award in Gold for Wolfsburg. Her performance of Yella, earned her the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007 and the German Film Award in 2008. Another collaboration with Petzold, Barbara, in which Hoss plays a doctor exiled to an East German provincial backwater in 1980, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012.