Sophie Rois

Biography

Sophie Rois is an Austrian actress who was born in 1961 and has built her career largely in Berlin. She trained at Vienna's Max Reinhardt Seminar from 1983 to 1986, and early on she was among the few professional actors to work with Christoph Schlingensief. On stage she spent years at the Volksbühne, from 1993 to 2017, and at the Deutsches Theater from 2018 to 2022, before returning to the Volksbühne in 2022. Her screen work includes Three (2010) and Enemy at the Gates (2001), and on television Polizeiruf 110; she also did voice work on Die kleine Monsterin. In 2014 she played Margarete Himmler in the documentary The Decent One. Her honors include German Film Awards as best actress for The Architect and for Three, a Bavarian Film Award for Three, and the Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring.

65years old

Turns 66 on June 1in 231 days

Born June 1, 1961Linz
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 33 years1991 to 2024

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Romance29%, 2 films
War29%, 2 films
Adventure14%, 1 film
Biography14%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Rois was among the small number of professional actors that Christoph Schlingensief worked with at the start of her career.
Behind the award
On 10 February 2014, during Berlinale, Rois was awarded the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at its first grade. The French Embassy of Berlin hosted the presentation.

Sophie Rois movies on Netflix

A Sacrifice2024IMDb rating 5.0as Hilma
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022IMDb rating 5.5as Anna
The School of the Magical Animals2021IMDb rating 5.4as Elster Pinkie
A Hidden Life2019IMDb rating 7.4as Tante
32010IMDb rating 6.7as Hanna
Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5as Ludmilla
Eastern Cross1991IMDb rating 6.6as Friseuse(Sophia Rois)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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32010 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Hanna
IMDb rating 6.75.6K votes
Enemy at the Gates2001 Drama, History, Waras Ludmilla
IMDb rating 7.5296K votes
A Sacrifice2024as Hilma
IMDb rating 5.08.0K votes
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022as Anna
IMDb rating 5.5566 votes
A Hidden Life2019as Tante
IMDb rating 7.433K votes
The School of the Magical Animals2021as Elster Pinkie
IMDb rating 5.41.2K votes
Eastern Cross1991as Friseuse(Sophia Rois)
IMDb rating 6.6271 votes

Worked with

Sophie Rois shares two films with Laura Tonke, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Laura Tonke

Ron Perlman

Ed Harris

Udo Kier

Jude Law

Bob HoskinsJean-Jacques AnnaudDirector, 1 film

Terrence MalickDirector, 1 film

Jordan ScottDirector, 1 film

Films together

Laura Tonke2 films together, 1991 to 2022
Laura Tonke's page
- A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022IMDb rating 5.5Rois as AnnaTonke as Laura
- Eastern Cross1991IMDb rating 6.6Rois as Friseuse(Sophia Rois)Tonke as Elfie
Ron Perlman1 film together, 2001
Ron Perlman's page
- Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5Rois as LudmillaPerlman as Koulikov
Ed Harris1 film together, 2001
Ed Harris's page
- Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5Rois as LudmillaHarris as Major König
Udo Kier1 film together, 2022
Udo Kier's page
- A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love2022IMDb rating 5.5Rois as AnnaKier as Michel
Jude Law1 film together, 2001
Jude Law's page
- Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5Rois as LudmillaLaw as Vassili
Bob Hoskins1 film together, 2001
Bob Hoskins's page
- Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5Rois as LudmillaHoskins as Nikita Khrushchev
Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector, 1 film, 2001
All films by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5Rois as Ludmilla
Terrence MalickDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Terrence Malick
- A Hidden Life2019IMDb rating 7.4Rois as Tante
Jordan ScottDirector, 1 film, 2024
All films by Jordan Scott
- A Sacrifice2024IMDb rating 5.0Rois as Hilma

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 2009 to 2025, one of them major.

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Sophie Rois's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Berlin Film Festival
2012	Theaterpreis Berlin		Won
Other honors
2025	Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany		Won
2020	Deutscher Schauspielpreis	Rampensau	Won
2017	Eysoldt-Ring	Faust, Part Two	Won
2016	Deutscher Hörbuchpreis		Won
2014	Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres		Won
2012	Schauspieler des Jahres		Won
2011	German Film Award for Best Actress	Three	Won
2010	Bavarian Film Awards	Three	Won
2010	DER FAUST Award		Won
2010	Preis der deutschen Filmkritik	Three	Won
2009	German Film Award for Best Supporting Actress	The Architect	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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