Countess Alicia von Rittberg (born 10 December 1993)[1] is a German actress. Following numerous roles in German films and television series, she came to attention outside Germany for her brief role as Emma in the 2014 film Fury. Rittberg starred as Ida Lenze in the lead role in the German TV series Charité for which she received the Bambi Award in 2017.[2] In 2022, she starred as Elizabeth Tudor in the historical drama Becoming Elizabeth.[3]
Alicia Gräfin von Rittberg | |
|---|---|
 von Rittberg in 2018 | |
| Born | 10 December 1993 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Early life
editAlicia von Rittberg was born to the noble family of Rittberg and grew up in Munich with three brothers.[1] She attended a humanities-oriented Gymnasium. [1] She studied[4] corporate management and economics at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, where she was due to complete her bachelor's degree thesis in June 2017.[1]
Career
editShe began her film career while still a student in 2000.[1]
For her starring role as a foster child in the 2012 ZDF TV film And all were silent, she received the 2013 Young Artist Award at the Bavarian Television Award.[5]
In 2014, she co-starred as Emma alongside Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman and Shia LaBeouf in the American war film Fury, directed by David Ayer. She appeared in Our Kind of Traitor, a 2016 spy thriller film directed by Susanna White.[6] She played the lead role of Ida Lenze in season 1 of the German TV series Charité, for which she received the 2017 Bambi Award in the category of German actress.[1][2] In 2022, she starred as the young Elizabeth Tudor in the historical drama Becoming Elizabeth.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hot Line | Tina Brandner |
| 2012 | Barbara | Angie |
| 2014 | Fury | Emma |
| 2016 | Our Kind of Traitor | Natasha |
| 2017 | Godless Youth | Nadesh |
| 2018 | Balloon | Petra Wetzel |
| 2019 | Rate Your Date | Teresa |
| 2020 | Resistance | Regine |
| Hello Again – Ein Tag für immer | Zazie | |
| 2022 | Leave | Hunter White |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006, 2011 | The Old Fox | Jasmin Carnap,
Leonie Wintzer |
Episode 30x03 - "Tödliches Schweigen"
Episode 37x04 - "Zivilcourage" |
| 2007 | Die Lawine | Jill Westermann | Television film |
| 2008 | Die Sache mit dem Glück | Miriam Heitmann | |
| 2008–2009 | Meine wunderbare Familie | Lilly Sander | 5 episodes |
| 2009 | Romy | Romy - 14 years old | Television film |
| 2010 | Das Geheimnis der Wale | Charlotte Waldmann | |
| 2011 | Hindenburg: The Last Flight | Gisela Kerner | |
| Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder | Therese Ederer | Television film | |
| 2012 | Und alle haben geschwiegen | Luisa Jung | |
| 2013 | Alles für meine Tochter | Clara Liebner | |
| 2014 | Unterwegs mit Elsa | Clara Novak | |
| The Midwife | Lotte | ||
| Die reichen Leichen. Ein Starnbergkrimi | Sisi | ||
| 2015 | Das Romeo-Prinzip | Annelie | |
| 2016 | Die Hebamme 2 | Lotte | |
| 2017 | Charité | Ida Lenze | 6 episodes |
| Genius | Anna Winteler | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | Lotte am Bauhaus | Lotte Brendel | Television film |
| 2022 | Becoming Elizabeth | Princess Elizabeth Tudor | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Bis in die Seele ist mir kalt | Ute Patterer | Television film |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bavarian TV award | Young Artist Award | Und alle haben geschwiegen | |
| Günter Rohrbach Film Award | Price of Saarland Film GmbH | And all were silent together with Leonard Carow | ||
| 2014 | New Faces Award | Young Artist Award | Die Hebamme | |
| 2017 | Bambi Award | German Actress | Charité | |
| 2019 | Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Actress | Lotte am Bauhaus |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Joachim Schmitz (18 March 2017). "Alicia von Rittberg: Zwischen Uni und Hollywood". Osnabrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "BAMBI 2017 für Alicia von Rittberg (CHARITÉ) & Heino Ferch (ALLMEN)". UFA Fiction (in German). 16 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (21 April 2022). "See the trailer for the sexy new Starz Tudor drama all about a young Elizabeth I". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Alicia von Rittberg". Pioneer of the Month (in German). Zeppelin University. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
An der ZU studiert die 23-Jährige aktuell im siebten Semester den CME-Bachelorstudiengang.
- ^ Bayerische Staatskanzlei: "Der Blaue Panther – 25. Bayerischer Fernsehpreis: Ehrenpreis für Ruth Maria Kubitschek / Nachwuchsförderpreis an Alicia von Rittberg". IMDb. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Our Kind of Traitor". filmaffinity.com. FilmAffinity. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee (21 April 2022). "See the trailer for the sexy new Starz Tudor drama all about a young Elizabeth I". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Der Blaue Panther – 25. Bayerischer Fernsehpreis: Ehrenpreis für Ruth Maria Kubitschek / Nachwuchsförderpreis an Alicia von Rittberg". Bayerische Staatskanzlei (in German). 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.