Lea van Acken
Actor/Actriz
18
Filmes
12
Séries
Van Acken grew up in Schleswig-Holstein, where she still lives today in a small village. As a child, she was interested in horseback riding and dancing. She first took the stage in 2011 as an extra in a production of *Der Ölprinz* at the Karl May Festival in Bad Segeberg. She did not undergo formal training as an actress; instead, she studied other actors by watching them in films.
In 2014, Van Acken played the lead role—that of the deeply religious teenager Maria—in the drama *Kreuzweg* (Stations of the Cross), directed by Dietrich Brüggemann. The film won a Silver Bear at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival. In Brüggemann’s next film, *Heil*—a satire about neo-Nazis—Van Acken portrayed a teenager. She also played a small role in Bernadette Knoller’s RBB television film *Ferien*.
In 2015, she appeared in a supporting role in the fifth season of the US series *Homeland*, which was filmed entirely in Germany. She also appeared in the SWR television film *Sag mir nichts* and in the *Spreewaldkrimi* installment *Das Duell im Moor* (ZDF). In the film adaptation of *The Diary of Anne Frank*, Van Acken played the title role of Anne Frank. To prepare for the role of the Jewish girl who became famous through her diary, she wrote fictional letters to Anne Frank. For the final scene—which takes place in a concentration camp—the actress had her hair cut off to ensure an authentic portrayal.
Como Ator/Atriz
Homeland
Ayla
Tatort
Verena Hetsch
Dark
Girl from the Future
Morgenmagazin
Self
Kölner Treff
Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Self
Sløborn
Ella
Sag mir nichts
Sasanna
Spreewaldkrimi
Svenja Heinze
5 Finger sind 'ne Faust
Maria
Ostwind 3 - Aufbruch nach Ora
Samantha
German Genius
Lea van Acken
Apagón
Ulrike
Levi Strauss und der Stoff der Träume
Annie Packsher
Fack ju Göhte 3
Amrei Keiser
El privilegio
Lena
Los Dos Lados del Abismo
Josi
Heil
Teenager
Wovon sollen wir träumen
Julia
Kreuzweg
Maria
Bibi & Tina: Caos total
Aladin
El diario de Ana Frank
Anne Frank
Ferien
Lea
All My Loving
Tinka
Abikalypse
Hannah
Hitlerputsch 1923: Das Tagebuch der Paula Schlier
Paula Schlier
4 Tage bis zur Ewigkeit
Idilia Dubb
Brüche
Iris
Liebesbesuch
Nathalie
Drop