Claudia Michelsen

Claudia Michelsen (born 1969 in Dresden) is a German actress. She studied at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin and made her film debut in 1989 in Rainer Simon’s The Ascent of Chimborazo. From 1990 to 1995, she was a member of the ensemble at Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre. She became known for the crime series Flemming, the ARD series Polizeiruf 110, in which she played detective Doreen Brasch, and the television productions The Tower and Ku’damm 56. For her role in The Tower, she received, among other honors, the Bambi, the Hessian Film Award, the Grimme Award and the Golden Camera. Michelsen has also narrated numerous audiobooks and radio plays.