Lena Urzendowsky


Lena Friederike Urzendowsky is a German actress.

Biography

Urzendowsky was born in Friedrichshain, Berlin, and spent most of her childhood in Steglitz and Schöneberg. Her mother, Jeanette, and older brother, Sebastian, are also actors. Urzendowsky herself became interested in acting at the age of five after watching a children's musical at the Friedrichstadt-Palast. She took acting, singing, and dance lessons at Stagefactory until the age of 12, when she began applying to talent agencies. She was initially rejected due to her lack of experience, but later signed to an agency at the age of 14. She made her screen debut in the ZDF television film in 2014.
She briefly attended high school in France through a student exchange program, and later completed her Abitur in 2018. During the summer of 2022, she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City. She currently studies philosophy and social sciences at Humboldt University of Berlin. She lives in Wedding.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult
Bavarian Film Awards2021Best Young Actress'Won
German Film Critics Association Awards2021Best Actress'Nomitated
2019Best Young Actor'Won
German Television Academy Awards2019Best Supporting Actress'Won
German Television Awards2019Young Talent Award'Won
Grimme-Preis2017Grimme Award for Fiction'Won
2017Best Young Actress'Won
2018Best Actress'Won
2017New Faces Award for ActingNomitated