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Michaela Dudley

Michaela Dudley

About me

"I'm a woman without a period, born with one hell of an exclamation mark“, Michaela Dudley says. The iconic line from her very own cabaret program encapsulates defiant pride, self-irony, sensitivity und sensuality. 


Michaela Dudley (* 1961), Berliner woman with Afro-American roots, is a cabaret artist, keynote speaker, journalist and lawyer (Juris Dr., US). Whether as a diva, poet, doctor or dominatrix, she doesn't mince her words. If you're looking for an authentic figure who embodies worldliness, wit and fury, you will find her here.
 
Once a script girl for indie productions, the silver-haired woman now steps in front of the camera in a multifaceted way. As a feature film actress, satirist, singer and social commentator. The best ager also models in commercial videos and catalogues for renowned fashion labels. From 2018 to 2022 she officially worked for the Berlinale as a translator (press office & section GENERATION), now she creates subtitles for celebrated feature films. In 2023 she served as a jury member at the 37th Braunschweig International Film Festival (section ECHT). Additionally, she authors feature filmscripts. 

Information

Acting age
48-68 years
Year of birth
1961 (63 years)
Place of birth
USA
Height (cm)
171
Weight (in kg)
80
Eye color
brown
Hair color
gray
Hair length
Medium
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Nationality
American
Languages
English(native-language)German(native-language)
Dialects
American-African AmericanAmerican-CaliforniaAmerican-New YorkAmerican-Southern StatesBerlin GermanBrooklyn-EnglishKölschMid-Atlantic(native dialect)Norden
Accents
American
Instruments
Percussion
Sport
Krav Maga
Dance
Argentine tangoJazz dance
Main profession
Performer
Specializations
Cabaret artist
Singing
A cappellaImprovisationJazzSoul/RnBSprechgesangSwingTango music
Special skills
Burlesque
Pitch
Alto

Credits

Professional background

Autodidaktin als Kabarettistin mit TV-Auftritten (3Sat / RBB) und Solo-Performances mit eigenen Kompositionen: Volksbühne, Berliner Kabarett-Anstalt, ScHwuZ u.v.a.

Film

2023
HAB' ICH WAS GEGEN, Aufklärung zur Antidiskriminierung (Short film)
Selbst: Kabarettistin & Queerfeministin (GR)
2023
GESCHLECHTERKAMPF: DAS ENDE DES PATRIARCHATS (Cinema film)
Selbst: MICHAELA DUDLEY, Feministin (SR) Sobo Swobodnik Producer: Filmgalerie 451 Distribution: Partisan Filmverleih Written by: Sobo Swobodnik, Margarita Breitkreiz. Eigendialog: Michaela Dudley
2020
AFRO ZU TRAGEN, IST EIN AKT DES WIDERSTANDS (Documentary)
Selbst: Kabarettistin & Queerfeministin (GR) Poliana Baumgarten Distribution: ZEIT Written by: Poliana Baumgarten, Elif Küçük

Television

2020
KULTURZEIT, Live-Ausstrahlung, (TV magazine)
Selbst: Kabarettistin, Queerfeministin, Sängerin (GR) Station: 3Sat (25.08.2020)
2020
KULTURZEIT, Aufzeichnung, (TV magazine)
Selbst: Kabarettistin & Queerfeministin (GR) Station: 3Sat (17.06.2020)
2019
BERLIN PRIDE (CSD) 2019, Live-Ausstrahlung, (TV event)
Selbst: Kabarettistin & Queerfeministin (GR) Station: RBB (27.07.2019)

Theater

2022
EINE EINGEFLEISCHT VEGANE DOMINA ZIEHT VOM LEDER, Eine "sado-maßlose" Sozialsatire
Solo-Kabarettistin (MR) Theater: Berliner Kabarett-Anstalt (Theater BKA) Written by: Michaela Dudley
2019
PLAYBLACK Im Rahmen von "Alles ist Material. 20 Jahre 'Postdramatisches Theater'" (Drama)
Credit: Chor-Mitglied (SR) Joanna Tischkau Producer: Lisa Gehring (Produktionsleitung) Theater: HAU Hebbel am Ufer Written by: Joanna Tischkau

Other

ANDREA LÄSST SICH SCHEIDEN
Filmcredit als Übersetzerin für Untertitel DE > EN (Österreichisch > Amerikanisch) Josef Hader Producer: WEGA Film, Golden Girls Filproduktion Written by: Josef Hader
2023
37. Braunschweig International Film Festival
Jury-Mitglied, Sektion ECHT (Queere Filme)
2018 – 2022
69. bis 71. BERLINALE, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
Offizielle Übersetzerin DE<>EN für das Pressebüro und die Sektion GENERATION

Internet

2023
ttt – titel, thesen, temperamente
Selbst: Kabarettistin & Queerfeministin (GR)

Commercial

2021
GAP & ZALANDO, Pride-Kampagne 2021, (Commercial)
Selbst: Fashion Model, Kabarettistin, Queerfeministin, Sängerin (GR)