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Seyneb Saleh

Seyneb Saleh

Wasted Management (Main agency)
Wasted Management Sibylle Breitbach
+49 30 375 80005
sb@wasted-mgmt.berlin
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Information

Acting age
28-40 years
Year of birth
1987 (37 years)
Place of birth
Aalen
Height (cm)
167
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Ethnicity and heritage
Middle Eastern or North African, Mixed, White or Caucasian
Stature
slim
Place of residence
Berlin (DE)
Housing options
Wien (AT), London (GB), Los Angeles (US)
Nationality
German
Languages
English(native)German(native)ArabicFrench
Dialects
AustrianBerlin GermanRheinisch
Accents
AmericanArabicAustrianEnglishFrenchSpanish
Instruments
DrumsPianoViolin
Sport
AcrobaticsAlpine skiingFencing (sports)Horse riding
Dance
Contemporary danceLatin American dancesStandard
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappellaJazz
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
Car class

Credits

Primary professional training

2008 – 2012
Universität der Künste Berlin

Other professional training

2014 – 2018
Puppenspiel bei Nikolaus Habjan
2008
Physical Theater bei Hajo Schüler

Awards

2025
Deutscher Fernsehpreis (nominated)
2025
Deutscher Schauspielpreis
2025
Grimme Preis
2024
28. Filmfestival Deutschland Türkei (nominated)
2023
Deutscher Schauspielpreis (nominated)
2022
Deutscher Schauspielpreis (Drama)
2021
Theater Heute (nominated)
2017
Dorothea Neff Preis (nominated)
2014
Theater Heute (nominated)
2010 – 2012
Stipendiatin der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

Film

2023
Sabbatical (Cinema film)
Tara (LR) Judith Angerbauer Producer: Neue Schönhauser, Anna Wendt, Boris Schönfelder Distribution: Farbfilm Written by: Judith Angerbauer
2022
Was von der Liebe bleibt (Cinema film)
Yasemin (LR) Kanwal Sethi Producer: Rohfilm, Benny Drechsel Distribution: Filmwelt Casting Director: Ulrike Müller Written by: Kanwal Sethi
2018
Toubab (Cinema film)
Yara (SUP) Florian Dietrich Producer: Schiwago Film, Marcos Kantis, Louise von Johnston, Martin Lehwald Distribution: Arte Casting Director: Nina Haun Written by: Florian Dietrich, Arne Dechow
2018
Golden Twenties (Cinema film)
Tamara (SUP) Sophie Kluge Producer: Amerika Film, Maximilian Haslberger, Viktoria Stolpe, Thomas Wöbke Casting Director: Ulrike Müller Written by: Sophie Kluge
2017
Neda (Kurzfilm) (Short film)
Neda (LR) Afagh Irandoost
2016
Mute (Feature film)
Naadirah (LR) Duncan Jones Producer: Stuart Fenegan, Ted Sarandos Distribution: Netflix Casting Director: Simona Bär, Alexandra Montag Written by: Duncan Jones
2013
Die Lügen der Sieger (Cinema film)
Mira (SUP) Christoph Hochhäusler Producer: Heimatfilm Casting Director: Ulrike Müller
2012
Umsonst (Cinema film)
Blanche (SUP) Stephan Geene
2010
Offroad (Cinema film)
Özlem (SUP) Elmar Fischer Producer: Jakob Claussen, Ulrike Putz Casting Director: Daniela Tolkien
2010
Das Rote Zimmer (Cinema film)
Sibil (SUP) Rudolf Thome Written by: Rudolf Thome
2009
Diesmal ist es anders (Short film)
Marie (LR) Joya Thome Producer: Joya Thome Produktion Written by: Joya Thome
2009
Eine flexible Frau (Cinema film)
Callcenter Agent (GR) Tatjana Turansky

Television

2025
Seelendorf
Yasemin Jonathan Behr Producer: Made For Film Station: ARD Mediathek Casting Director: Peti Misaila
2025
Tatort Frankfurt - Fackel
Almila Adak Rick Ostermann Producer: Sommerhaus Filmproduktion Station: ARD Casting Director: Nessie Nesslauer
2024
Uncivilized - Nine Eleven (Series)
Sahra [EHR] (ELR) Bilal Bahadir Producer: Cocktailfilms ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de] Station: ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel Casting Director: Alina Yüksel Written by: Bilal Bahadir, Alina Felissa Graff
2023
Nächte vor Hochzeiten (AT) (TV movie)
Meli (LR) Ingo Rasper Station: ARD Casting Director: Uwe Bünker
2023
30 Tage Lust (Series)
Marie (ELR) Pia Hellenthal, Bartosz Grudziecki Producer: Trimafilm, Trini Goetze Casting Director: Liza Stutzky Written by: Bartosz Grudziecki
2021 – 2022
Munich Games
Maria Köhler (LR) Philipp Kadelbach Producer: Amusement Park Films, Amelie von Kienlin, Daniel Brühl, Malte Grunert, Michal Aviram, Martin Behnke, Udo Happel, Julia Jaensch, Frank Jastfelder, Philipp Kadelbach, Meghan Lyvers Station: Sky, CBS Distribution: Sky CBS Casting Director: Simone Bär, Alexandra Montag Written by: Michal Aviram, Martin Behnke
2021 – 2022
Jenseits der Spree
Kay Freund (LR) Marcus Ulbricht, Neelesha Barthel, Chrsitoph Ischinger Producer: Lasse Scharpen, Darina Seng, Lisa Keiner Station: ZDF Distribution: ZDF Casting Director: Ana Davila
2020
Über Weihnachten
Karina (LR) Tobi Baumann Producer: Brainpool, Nina Sollich Station: Netflix Distribution: Netflix Casting Director: Emrah Ertem Written by: Christian Huber
2019
Dengler - Kreuzberg Blues
Ezra Malik (ELR) Daniel Rübesam Station: ZDF Distribution: ZDF Casting Director: Siegfried Wagner
2018
Letzter Wille
Nayer Ziaar [TR] diverse Station: ORF [at]
2017 – 2018
Dogs of Berlin
Rafika (SUP) Christian Alvart Producer: Syrreal Entertainment Station: Netflix Distribution: Netflix Casting Director: Suse Marquardt
2018
Erbschaftsangelegenheiten
Nayer Ziaar Markus Engel Station: ORF
2018
Herzjagen
Anika Elisabeth Scharang Station: ORF
2018
SOKO Stuttgart - Der Spitzel
Steffi Doehlemann Station: ZDF
2017
Deutschland 86
Aya (SUP) Arne Feldhusen, Florian Cossen Station: Amazon Prime, Sundance TV
2011
Verbrechen - Der Igel
Naila Jobst Oetzmann Station: ZDF

Theater

2022 – 2025
Minna von Barnhelm
Franziska (SUP) Anne Lenk Theater: Deutsches Theater Berlin Written by: Lessing
2020 – 2023
Bilder deiner großen Liebe
Isa (LR) Markus Bothe Theater: Staatstheater Hannover Written by: Wolfgang Herrendorf
2020
Dance Nation
Connie (SUP) Stephan Kimmig Theater: Staatstheater Hannover Written by: Claire Barron
2020
Figaros Hochzeit
Suzanne (LR) András Dömötör Theater: Schauspiel Hannover Written by: Beaumarchais
2019 – 2020
Iphigenie
Iphigenie (LR) Anne Lenk Theater: Schauspiel Hannover Written by: Euripides
2019 – 2020
Platonowa
Sofia (LR) Stephan Kimmig Theater: Schauspiel Hannover Written by: Anton Tschechow
2017 – 2018
The Decalogue
Anka, Maijka, Ola, Zofia (LR) Stephan Kimmig Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: after the movies by Krzysztof Kieślowski
2017 – 2018
Superheldinnen
Mascha (LR) Bérénice Hebenstreit Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: Barbi Marković
2015 – 2018
Das Missverständnis
Mutter, Maria (LR) Nikolaus Habjan Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: Albert Camus
2017
Romeo and Juliette
Juliette (LR) Sebastian Schug Theater: Landestheater Niederösterreich Written by: W. Shakespeare
2017
Kasimir und Karoline
Elli (SUP) Philipp Preuss Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: Ödön von Horváth
2016 – 2017
Das Narrenschiff
Lizzi Spöckenkieker (SUP) Dušan David Pařízek Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: after the novel by Katherine Anne Porter
2016 – 2017
Niemandsland
Leyla Avdović (LR) Yael Ronen Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: Yael Ronen and ensemble
2016
Brooklyn Memoiren
Nora (SUP) Sarantos Zervoulakos Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: Neil Simon
2015 – 2016
Das Wechselbälgchen
Wrga, Zitha (LR) Nikolaus Habjan Theater: Volkstheater Wien Written by: after the novel by Christine Lavant
2015
Vieux Carré
Jane Sparks (LR) Sebastian Schug Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: T. Williams
2015
Le Passé
Lucie (SUP) Patrick Schlösser Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: after the movie by Asghar Farhadi
2014 – 2015
Verteidigung der Missionarsstellung
burger seller, daughter (SUP) Susanne Lietzow Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Wolf Haas
2014 – 2015
Das Missverständnis
Mother, Maria (LR) Nikolaus Habjan Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Albert Camus
2014
Wir sind keine Barbaren
Barbara, Anna Christine Eder Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Philipp Löhle
2014
Immer noch Sturm
Mother, Grandmother (SUP) Michael Simon Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Peter Handke
2013 – 2014
Waisen
Helen (LR) Lina Hölscher Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Dennis Kelly
2013 – 2014
Thalerhof
Sofia (SUP) Anna Badora Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Andrzej Stasiuk
2013 – 2014
Niemandsland
Leyla (LR) Yael Ronen Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Yael Ronen and ensemble
2012 – 2013
FaustIn an Out
GeistIN, FaustIN Philip Jenkins Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: Elfriede Jelinek
2012 – 2013
Clavigo
Marie (LR) Alexandra Liedtke Theater: Schauspiel Graz Written by: J.W.v. Goethe
2011
Alle Toten fliegen hoch - Teil 6
Nina (SUP) Joachim Meyerhoff Theater: Maxim Gorki Theater Written by: Joachim Meyerhoff
2010 – 2011
Massensterben der Möglichkeiten
Silvia, Reporterin Sascha Hawemann Theater: Deutsches Theater Berlin
2010
Wir Schlafen Nicht
Key, Online Hermann Schmidt-Rahmer Theater: UniT Written by: Kathrin Röggla