Tijan Marei
Personal Data
Languages: German (mother tongue), English (good), French (basic), Spanish (basic)
Residence: Berlin
Place of birth: Berlin
Nationality: German
Height: 1.63m (5' 4.1“)
Hair: brown
Eyes: blue-green
Training: Sigrid Andersson, Ivana Chubbuck Studio LA, frequent Coaching with Laura Garde
Musical instruments: piano
Dance: Oriental, Tribal/Fusion, traditional Indian Dance, Contemporary
Sports: yoga, kung-fu, horse riding
Driving licence: car (B)
special skills: yoga coach
Awards
nom. Hessian Filmaward "Best Actress" for "Ellas Baby" 2017
"Schneewittchen" winner at fabulix-Festival 2019
Feature | Television
2022 | Helgoland 513 | UFA Fiction | TV series | Director: Robert Schwentke
2022 | Girl You Know It's True | Wiedemann & Berg Film | Leonine Studios | feature film | Director: Simon Verhoeven
2022 | Deadlines (2nd season) | Turbokultur | ZDFneo | TV series | Director: Johannes Boss, Annika Pinske
2021 | Alle für Ella | Neue Bioskop Film Produktions | feature film | Director: Teresa Fritzi Hoerl
2021 | Rumspringa | Constantin Film | Netflix | feature film | Director: Mira Thiel
2021 | Das Privileg | Bavaria Fiction | Netflix | feature film | Director: Felix Fuchssteiner , Katharina Schöde
2020 | Die Rettung der uns bekannten Welt | Barefoot Films, Perathon Film | Warner Bros | feature film | Director: Til Schweiger
2019 | Die Niere | epo-film | feature film | Director: Michael Kreihsl
2019 | Wolfsland - "Kein Entkommen" | Molina Film | ARD Degeto | TV series | Director: Till Franzen
2019 | Druck | Bantry Bay Productions | ZDFneo, funk | TV series | Director: Luzie Loose | 2 episodes
2019 | Das Mädchen am Strand (AT) | Network Movie | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Thomas Berger
2018 | Nachts Baden | Aspekt Medienproduktion | ARD | TV movie | Director: Ariane Zeller | lead
2018 | Schneewittchen | Provobis Ges. für Film und Fernsehen GmbH Berlin | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Ngo The Chau | lead | Award "Best Foreign Film" San Diego International Kids' Film Festival 2019
2018 | Six Minutes to Midnight | Mad As Birds | feature film | Director: Andy Goddard
2018 | My Zoe | Amusement Park Films, Tempête sous un crâne Production, Electrick Films, Baby Cow Films | feature film | Director: Julie Delpy
2017 | Alles Isy | Drife Filmproduktion | rbb | TV movie | Director: Mark Monheim
2017 | SOKO Leipzig - "Janika" | UFA Fernsehproduktion | ZDF | TV series | Director: Herwig Fischer | episode lead
2017 | Ellas Baby | Südstern Film Produktion | ARD | TV movie | Director: David Dietl | lead
2017 | 4 Blocks - "Verrat" | Wiedemann & Berg | TNT | TV series | Director: Marvin Kren
2017 | Die Konfirmation | ABC-Studio | ARD | TV movie | Director: Stefan Krohmer
2017 | Die Hütte | Ostlicht Filmproduktion, Lightburst Pictures | feature film | Director: Philipp Hirsch
2017 | Deus Ex Macchina | dffb | TV series | Director: Leonie Minor, Donald Houwer, Basti Gaucho
2016 | Tante Maria, Argentinien und die Weißwürste | Ariane Krampe Filmproduktion | ARD | TV movie | Director: Markus Herling
2016 | Siebenstein | Studio.TV.Film | ARD | TV series | Director: Renata Kaye
2016 | Monkey King | Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion | feature film | Director: Oliver Rihs
2014 | Who Am I | Wiedemann & Berg | feature film | Director: Baran Bo Odar
2014 | Zeit der Reife | Director: Stefan Krohmer
2014 | Oblivio | Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf | short | Director: Miro Bernatek
2012 | Himmel und Hölle | dffb | short | Director: Kristina Kean Shtubert
2011 | Auf der Suche nach dem verlorenen Sonntag | Dayfornight | TV movie | Director: Uwe Nagel | lead
2009 | Das Echo der Schuld | Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion | ZDF | TV movie | Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller
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Tijan Marei found her way to acting at the age of ten, after casting directors took notice of her at Bundesjugendspiele and she landed a small role alongside Anna Loos in the ZDF TV movie “Das Echo der Schuld”. In 2013, she played a small supporting role in the thriller “Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher”. She then appeared in the Inga Lindström adaptation “Die Kinder meiner Schwester”.
Marei received her first leading role in 2017 in the ARD production “Ellas Baby,” directed by David Dietl. For her performance, she was nominated for the Hessian Film Award as “Best Actress” and for the “New Faces Award 2018”. In 2018, Tijan Marei was in front of the camera for the English feature film “Six Minutes to Midnight” (directed by Andy Goddard) alongside Judi Dench, as well as in other leading roles, such as for Ngo The Chau’s directorial debut “Snow White” and for the ARD production “Nachts baden” alongside Maria Furtwängler.
In 2020, she played a leading role in Til Schweiger’s film “Die Rettung der uns bekannten Welt”. This year she shot with Felix Fuchssteiner and Katharina Schöde the Netflix production “Das Privileg”, with Mira Thiel in Netflix’s “Rumspringa” as well as a leading role in Teresa Fritzi Hoerl” feature film “Featuring Ella”.
Contact
Spielkind GmbH
Kastanienalle 79
10435 Berlin
T: +49 (0) 30-25 93 88-0 F: +49 (0) 30-25 93 88-77
