Languages: Swiss German (native speaker), French (native speaker), German, English (fluent), Serbian (basic - learnt if for her role in Sympathy for the Devil)
Residence: Zurich, Paris
Place of birth: Paris
Nationality: Swiss
Height: 1.67m (5' 5.7“)
Hair: dark brown
Eyes: green
Training: “Giles Foreman Centre for Acting in London” 2013-2015, Atelierschule Zurich 2013
Sports: boxing, canoe, snowboard, swimming
Actors Training: Physical Traning of Yat Malgren
nom. Schweizer Filmpreis "Best Actress" for SOUL OF THE BEAST
70th Berlinale: European Shooting Star 2020
won Public Audience Award "Best Supporting Actress" Jean Carmet Festival for SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL, 2019
nom. German Film Critics Award "Best Actress" for TIGER GIRL, 2018
Selection as Révelation César for GRAVE, 2018
nom. FIRST STEPS AWARD 2017 Götz-George Newcomer Award, 2017
won NEW FACES AWARD 'Best Upcoming Actress', 2017
nom. SWISS FILM AWARDS 'Best Supporting Role' in WAR
2022 | Le Théorème de Marguerite | TS Productions | feature film | Director: Anne Novion
2022 | Northern Comfort | One Two Films, Netop Films, Good Chaos Films | feature film | Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurosson
2021 | Succession | Gary Sanchez Productions, Hyperobject Industries, Project Zeus | HBO | TV series | Director: Mark Mylod, Showrunner Jesse Armstrong | Season 3
2021 | Tokyo Vice | Endeavor Content | HBO Max | TV series | Director: Michael Mann, Destin Daniel Cretton
2018 | Freud | Bavaria Fiction, Satel Film | Netflix, ORF | TV series | Director: Marvin Kren | ensemble lead
2018 | Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding! | Letterbox Filmproduktion | DCM Filmverleih | feature film | Director: Hermine Huntgeburth
2018 | Gut gegen Nordwind | Komplizen Film | feature film | Director: Vanessa Jopp
2018 | Sympathy for the Devil | Monkey Pack Films, Go Films, Nexus Factory | feature film | Director: Guillaume de Fontenay | Jean Carmet Festival "Best Supporting Actress"
2017 | Soul of a Beast | Hesse Film | feature film | Director: Lorenz Merz
2017 | Asphaltgorillas | Olga Film | feature film | Director: Detlev Buck
2016 | Raw (OT: Grave) | Petit Film | feature film | Director: Julia Ducournau | lead | Cannes Filmfestival
2016 | Tiger Girl | Fogma | Constantin Film | feature film | Director: Jakob Lass | lead | Opening Film Berlinale 'Panorama Special'
2013 | War (OT: Chrieg) | Hugofilm | feature film | Director: Simon Jaquemet | nom. Swiss Film Awards
Ella Rumpf was born in Paris in 1995 and grew up bilingual (German/French) in Zurich. In 2011 she made her acting debut in the feature film SUMMER OUTSIDE (OT: DRAUSSEN IST SOMMER) directed by Friederike Jehn. This experience was the catalyst for Ella to pursue her career as an actress and study acting in London. However, before she began her studies, she was cast in the role of Ali in the multi-award winning feature film KRIEG (CHRIEG) by Simon Jaquemet and was nominated for the Swiss Film Award in the category “Best Supporting Actress”. Other leading roles followed in films such as TIGER GIRL by Jakob Lass and RAW by Julia Ducournau, as well as the series FREUD, SUCCESSION and TOKYO VICE, directed by Michael Mann, among others.
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