ACTOR

Natja Brunckhorst

1966 - Today

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Natja Brunckhorst (born 26 September 1966) is a German actress, screenwriter, and director. Brunckhorst was 13 years old when she was selected by director Uli Edel for the leading role as Christiane F. in the critically acclaimed 1981 dramatisation of the biographical work Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo by Christiane Vera Felscherinow, written following the tape recordings of the experiences of teenage girl Christiane F. The film immediately acquired cult status (which it still retains today) and features David Bowie as both himself and the soundtrack composer, which gave the film a commercial boost. A year later Brunckhorst appeared in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Querelle (1982). After the unexpected success of Christiane F. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natja Brunckhorst has received more than 297,149 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Natja Brunckhorst is the 4,480th most popular actor (up from 4,984th in 2019), the 4,539th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,330th in 2019) and the 159th most popular German Actor.

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  • 300k

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  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Natja Brunckhorst ranks 4,480 out of 13,578. Before her are Tatyana Vasilyeva, Cha Tae-hyun, Chandra Wilson, Tiger Shroff, Julie Bowen, and Homayoun Ershadi. After her are Saul Rubinek, Susanna Thompson, Rory Calhoun, Mili Avital, Mary Ellen Trainor, and Jenny Agutter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Natja Brunckhorst ranks 182. Before her are Flemming Povlsen, Suleyman Kerimov, Michelle Akers, François Omam-Biyik, Femke Halsema, and Eva LaRue. After her are Yokozuna, Julie Dreyfus, Donal Logue, Marian Lupu, Alison Doody, and Claudia Wells.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Natja Brunckhorst ranks 4,539 out of 7,253. Before her are Alwin Mittasch (1869), Sheryl Lee (1967), Andreas Krieger (1965), Wolfgang Unzicker (1925), Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (1837), and Leonard Nelson (1882). After her are Saul Rubinek (1948), Carl Locher (1851), Harry Rosenbusch (1836), Leo Anton Karl de Ball (1853), Gustav Spörer (1822), and Adolph Strecker (1822).

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Among ACTORS In Germany

Among actors born in Germany, Natja Brunckhorst ranks 159. Before her are John Ericson (1926), Moritz Bleibtreu (1971), Walter Sedlmayr (1926), Tilo Prückner (1940), Michael Gwisdek (1942), and Sheryl Lee (1967). After her are Saul Rubinek (1948), Dana Wynter (1931), Inge Meysel (1910), Otto Gebühr (1877), Willy Birgel (1891), and Dora Doll (1922).

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Television and Movie Roles

Christiane F.
Christiane
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14 years old Christiane lives with her mother and little sister in a typical multi-storey apartment building in Berlin. She's fascinated by the 'Sound', a new disco with most modern equipment. Although she's legally too young, she asks a friend to take her. There she meets Detlef, who's in a clique where everybody's on drugs. Step by step she gets drawn deeper into the scene.
Apr 2o 19817.3 / 10
The Princess and the Warrior
Meike
Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be the man of her dreams. But when she finds him weeks later she is rejected, as Bodo is stuck somewhere between a traumatic past and a criminal future.
Oct 12o 20006.9 / 10
Querelle
Paulette (as Nadja Brunkhorst)
A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug-smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged and violent homosexual self-discovery that will change him forever from the man he once was.
Sep 8o 19826.6 / 10