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Melanie Straub
ActorBorn January 1, 1976 (50 years)
Melanie Straub (born 1976 in Waiblingen) is a German actress.
Melanie Straub wanted to become an actress even as a child; however, she initially began with pantomime, as she felt she was too shy at the time. After graduating from high school, and at her parents' request, she first completed training as a physiotherapist; she subsequently worked for about a year in a psychiatric facility, where she led a theater group for patients with substance use disorders.
From 2000 to 2003/04, she studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. In 2004, she received the Ensemble Prize at the Theatertreffen deutschsprachiger Schauspielstudierender (Theater Festival for German-Speaking Acting Students) in Graz for her performance in *Die Gerechten*.
Her first permanent engagement took her to Schauspiel Magdeburg, where she was a member of the ensemble starting in 2004. There, she played—among other roles—Effi Briest, Lady Macbeth, and the title roles in *Maria Stuart*, *Iphigenie auf Tauris*, and *Emilia Galotti*. In 2006, she was awarded the Young Artists' Sponsorship Prize at Theater Magdeburg, and in 2010, she received the Otto Kasten Prize for young theater artists.
From 2009 to 2017, Straub was a member of the ensemble at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam. There, she played—among other roles—Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire*, Katharina in *The Taming of the Shrew*, and roles in *Three Sisters*, *Dogville*, and *Kirschgarten – Die Rückkehr*. In 2015, she was awarded the Potsdam Theater Prize.
Starting in 2017, she also appeared as a guest performer at Schauspiel Frankfurt.
Alongside her theater work, Straub has also taken on roles in film and television productions. She has appeared in—among others—*Willkommen auf dem Land*, *Neufeld, mitkommen!*, *Hedi Schneider steckt fest*, *Als wir träumten*, and *Die Protokollantin*, as well as in the ZDF television series *SOKO Wismar*.
Melanie Straub is married to the actor Wolfgang Vogler and is the mother of two children.
Melanie Straub wanted to become an actress even as a child; however, she initially began with pantomime, as she felt she was too shy at the time. After graduating from high school, and at her parents' request, she first completed training as a physiotherapist; she subsequently worked for about a year in a psychiatric facility, where she led a theater group for patients with substance use disorders.
From 2000 to 2003/04, she studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. In 2004, she received the Ensemble Prize at the Theatertreffen deutschsprachiger Schauspielstudierender (Theater Festival for German-Speaking Acting Students) in Graz for her performance in *Die Gerechten*.
Her first permanent engagement took her to Schauspiel Magdeburg, where she was a member of the ensemble starting in 2004. There, she played—among other roles—Effi Briest, Lady Macbeth, and the title roles in *Maria Stuart*, *Iphigenie auf Tauris*, and *Emilia Galotti*. In 2006, she was awarded the Young Artists' Sponsorship Prize at Theater Magdeburg, and in 2010, she received the Otto Kasten Prize for young theater artists.
From 2009 to 2017, Straub was a member of the ensemble at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam. There, she played—among other roles—Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire*, Katharina in *The Taming of the Shrew*, and roles in *Three Sisters*, *Dogville*, and *Kirschgarten – Die Rückkehr*. In 2015, she was awarded the Potsdam Theater Prize.
Starting in 2017, she also appeared as a guest performer at Schauspiel Frankfurt.
Alongside her theater work, Straub has also taken on roles in film and television productions. She has appeared in—among others—*Willkommen auf dem Land*, *Neufeld, mitkommen!*, *Hedi Schneider steckt fest*, *Als wir träumten*, and *Die Protokollantin*, as well as in the ZDF television series *SOKO Wismar*.
Melanie Straub is married to the actor Wolfgang Vogler and is the mother of two children.
Filmography
| 2025 | Holy Meat · as Buspassagierin 2 |
| 2025 | Nighties (TV Series) · as Frau Rauscher |
| 2024 | Chaos and Silence · as Mrs. Jung |
| 2022 | Kalt · as Frau Sieten |
| 2022 | The Kangaroo Conspiracy · as Tina |
| 2020 | The Turncoat (TV Series) · as Frau Schulz |
| 2020 | Cocoon · as Freundin |
| 2020 | For the Time Being · as Larissa |
| 2019 | System Crasher · as Dr. Schönemann |
| 2018 | The Typist (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2017 | Babylon Berlin (TV Series) · as Sterbende Frau |
| 2017 | Das schaffen wir schon · as Nancy Reed |
| 2017 | Air · as Louk's Mother |
| 2016 | Short Term Memory Loss · as Vera Stamm |
| 2015 | Brief an mein Leben · as Sarah Döhring |
| 2015 | Hedi Schneider Is Stuck · as Viviane |
| 2015 | Dengler (TV Series) · as Laras Mutter |
| 2015 | Als wir träumten · as Danis Mutter |
| 2014 | Ein Fall für Zwei: Reloaded (TV Series) · as Kursleiterin Kessler |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Willkommen auf dem Land · as Anna |
| 2004 | SOKO Wismar (TV Series) · as Svenja Harthof |
| 1981 | A Case for Two (TV Series) · as Kursleiterin Kessler |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Marion Schweikhardt |