Anna Maria Muehe: Adopted family into biz

Anna Maria MueheIf that title appears to sounds familiar, it will. Berlin-born Anna Maria Muehe's parents were both thesps: her mother is East German Jenny Groellmann, and her father, Ulrich Muehe, is better known worldwide because the star of "The Lives of Others," which won the foreign-lingo film Oscar in 2006.For Muehe, another career would be a possibility ("Like anybody, I had been thinking about various thingsInch), but after shooting her first feature at age 15 -- Maria von Heland's "Large Women Don't Cry" (2001) -- she found the lure of showbiz too great to face up to.Annually later, she won the actress award in the Copenhagen Film Festival on her lead role in Achim von Borries' "Love in Ideas," and it has since made an appearance in Julie Delpy's "The Countess," Til Schweiger's "1 1/2 Knights in combat" and Christian Schwochow's "November Child," that she received a German Film Award nomination."I believe my great fortune, to date, is the fact that every movie I have made, I have labored with brilliant stars. For instance, this past year I performed alongside Otto Sander, a guy who's behaved for this type of very long time, as well as in a wide variety of films, yet who's never lost the pleasure with what he is doing,Inch she states.Does she consider herself a European or perhaps a German actress? "I do not really use whatever difference. To obtain me hooked, it simply requires a great script as well as an interesting director it isn't important maybe it's a German or perhaps an worldwide project -- the job and also the preparation are identical.InchFor instance, among the best company directors is Dominik Graf. I am really intrigued by his method of coping with projects and exactly how he works together with stars. However, you will find a lot of outstanding company directors around the globe. It might be an recognition to utilize them.InchCome back towards the Berlin Preview >> Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com