Acting
Tanja Schleiff
DE cinema · 21 credits
Born
1 January 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Erfurt, Germany
Tanja Schleiff (born in 1973 in Erfurt) is a German actress. The daughter of actors Renate Hundertmark and Klaus Schleiff, she trained in acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. She began her career on stage, performing notably at the Residenztheater in Munich and the Schauspielhaus in Düsseldorf. In cinema, she has appeared in several notable feature films, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004), Dominik Graf's The Red Cockatoo (Der rote Kakadu, 2006), and Ralf Westhoff's comedy Shoppen (2006). On television, she has featured in numerous series and television films, notably portraying Countess Esterházy in the historical series Sisi (2021–2024) and Edith in the drama series Charité (2017).
Known for
Filmography
Das Millionenschnitzel
as Monique
Fast perfekte Frauen
as Doris Ohlmeier
Almost Brothers
as Jackie
Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten
as Ms. Steilmann
Helene, die wahre Braut
as Gertrud
Die Flaschenpostinsel
as Carolin
Schattengrund
as Trixi Urban
So viel Zeit
as Laura
The Fox - Traces of Coal Dust
as Katja Mehring
Schoßgebete
as Verkäuferin im Sexshop
Mein Leben im Off
as Lisa Krüger
Selbstgespräche
as Frau Erhardt
The Charlemagne Code
as Frau Schwalm
Shoppen
as Katharina
The Vow
as Anna Katharina Emmerick
Vier Töchter
as Hillevi
The Red Cockatoo
as Rena
Downfall
as Russische Ärztin
Friends of Friends
as Veronika