Christiane Seidel
Christiane Seidel (* 3. April 1988 [2] in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an American-born German-Danish actress, known for her roles as Martha in the Netflix mini-series western Godless and as the Norwegian Sigrid Mueller in the HBO TV drama series Boardwalk Empire.
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
Seidel was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, to a Danish mother and a German father, who was serving in the navy.[3] She also grew up in Denmark and Germany. Seidel earned a degree in Media Management in Europe [4] before returning to the US to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, to pursue her acting career.[5]
Career
Seidel's US television debut was as a Guest Star on NBC Universal's police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit's [6] season 12 premiere episode in 2010.[7] She starred as FBI Agent Sarah DeSoto in the noir-feature film, The Hollow in 2015,[8][9] and as Sybille Ranisch in Schmidts Katze in 2014,.[10]
Seidel starred as Sigrid Mueller, the Norwegian wife to rogue Treasury Agent Nelson Van Alden (Michael Shannon) in the HBO TV drama series Boardwalk Empire[11] from season 2 to season 5 (2012 – 2015).[5] As of 2015, Seidel is a member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company,[4] a theater company which has introduced several Scandinavian plays to the United States.[12] In 2017, Seidel played Martha, a mysterious, free-spirited German stranger, in the Netflix mini-series Godless, starring alongside Michelle Dockery and Jeff Daniels.[13][14]
In 2019, Seidel played the role of Hannah, mistress of Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) in FX television series Fosse/Verdon.[15][5]
Seidel was pregnant during the filming of Godless in 2017 and is mother of twin boys.[15][5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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2007 | Far Out (short film) | Gillian |
2008 | Around | Foreign NYU Director |
2009 | Bordenia (short film) | Nancy O'Neill |
2009 | The Invisible Life of Thomas Lynch | Tina |
2011 | Tu & Eu (short film) | Julia |
2011 | Folkswagon (short film) | Eva |
2012 | The Left Hook (short film) | Nancy / Brenda |
2014 | Split End (short film) | Katha |
2014 | Schmidts Katze | Sybille Ranisch |
2016 | The Perfect Nothing (Short film) | Carrie |
2016 | The Hollow[8][9] | Sarah Desoto |
2017 | Yellow Fever | (Supporting) |
2017 | Hard (short film) | Ellie |
2018 | 16mins (Short film) | Lizzie |
2019 | The Big Shit (Short film) | Julie |
2019 | Human Capital | Godeep's Wife |
2020 | Tether (short film) | Delilah Desmond |
2020 | The Knot (Short film) | Eve |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Darla Pinnington | 1 episode |
2013 | The Sonnet Project | Mother | 1 episode |
2011-2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Sigrid Mueller | Recurring role, 4 seasons |
2016 | Jay & Pluto | Jessica | |
2016 | Dating Alarm | Annabelle | TV movie |
2017 | Royally | Caroline | 1 episode |
2017 | Godless | Martha Bischoff | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2019 | Fosse/Verdon [5] | Hannah | 2 episodes |
2020 | The Queen's Gambit | Helen Deardorff | 3 episodes |
References
- "Profile- Christiane Seidel". e-talenta.eu. 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "Christiane Seidel". IMDb. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "Christiane Seidel". theimagista.com. 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Scandinavian American Theater Company". satcnyc.org. 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "'Fosse/Verdon's' Christiane Seidel on Being Amy Adams's Look-Alike & Why She Almost Quit Acting". stylecaster.com. 30 April 2019.
- Quinn, Dave (13 August 2013). "7 Tips on Staying in the Moment from Christiane Seidel". Backstage.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 12 - Episode 1". tv.com. 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "'The Hollow': Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Facets Cinémathèque The Hollow". facets.org. 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- MM (7 November 2017). "Godless • Knallharte Western-Serie mit Starbesetzung". TV Digital (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Segal, Lindy (3 November 2013). "Boardwalk Empire Star Christiane Seidel on Love Scenes, Costumes, and Josh Bowman". Glamour. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Reilly, Darryl (9 June 2016). "Then Silence - The Lion Theatre - Scandinavian American Theater". TheaterScene.net. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Petski, Denise (6 September 2016). "'Godless' Adds Sam Waterston, Kim Coates, More; Scoot McNairy Confirmed". Deadline. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Sepinwall, Alan (21 November 2017). "Netflix Heads West To A Town Without Men In 'Godless'". UPROXX. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Christiane Seidel shines in FX's Fosse-Verdon'". Lapalme Magazine. 11 April 2019.