Romana Carén

Romana Carén (born 2 January 1979) is an actress, writer/director and vocal coach from Austria.

Romana Carén
Born (1979-01-02) 2 January 1979
Vienna, Austria
OccupationActress, writer/director, vocal coach
Years active1998–present

After she had graduated from Camillo Sitte Höhere Technische Lehranstalt in structural engineering she studied law at the University of Vienna and astronomy at the University of Central Lancashire.

She was trained in acting at the Actor's Studio Pallas in Vienna and graduated with the Austrian State Diploma in Acting. To continue her education she went to London where she attended a course in contemporary drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Carén has been on stage since the age of eight, including at the Burgtheater and the Theater Drachengasse[1] in Vienna. Her first lead role was the title role in "Alice in Wonderland".[2][3] Her film and TV credits[4] include SOKO Donau, Tatort, Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen, directed by Oskar Roehler, "Sisi", directed by Xaver Schwarzenberger and "The Pillars of the Earth" with Donald Sutherland.

She has written several plays, screenplays and poems. The play "Glückskämpfer"[5] had its world premiere in 2007 in Vienna, "Wintervögel"[1] in 2010 and "Sein oder nicht sein" in 2011.

Later she enrolled at the London Film Academy and graduated in Filmmaking with distinction. Together with some of her co-students she founded the production company Film´84 International to produce short and feature films as well as commercials. Their first short film in 2011, "Make a Wish", was in the catalogue of the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2011.[6]

Her short film screenplay "Where the Wild Roses Grow" was a semi-finalist in the 22nd WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition.[7] Later it was screened in the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2012.

Film, television and theatre credits
List of filmmaking credits
Year Title Role Notes
2014 There are no kangaroos in Austria writer/director feature
2012 Heartbeat (short film) writer/director short
2012 Hopped Up 1st assistant director feature
2012 Where the wild roses grow (film) writer/director short, post-production, semi-finalist in the WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition #22,
screened in the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2012
2011 Make a wish (2011, shortfilm) writer/director short, in the catalogue of Short Film Corner/ Cannes Film Festival 2011
2010 Portobello Road post production assistant feature
2010 Ladri di biscotti director short
2010 One last Tango writer short
2007 Goodbye writer feature
List of film and television credits (acting)
Year Title Role Notes
2014 There are no kangaroos in Austria Lena
2012 Heartbeat (short film) Emilia
2012 Where the wild roses grow (film) Julia
2012 Hopped Up Zooey
2010 Der Chinese Hannah
2010 Oh Shit! Nucleara
2010 Jud Süß - Film ohne Gewissen Theresia
2010 The Pillars of the Earth Lady at court
2010 Tatort Epitarsis
2009–2010 SOKO Donau Sara
2010 Sisi (Film) Sister Johanna
List of theatre credits (acting)
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sein oder nicht sein Eva, Elena, Maria, C Das OFF-Theater
2010 Wintervögel Emilia Theater Drachengasse
2010 Mädchen in Uniform mayor's wife Das OFF-Theater
2010 Liebe a la carté six different roles Theater Schloßgärtnerei Reichenau
2009 Alt Genug Stephanie Das OFF-Theater
2009 Symmetrien des Abschieds Host Burgtheater
2007 Glückskämpfer Anastasia Das OFF-Theater
2006 Alice im Wunderland Alice Schule des Theaters

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. de:Roland Schimmelpfennig
  4. "Romana Carén".
  5. http://www.events.at/glueckskaempfer/?st=8029965
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Welcome to WriteMovies".
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