Mirjam Novak
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Mirjam Novak | |
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| Born | Mirjam Elisabeth Novak |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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Mirjam Elisabeth Novak (born 16 January 1981 in Nuremberg) is an actress and screenwriter of Croatian-German descent who has appeared in various films and television shows in the US, England, Canada and Germany.
She moved to Los Angeles to attend the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute there in 2001 and completed her training in 2005. After that, Mirjam returned to her native Germany and enrolled at the Humboldt University in Berlin, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and English in 2009.
In May 2009 she was one of 16 finalists out of over 34,000 applicants for Tourism Queensland's "The Best Job In The World" competition. She subsequently spent almost 3 months travelling in Australia and blogging[1] about her experience and appeared in a series of commercials for Tourism Queensland. She also was involved with Tourism Queensland as ambassador for the region in Germany.
She has appeared in the short film Bauhaus Broken Wings[2] (as Ellen Schuster) that played at several film festivals in the US and Germany; and in films such as The Spy Who Dumped Me (as Verne) and series such as Strike Back (as Marie Parker) and Halo (as Tesic) as well as on German television with the series 112 – Sie retten dein Leben (as Tara Zenner) and Herzogpark (as Hellen).
Selected filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Evil Eyes | Camille | |
| Cotton Flowers | Lyndie | Short film | |
| 2006 | Apology | Judy | Short film |
| Bauhaus Broken Wings | Ellen Schuster | Short film | |
| 2008 | 112 – Sie retten dein Leben | Tara Zenner | TV |
| 2009 | The Best Job In The World | Finalist Top 16 | Appearance in various TV shows |
| 2011 | Bielefeld - Die in Style | Sarah Powell | Short film |
| 2016 | The Last Kingdom | Saxon Lady | BBC America |
| Mars | American ISMF Member | NAT GEO / SKY | |
| 2017 | Papillon | Irish Nun | Movie |
| 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Verne | Movie |
| Strike Back | Marie Parker | Sky One, Cinemax | |
| 2019 | Radioactive | Nurse Francoise | Movie |
| 2020 | Complete Strangers | Dr Wallace | Movie |
| 2021 | Honeysuckle | Inge | Movie |
| 2022 | Halo | Flight Tec Tesic | Sky, Paramount |
| Herzogpark | Hellen | RTL+ |
References[edit]
- ^ Mirjam's Dream Island Blog
- ^ Bauhaus Broken Wings (Official website) Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- 1981 births
- German film actresses
- German television actresses
- German people of Croatian descent
- Living people
- Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
- Actors from Nuremberg
- German screenwriters
- German women screenwriters
- 21st-century German actresses
- Film people from Nuremberg