Английская Википедия:Helena Zengel

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Helena Zengel (Шаблон:IPA-de; born 10 June 2008) is a German actress. She is best known for her roles in the films System Crasher (2019) and News of the World (2020).

Early life

Zengel was born and raised in Berlin, Germany, and began her acting career at the age of five in a music video for the Berlin Alternative rock band Abby.

Career

Her first main role in a film, at the age of eight, was in a drama film, Die Tochter (The Daughter), which was shown at the Berlinale 2017. She also had small parts in two episodes of a German TV series, Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer.

In the drama film System Crasher, written and directed by Nora Fingscheidt, which premiered in February 2019 at the Berlinale, Zengel plays the leading role of "Benni", an aggressive and traumatised nine-year old. In April 2020 she won the German Film Prize for Best Actress.

After System Crasher won a number of international awards, Zengel was cast by Universal Pictures to play a leading role in the American Western film News of the World, directed by the British film director Paul Greengrass which was her first international film. In this adaptation of the 2016 novel of the same name by Canadian-American writer Paulette Jiles which starred Tom Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kidd, Zengel stars as a 10-year-old German orphan named Johanna Leonberger who was raised by the Kiowa; most of her performance is in the Kiowa language For her performance, Zengel received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Zengel also dubbed herself in the Italian, German, French and Spanish versions; the dubbing is limited to the lines she spoke in English.

In 2021, Zengel appeared as Nina Cutter in A Christmas Number One alongside Freida Pinto and Iwan Rheon, a heartfelt romantic comedy about a young woman trying to save her uncle from himself before she succumbs to a terminal illness. The film was directed by Chris Cottam and written by Robert Chandler, Keiron Self and Giles New, and features performances by the fictitious artists, 5 Together, Scurve and Ranelle Spear.

In 2023 Zengel starred in the A24 fantasy adventure film The Legend of Ochi acting opposite Willem Dafoe.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Spreewaldkrimi: Mörderische Hitze	Johanna	TV film
2016	Looping	Lilly
2017	Шаблон:Sortname	Luca
2019	System Crasher	Bernadette “Benni” Klaaß
2020	News of the World	Johanna Leonberger	Main role, International debut
2021	A Christmas Number One	Nina Cutter
2023	The Legend of Ochi		Main role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Шаблон:Sortname	Anja Rothmann	Episode Flowerpower
2017	Шаблон:Sortname	Lily Weyer	Episode Sommermärchen
2017	Шаблон:Sortname	Fabienne	Television film
2019	Inga Lindström: Familienfest in Sommerby	Mila	Television film

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
Шаблон:Center	Chicago Film Critics Association	Most Promising Performer	News of the World	Шаблон:Nom
Шаблон:Center	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Women's Breakthrough Performance		Шаблон:Nom
	Austin Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Шаблон:Nom
	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Young Performer		Шаблон:Nom
	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress		Шаблон:Draw
	Georgia Film Critics Association	Breakthrough Award		Шаблон:Nom
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture		Шаблон:Nom
	Hawaii Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress		Шаблон:Nom
	Online Film and Television Association	Best Youth Performance		Шаблон:Draw
	Phoenix Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress		Шаблон:Nom
	Phoenix Film Critics Society	Best Performance by a Youth		Шаблон:Won
	Satellite Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture		Шаблон:Nom
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role		Шаблон:Nom
	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Youth Performance		Шаблон:Nom
	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Youth Performance		Шаблон:Nom

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb name
• Helena Zengel German film database with photos
• Helena.Zengel.Official Instagram account
• Youtube Interview 2020 Q&A in English