Laura Tonke
Known for Acting · 107 credits
- Born
- 1974-04-14 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Also known as
- Laura Maori Tonke
Biography
Laura Maori Tonke (born April 14, 1974, in West Berlin) is a German actress.
Laura Tonke is the daughter of film set decorator Michael Tonke. She studied theater studies in Berlin until 1996. At the age of 17, she made her on-screen debut in Michael Klier's feature film *Ostkreuz*. Numerous roles in feature films and television movies followed. Additionally, she is booked as a model for lifestyle and fashion magazines. Since the spring of 2007, she has performed on stage in productions by the theater collective Gob Squad at Berlin's Volksbühne (and the Volksbühne im Prater), as well as at other theaters.
In 2000, Tonke was awarded the Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera for Best Young Actress. In 2003, she was nominated for the German Film Award for her portrayal of Gudrun Ensslin in Christopher Roth's feature film *Baader*.
In the tragicomedy *Hedi Schneider steckt fest* (Hedi Schneider Is Stuck) by Sonja Heiss—which premiered at the 2015 Berlinale—she plays the title character, a woman plagued by sudden anxiety attacks. Her performance garnered enthusiastic reviews; *Der Spiegel*, for instance, wrote: "She inhabits the role of Hedi Schneider [...] so convincingly and perfectly—as if it had been written specifically for her."
At the 2016 German Film Awards ceremony, Tonke received a double honor. She won in both the Best Actress category for her role in *Hedi Schneider steckt fest* and the Best Supporting Actress category for the film *Mängelexemplar* (2016).
Known For
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Mimi Meinders / Paula Wimberg / Angelika Meyer / Anna Korzius / Amelie Scholder / Miriam / Steffi / Sonja Kofler / Patti Schmidt / Judith Kovacic
ZIBB
2003
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Annegret Wegner / Jeanette Kreuz
TV Shows (37)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Mimi Meinders / Paula Wimberg / Angelika Meyer / Anna Korzius / Amelie Scholder / Miriam / Steffi / Sonja Kofler / Patti Schmidt / Judith Kovacic
ZIBB
2003
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Annegret Wegner / Jeanette Kreuz
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Der Bergdoktor
2008
as Andrea
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Tanja
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
as Angela Matthes
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Der Staatsanwalt
2005
as Nadine Wolf
Ein starkes Team
1994
as Ira
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012
as Andrea Roth
Die Bergretter
2009
as Bettina Dieme
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
as Anette Albrecht
Donna Leon
2000
as Mara
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Susan Schumann
Murder by the Lake
2014
as Melanie Rademann
Schimanski
1997
as Nina
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
2007
as Nicole Ries
The Island
2020
as Merit Ponz
Das Duo
2002
as Wiebke Sander
Roller Coaster
1992
as Jenny
Neben der Spur
2015
as Elisa Ritter
Jenseits der Spree
2021
as Daniela Bajetzky
The Valley
2015
as Christine Schreibe
Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt
2007
as Laura Sehrbundt
Kranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück
2021
as Astrid
K3 – Kripo Hamburg
2003
as Alena Kranach
Stilbruch
2008
as Self
Sexuell verfügbar
2024
as Miki Walter
Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland
1999
as Judith Kraithaim
Day of Disaster
2007
as Katharina Wolters
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
2007
as Franziska Steiner
Hamburg Days
as Nielsa Kirchherr
Movies (70)
Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
2026
as Mother Iris
Amrum
2025
as Hille Hagener
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022
as Laura
99€ Films
2001
Bedways
2010
as Luise Walther
TKKG
2019
as Erna Sauerlich
Winter Sleepers
1997
as Nina
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
2015
as Ms. Schütt
Farland
2004
as Karla
When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before
2023
as Iris
Bist du glücklich?
2018
as Sonja
Zwischen uns der Fluss
2024
Eastern Cross
1991
as Elfie
Long Story Short
2025
as Ellen
Maret
2023
as Yvonne
22 Lengths
2025
as Andrea
Too Hard to Handle
2016
as Anna
Jupiter
2023
as Barbara
Axolotl Overkill
2017
as Anika
Caveman
2023
as Claudia Müller
I Am Guilty
2005
as Christiane Steeb
My Life as Lotta - Okey Dokey Alpaca
2022
as Sabine
Hamlet_X
2003
as Ophelia 4
Gnadenlos - Zur Prostitution gezwungen
1996
as Milena
Everything's Fifty Fifty
2024
as Marion
Baader
2002
as Gudrun Ensslin
Der Pirat
1998
as Sabine
Turn Down the Music
1994
as Anne
Take What You Can Carry
2015
as Laura
So viel Zeit
2018
as Steffi
Mission: Love
2018
as Laura
Mord in den Dünen
2013
as Cornelia Braun
The Garden
2017
as Eva
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1997
as Lisa
In a Sweatbox
2005
as Monika Stauffenberg
Bitter Innocence
1999
as Vanessa Krüger
Just Married
1998
as Frangipani, geb. Klein
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
2019
as Sabine Petermann
The Drifter
2011
as Ann
June Moon
2002
as Nele
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
2025
Worst Case Scenario
2014
as Meike
Totgeschwiegen
2019
as Nele
The Prank
2025
as Maria Roosen
Jupiter
2019
as Barbara
Headshots
2011
as Anna
Pigs Will Fly
2003
as Inga
2 ½ Minuten
1996
as Sabine
Raging Moms - Am Ende der Geduld
2027
Gangster
2002
as Mona
Herz
2001
as Gisela Kenter
Mrs Winkler Leaves the House
2026
as Emi
Dich schickt der Himmel
2001
as Lara Feiersinger
Viva Europa!
2009
as Lola
After Effect
2007
Kein einfacher Mord
2020
as Nina Lieberstein
Hedi Schneider Is Stuck
2015
as Hedi Schneider
Der Mörder meiner Mutter
1999
as Anne / Marie
On the Beach
2015
as Laura
Ebene 9
2000
as Nina
Silvester Countdown
1998
as Käthe
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
2005
as Astrid
Angel Express
1998
as Jill
Zwei Goldfische
2007
Dragonland
1999
as Marie
Windstärke 17
as Idas Mutter
Sunday Girls
2006
Silver and Gold
1997
Madly in Love
2010
as Leo
Leichtmatrosen II
2012
About Laura Tonke
Laura Maori Tonke (born April 14, 1974, in West Berlin) is a German actress. Laura Tonke is the daughter of film set decorator Michael Tonke. She studied theater studies in Berlin until 1996. At the age of 17, she made her on-screen debut in Michael Klier's feature film *Ostkreuz*. Numerous roles in feature films and television movies followed. Additionally, she is booked as a model for lifestyle and fashion magazines. Since the spring of 2007, she has performed on stage in productions by the theater collective Gob Squad at Berlin's Volksbühne… With 107 credits spanning from 1951 to 2027, Laura Tonke has appeared in 70 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Laura Tonke Movies
- Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke (2026) — as Mother Iris
- Amrum (2025) — as Hille Hagener
- A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love (2022) — as Laura
- 99€ Films (2001)
- Bedways (2010) — as Luise Walther
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