Emilia Schüle

Emilia Schüle
Born
Emilia Schüle

(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992
CitizenshipGerman
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Emilia Schüle (born 28 November 1992) is a German actress.[1] She is best known for playing the titular role in the TV series Marie Antoinette (2022–present).[2]

Early life

Emilia Schüle was born in Blagoveshchensk, Russia, in 1992, to a Russian-German family.[3] When she was one year old, she moved to Berlin with her parents. She took professional dance classes in modern dance, street dance and ballet when she was eight years old.

After she participated in the workshop Talents Getting Started in 2005, she appeared in several commercials for Arcor, IKEA, Clearasil and Deutsche Telekom.

Career

She started appearing in television movies Guten Morgen, Herr Grothe and Manatu where she got her first leading roles, she had her film breakthrough in 2008, when she starred next to Anke Engelke, Armin Rohde and Piet Klocke in the movie Freche Mädchen.[4]

Her next major role was in 2009 in the movie Gangs as Sophie,[4] alongside the young actors and brothers, Wilson Gonzalez and Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht. In 2010 she appeared in Rock It! and Freche Mädchen 2.[4]

In September 2021, Schüle was announced to play Marie Antoinette in the Canal+ and BBC series of the same name created by Deborah Davis.[5]

Filmography

[4]

  • 2005: Nichts weiter als (short film)
  • 2006: Guten Morgen, Herr Grothe (TV film)
  • 2007: Manatu (TV film)
  • 2008: Freche Mädchen
  • 2008: Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (TV film)
  • 2008: Lucky Fritz
  • 2009: Meine wunderbare Familie (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2009: 4 Yoginis
  • 2009: Gangs
  • 2009: Factor 8 (TV film)
  • 2010: Rock It!
  • 2010: Freche Mädchen 2
  • 2010: Aschenputtel (TV film)
  • 2011: Vanished (TV film)
  • 2011: Isenhart: The Hunt Is on for Your Soul (TV film)
  • 2012: Nemez
  • 2012–2014: Add a Friend (TV series, 28 episodes)
  • 2013: Heroes (TV film)
  • 2013: Striving for Freedom (TV film)
  • 2015: Punk Berlin 1982, as Sanja
  • 2015: Boy 7
  • 2015: Berlin One
  • 2016: LenaLove, as Lena
  • 2016: Point Blank
  • 2016: Ku'damm 56 (TV miniseries)
  • 2017: Charité (TV series, 6 episodes), as Hedwig Freiberg
  • 2017: High Society, as Anabel von Schlacht
  • 2017: Berlin Station (TV series, 8 episodes), as Lena Ganz
  • 2017: Simpel
  • 2017: Es war einmal Indianerland
  • 2017: Prof. Wall im Bordell
  • 2018: Ku'damm 59 (TV miniseries)
  • 2018: Axel der Held
  • 2019: Treadstone (TV series)
  • 2019: Prof. Wall im Bordell
  • 2019: Traumfabrik
  • 2020: Narcissus and Goldmund, as Lydia
  • 2021: Ku'damm 63 (TV miniseries) [6]
  • 2021: Die Vergesslichkeit der Eichhörnchen
  • 2022: Wunderschön, as Julie Abeck
  • 2022–present: Marie Antoinette (TV series)
  • 2025: Wunderschöner, as Julie Abeck
  • 2026: Trial of Hein (Der Heimatlose), as Greta

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2008 Undine Award Best Young Actress - Film Freche Mädchen Nominated [7][4]
2010 New Faces Award Best Young Actress Rock It! Nominated [7][4]
2013 Günter Strack TV Award Best Young Actress Crime Scene (Episode "Wegwerfmädchen") Nominated [7][4]
2014 Goldene Kamera Best Young Actress Crime Scene (Episodes "Wegwerfmädchen" + "Das goldene Band") Won [7][4]

Goldene Kamera 2014

References

  1. ^ Biographie: Emilia Schüle Archived 11 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in German) moviesection.de, 14 October 2011
  2. ^ Davis, Rebecca (7 September 2021). "'Marie Antoinette' Drama Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Enters Production". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Why Emilia Schüle's Take On Marie Antoinette Is Anything But Predictable". Bustle. 20 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Emilia Schüle Vita". anjajoos-management.de (in German). Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ Grater, Tom (7 September 2021). "'Marie Antoinette' Series From 'The Favourite' Writer Underway For Canal+ & Banijay". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ku'damm – die große Event-Familienserie in 3 Staffeln". www.zdf.de. Archived from the original on 18 August 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "Emilia Schüle Awards". imdb.com (Index source only). Retrieved 28 January 2026.