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There are actors known for action movies. Or for science fiction. Others become associated with rom-coms, comedy, or massive blockbuster franchises. Lena Urzendowsky<\/a>, the Berlin-raised actress, on the other hand, has become known for something entirely different: incredibly intense portrayals of stories shaped by pain and growth, humanity in a deeply real way, characters that are anything but boring, and an aura that draws you in while feeling both relatable and strangely distant at the same time.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no surprise that Urzendowsky is one of those actresses everyone should have on their radar right now. But she\u2019s not a newcomer. Far from it. You could even say she\u2019s already an industry expert. Since starting her acting career in 2014, she has won numerous awards, worked alongside well-known German names such as Jella Haase, Lena Klenke, and Damian Hardung. Most recently, she became part of the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival jury in the Generation section.\u00a0Not to mention that one of her latest films, Sound of Falling<\/em> (2025), won the Jury Prize at the\u00a0Cannes Film Festival last year. It\u2019s a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that not many others in the German film landscape can compete with right now.<\/p>\n

And now, at this very moment, she\u2019s experiencing what is probably the biggest milestone of her career so far: her nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the German Film Awards for her performance as Angelika in Sound of Falling<\/em>. Directed by Mascha Schilinski, the film is set on an old rural farm in the Altmark region and follows four different characters across four different periods of time. While each of them deals with their own fears, traumas, and challenges, the stories slowly begin to blur together, exploring generational experiences, identity, and the feeling of time itself.<\/p>\n

On May 29, the ceremony at Palais am Funkturm in Berlin will reveal the winner of Lena\u2019s category. Before that, we met her to talk about how the nomination makes her feel, childhood memories, about life and work on a farm. 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AMELIE BACHERT<\/strong> Hi Lena, nice to meet you! How are you?<\/p>\n

LENA URZENDOWSKY<\/strong> I\u2019m good, just a bit tired.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> Same here. At least we\u2019re on the same level then. Let\u2019s just start right away, maybe we\u2019ll both wake up a bit. Can you tell me about your most absurd casting moment?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> My most absurd casting moment? Ah, I\u2019ve got a good one. It was for a flirting scene. There\u2019s a guy who comes to the door, rings the bell, she opens it, and then they flirt. In the casting studio they had built this huge lamp for it, you know, the ones with a covered shade so it wouldn\u2019t be too bright. And I\u2019m in the middle of the scene, already kind of with my hands in his hair, when suddenly the shade falls down right between us. Boom! It felt like a sign saying, No, this is not a match.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> Do you believe the universe sends signs like that?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Not in a super serious way. But I do find it funny to think about it like that sometimes. There is a certain humor in it. In general, I do pay a lot of attention to those kinds of small details.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> That\u2019s totally fair. So, you\u2019re always very aware of what\u2019s going on around you.<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Exactly.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> You grew up in Berlin, but looking at your CV, you\u2019ve lived and worked in so many places. Where do you feel most at home right now?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Interestingly, I\u2019ve just figured that out again for myself. I\u2019ve spent time in France, in New York. I\u2019ve often lived in other cities for longer periods, sometimes because I wanted to, sometimes for work. For a film I shot with Leonie Krippendorff in 2024, Children of the Sun (2026)<\/em>, I spent 2 months in a small village on the coast of Greece. And now I\u2019ve been in Zurich for almost a year. But to be honest, I do feel that Berlin is home for me. Of course, I have the typical love-hate relationship every Berliner has, but it\u2019s deeply rooted in my heart. I just love it there.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":127354,"id":127354,"title":"IDSS_Pressefoto_11","filename":"IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","filesize":465014,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/lena-urzendowsky-a-full-circle-moment\/idss_pressefoto_11\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"Sound of Falling (2025), Image Courtesy of Neue Visionen.","name":"idss_pressefoto_11","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":127338,"date":"2026-05-27 09:38:39","modified":"2026-05-27 09:43:16","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1280,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1280,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1280,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1280,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1280,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11-18x12.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_11.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1920,"wpvr_mobile-height":1280}},{"ID":127352,"id":127352,"title":"IDSS_Pressefoto_01","filename":"IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","filesize":537030,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/lena-urzendowsky-a-full-circle-moment\/idss_pressefoto_01\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"Sound of Falling (2025), Image Courtesy of Neue Visionen.","name":"idss_pressefoto_01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":127338,"date":"2026-05-27 09:38:33","modified":"2026-05-27 09:44:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1280,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1280,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1280,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1280,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1280,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01-18x12.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IDSS_Pressefoto_01.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1920,"wpvr_mobile-height":1280}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

AB<\/strong> Is there a certain place in Berlin that instantly takes you back to your childhood?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Definitely. We used to go to Schlachtensee in summer. It\u2019s a lake in the south of Berlin. And there was this tree where someone had tied up a homemade swing. That was peak childhood for me. Swinging there, jumping into the water, and then going for fries afterward. Summer, sun, childhood, everything.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> Ah yes, fries with a bit too much seasoning. I think that\u2019s a universal experience.<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Exactly.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> I\u2019m asking about your childhood experiences because memory, time, identity, and the way everything seems to blur together play a big role in Sound of Falling<\/em>. What first drew you to the project?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Yeah, you\u2019re right. We just talked about atmosphere in relation to childhood memories. And Sound of Falling<\/em> is also a very atmospheric film. Even the script was so electrifying that you couldn\u2019t help but fall into it immediately. There were the smallest details that made the whole story so incredibly complex. Like, for example, a shovel resting on someone\u2019s shoulder leaving a tiny mark on the costume afterward. And a little girl observing it. Those kinds of precise things were already in the script, which is something rare, I feel like.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> That sounds super interesting, especially since you said you\u2019re someone who pays a lot of attention to details.<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> In fact, I think observing details is part of my job. When I build a character, alone or together with the director and the team, it\u2019s always about those small things. Does the character wear nail polish? What kind of earrings do they wear? How stylish are they? It says so much about a person.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> Right. Or whether you\u2019re the kind of person who would wear mismatched socks.<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Exactly. I observe people a lot in everyday life. That\u2019s something I really love about Berlin as well. Public transport is basically the best research lab for my roles. Behavior is so interesting. For example, how people talk on the phone in public. Do they whisper because they\u2019re embarrassed? Do they hang up quickly? Or do they not realize how loud they are?<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> How would your character from Sound of Falling<\/em>, Angelika, talk on the phone in public?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Good question. I think she would definitely do it. She wouldn\u2019t be ashamed. But she also wouldn\u2019t want the whole train carriage to know what she\u2019s talking about. She takes up space, but she doesn\u2019t want to be unpleasant.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> And you?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> I\u2019m more the type who finds it very uncomfortable. I whisper, like, Can I call you back later?<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> Same here, actually. But back to the movie again, Sound of Falling<\/em> takes place across different timelines on a farm. How did that location influence your work?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> It helped a lot. I usually like shooting in studios a lot; it has a very focused atmosphere. But on that farm, a lot was already there. It felt authentic and real from the beginning. I also loved the idea behind it from Mascha and Luisa, the director and co-writer. The film is inspired by an old photograph of maids standing in the exact same spot where they sat and wrote 100 years later. That idea that so many people, animals, lives have passed over the same ground gives a place so much weight. That made the atmosphere on set very inspiring.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":127397,"id":127397,"title":"Lena-final-sleek-01","filename":"Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","filesize":407469,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/lena-urzendowsky-a-full-circle-moment\/lena-final-sleek-01\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"lena-final-sleek-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":127338,"date":"2026-05-28 07:50:22","modified":"2026-05-28 07:50:22","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1440,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","thumbnail-width":72,"thumbnail-height":96,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","medium-width":1440,"medium-height":1920,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","medium_large-width":1440,"medium_large-height":1920,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","large-width":1440,"large-height":1920,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","2048x2048-width":1440,"2048x2048-height":1920,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01-9x12.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":9,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lena-final-sleek-01.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1440,"wpvr_mobile-height":1920}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":"Photography by Diana Pfammatter."}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

AB<\/strong> You\u2019ve been nominated for the German Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for your performance as Angelika. Congratulations! How does it feel?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Honestly, I think with the German Film Award, a nomination alone is already something to celebrate! It\u2019s the most important award in Germany. It\u2019s given by your peers. And being on that list alongside Claudia Geisler-Bading, who plays my mother in the film, and Laura Tonke, whom I admire so much, felt like such a beautiful form of recognition. I was incredibly emotional that day, I couldn\u2019t stop crying.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> That\u2019s beautiful, such an emotional milestone.<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Yeah, sometimes things happen where I really feel like a circle is closing. The nomination is, of course, for Angelika, but it’s also an important moment for me as an actress and my place in the industry. I started acting in 2014 and portrayed Angelika in 2024. That\u2019s ten years. It felt like an acknowledgement from my colleagues, like I\u2019m now truly part of this industry and seen as a grown actress. And suddenly what I had always dreamed of becomes real.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> I can imagine! You\u2019ve had at least one nomination or award almost every year since 2016, which is very impressive. How do you stay motivated and grounded after great achievements like that?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> I\u2019ve never really had a problem with motivation. I just love acting. When I prepare for a role, I don\u2019t think about awards. I don\u2019t ever accept a role because I think I could win one with it. Every project feels completely different. And especially in the beginning, my goal was always to create a character, not to play myself. So, back then, every award felt like: okay, I managed to portray a form of humanity convincingly \u2013 It\u2019s nice to see that there are people who are touched by that portrayal, it shows that they care about certain topics and emotions. Now I think differently, I try to challenge myself even more. Of course, winning an award or being nominated helps with confidence and visibility, but my motivation comes from curiosity and joy in playing.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> What do you mean by challenging yourself even more? Do you nowadays choose roles that are very similar to you?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Yeah, kind of. It used to be the opposite. The closer a character was to me, the scarier it felt. If I felt like I gave a character my body and voice but it had nothing to do with me, I felt like I had done my job well. And that I hadn\u2019t betrayed myself. That I hadn\u2019t exposed myself. But over time I realized I always bring parts of myself anyway. It\u2019s always my eyes, my face, my body. My mannerisms show through. I\u2019ve learned that this is not a threat. On the contrary, I\u2019ve become braver in taking roles that are closer to me and allowing them to have something to do with me.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":127477,"id":127477,"title":"b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832","filename":"b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","filesize":496216,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/lena-urzendowsky-a-full-circle-moment\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":127338,"date":"2026-05-28 13:02:07","modified":"2026-05-28 13:02:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1371,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":91,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","medium-width":1920,"medium-height":1371,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","medium_large-width":1920,"medium_large-height":1371,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1371,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832-1536x1097.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1097,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1371,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832-18x12.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b1529c5e-b3c9-4a03-8652-cbde0b643832.jpg","wpvr_mobile-width":1920,"wpvr_mobile-height":1371}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"4","caption":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

AB<\/strong> That\u2019s really cool. There has to be space for growth. If you had known everything when you started twelve years ago, it would be pretty boring.<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> Totally!<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> So what draws you to intense, complex roles like in We Children from Bahnhof Zoo<\/em> (2021)<\/em>, Cocoon (2020)<\/em>, Sound of Falling, <\/em>or How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (2019)<\/em>?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> I think it\u2019s a bit like the chicken and egg question. I can only work well if I see meaning in a character or story. Once there is meaning or a search for meaning, it automatically becomes intense for me. I can\u2019t play it superficially then. But I also turn down roles if I feel a film is only trying to entertain without asking bigger questions.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> Looking at your filmography, there\u2019s something for everyone. Is there a role that has particularly shaped you?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> There is Cocoon<\/em>, We Children from Bahnhof Zoo<\/em> and Sound of Falling<\/em>. But if I had to choose, it would probably be Sound of Falling<\/em>. Maybe because it was closest to me personally. I never expected it to get so much attention. I wanted to play Angelika not just as an actor, but for myself. It felt freeing. This self-empowerment, this fighting back while staying true to yourself. I could really relate to that. And the shoot itself was special. We made a film about trauma and violence without showing violence explicitly. Turning pain into something beautiful, something poetic felt healing. That the movie then went to Cannes, made the Oscar shortlist and now has eleven German Film Award nominations still feels surreal. It shows that good art doesn\u2019t have to come from suffering. You can treat each other well and still create something valuable.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> You\u2019re obviously an industry expert. What topics do you think are still underrepresented in German film and television?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> I feel like climate change is often framed very negatively, mostly linked to fear and overwhelm. That pushes it into the background. Other topics like feminism, domestic violence, or everyday racism are also often only addressed in waves, sometimes as green or pink washing, without really going deep. What we need is consistency and normality, where these topics are seen as part of everyday life, not just problems. I also wish there was less separation between political cinema or TV and entertainment. More formats that are artistically strong but still have a political core, without needing to say it explicitly. Just showing that everyday problems are always systemic.<\/p>\n

AB<\/strong> My last question for you today: What is something very few people know about you?<\/p>\n

LU<\/strong> If I\u2019m honest, I can\u2019t imagine any other job than acting. 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