Karina Thayenthal

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Karina Thayenthal' (born, April 2, 1961, in St. Gallen, Switzerland) is an Austrian[1][2] actor.

Life[edit]

Karina Thayenthal, the daughter of a Swiss manager and an Austrian conductor,[3] grew up in Mödling near Vienna. After Matura, she completed a three-year degree at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Graz from 1980 to 1983.[1][2]

She then performed on various stages, including the Schauspielhaus Graz (1982–83), at the Landestheater Linz (1983–86) and at the Wiener Volkstheater. For example, she appeared in Stigma by Felix Mitterer, in Zerbrochnen Krug by Kleist and in Susn by Herbert Achternbusch. In Germany, she first accepted an engagement at the Staatstheater Saarbrücken (1987–88).[1] She was then engaged at the Schauspiel Frankfurt, where she played Marianne in Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald and Recha in Nathan der Weise.[1][2]

In 1990, she made a guest appearance at the Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel as Vroni in Der Meineidbauer in a production that was also recorded by Bayerisches Fernsehen.[1][2] She has also directed theater productions for several years, including in Stuttgart, Munich and Vienna.[4]

Karina Thayenthal has also appeared in numerous television films, thrillers and series (including Der Landarzt, Tatort, Rosamunde Pilcher).[3] For her role as Agnes in the television play Der Weg nach Lourdes, in which she played a young woman with multiple sclerosis, she was awarded the German Television Award as "Best Young Actress" in 1989.[1][3]

At the end of 2012, she moved with her family to the rainforest in southwest Cameroon and, together with her husband, managed the drinking water project of a Swiss foundation for several years.[3]

Karina Thayenthal, who also has Swiss citizenship,[1][4] has lived in Switzerland since 2017. She is married and has three daughters.[4]

Filmography (selection)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Karina Thayenthal bei schauspielervideos.de. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Karina Thayenthal. Vita und Profil bei CASTUPLOAD.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Karina Rey – Vom Showbiz zur Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, SRF.ch 5 February 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Tanz auf vielen Hochzeiten. In: WELT 15 May 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2020.