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Janina Picard

Janina Picard

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I LIKE STORIES GmbH (Main agency)
Nicolai Tegeler (Agent)
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About me

Janina Picard grew up bilingual (German and American English) in Frankfurt, Germany. After graduating from State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart she moved to New York in 2018 to study at The Actors Studio under the guidance of mentors such as Alec Baldwin, Sandra Seacat and Ellen Burstyn. 
In December 2020 she relocated to Berlin where she works as a film and television actor as well as a voice actor for voiceover, dubbing, radio plays and audio books.

Information

Acting age
23-36 years
Year of birth
1994 (30 years)
Place of birth
Frankfurt am Main
Height (cm)
170
Eye color
blue-green
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Housing options
Munich (DE), Naples (IT), Boston (US), Amsterdam (NL), Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Vienna (AT), New York (US), Phoenix (US), Frankfurt (DE), Rome (IT), Milan (IT), Los Angeles (US), Paris (FR), Cologne (DE), London (GB), Berlin (DE), Sofia (BG), İstanbul (TR), Larnaca (CY)
Nationality
German
Languages
English(native)
German(native)FrenchItalianSpanish
Dialects
American-Standard(native dialect)Hessian(native dialect)
Accents
EnglishFrenchItalian
Instruments
Piano
Sport
Martial artsTaekwondoYogaSoccerAcrobaticsArtistic gymnasticsHorse ridingFencing (stage)Figure skatingFloor exerciseKickboxingSkateboardSkydivingTennis
Dance
Contact improvisationContemporary danceHip hopJazz danceModern danceStandardSalsa
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Speaker, Dubbing actor
Singing
JazzClassic
Special skills
Dramatic fighting scene choreographerStuntTrapeze artist
Pitch
Soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2013 – 2017
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Other professional training

2019 – 2020
The Actors Studio
2019
LAMDA - The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts
2019
Masterclass with Al Pacino
2017 – 2019
Private Coaching with Sandra Seacat

Awards

2021 – 2022
Stipendiatin GVL Neustart Kultur
2020
Stipendiatin FAMAKunststiftung

Film

2024
Cheap Meat In development
Rosa Işık Kaya Producer: Paul Kaiba
2024 – 2025
Blurred (Cinema film)
Loyle (SR) Ben Cookson Producer: Dark Dreams Entertainment Casting Director: Gaby Whyte Hart
2024
I AM NOT YOUR KIDDO (Short film)
Miss Julie (MR) Janina Picard Producer: BrownfoxStudios Written by: Janina Picard
2023 – 2024
Bud
Anna (MR) Jamie Martinez Producer: Niall Ridgley Written by: Conor Andrew Hall
2023
Gefährtinnen (Short film)
Clara (MR) Melanie Hierhammer Producer: Michael S. Ruscheinsky Distribution: MH Production Written by: Melanie Hierhammer, Michael S. Ruscheinsky
2022 – 2023
3 Frauen 1 Streik (Cinema film)
Inga (MR) Metin Yegin Producer: Peter Jackson Written by: Metin Yegin
2021 – 2022
Was reimt sich auf morgen (Short film)
Claire (MR) Janina Picard Producer: Chelsea von Holst Distribution: Blood Sister Productions Written by: Chelsea von Holst und Janina Picard
2021 – 2022
The End of Art (Feature film)
Mira (SR) Philipp Christopher Distribution: The FilmGym Written by: Philipp Christopher
2021
Die Fremde (Short film)
Die Fremde (MR) Janina Picard Producer: Lea Nagy Distribution: PicardMedia Written by: Janina Picard
2021
Self-Love (Short film)
Main role Jean-Pièrre Picard Producer: PicardMedia
2018
Tranquility (Short film)
Hannah (MR) Alexander Müller Producer: Macromedia [de]
2012
Quellen des Lebens (Cinema film)
Menge/Masse Oskar Roehler Producer: X Filme Creative Pool GmbH

Television

2022
Climacteria
Doctor (SR) Berglind Thrastardottir Producer: Myriam Eichler Distribution: DFFB
2021 – 2022
The Undernet
Nova (MR) Andreas Wisniewski Producer: H3N Productions
2016
MyHostel (Pilot)
Sarah (SR) Jonathan Benedict Behr Producer: Hochschule der Medien (HdM Stuttgart) [de]
2014
Taunuskrimi - Tiefe Wunden (TV movie (series))
junge Vera Kaltensee (SR) Marcus O. Rosenmüller Producer: all-in-production GmbH Station: ZDF [de]
2012
Romeo feat. Julia - Die HipHopHelden (Documentary series)
Julia (MR) Michael Anderson Producer: Nordisch Filmproduction Anderson+Team GmbH [de] Station: SWR [de]
2012
Die Sendung mit der Maus (TV magazine)
Reporterin diverse Producer: Tvision GmbH Station: ARD [de]
2009
Dein Song! (TV show)
Janina (MR) Andreas Z Simon Producer: MBTV Produktions GmbH [de] Station: KiKA Kinderkanal [de], ZDF [de]

Theater

2023 – 2024
The Masque of Night
Director Janina Picard Producer: Craig Bacon Theater: New Place Players NYC
2023
Labyrinth: Melancholia
Rosalind (MR) Janina Picard, Chris Lloyd Producer: Jared Philippo Theater: Musikbrauerei Berlin
2019 – 2020
The Crucible
Abigail Williams Ellen Burstyn Theater: The Actors Studio, NYC
2019
Fräulein Julie
Fräulein Julie Brandy Hotchner Theater: Theater Upstairs (Phoenix, Arizona)
2017 – 2018
Mutter Sprache
Rose Ausländer Janina Picard, Apollonio Maiello Theater: diverse europäische Bühnen
2015
Romeo und Julia
Julia Sigrun Fritsch Theater: PAN.OPTIKUM

Audio

2021
Imperium (Speaker)
Producer: Hessischer Rundfunk
2021
Können Bücher einen Mord begehen? (Speaker)
Producer: MDR
2019
Deka Investments - FondsSparplan. Kiss (Dubbing)
Audrey (MR) Daniel Warwick Producer: Zauberberg Productions GmbH
2018
Das Dorf der Vergesslichen (Speaker)
Producer: Kurhaus Production, SWR
2018
Mit Worten gegen den IS (Speaker)
Producer: ARTE
2017
Der ehrgeizige Mr. Duckworth (Speaker)
Producer: SWR
2017
Die Millionärs-Jägerinnen (Speaker)
Producer: ARTE
2016
Nordgriechenland: Die unbekannte Schöne (Speaker)
Producer: SWR
2014
Monument to Michael Jackson (Dubbing)
Jelena Darko Lungulov Producer: Papa films d.o.o. [rs]

Other

2018
Apt. #321 (Educational production)
Nancy (MR) Daniel Hassemer Producer: New York Film Academy (NYFA) [us]
2012
Safi Nacef & Luxuslärm - Lass dich fallen (Music video)
Sie (SR) Andreas Z Simon Producer: BSB Film- und TV Produktions GmbH
2009
Janina Picard & Sarah Connor - Under Your Wings (Music video)
Janina (MR) Andreas Z Simon Producer: BSB Film- und TV Produktions GmbH

Commercial

2022
FRÖBEL - mit Kinderaugen (Commercial)
2021
BSI - 30 Jahre BSI. Digital leben (Commercial)
Main role Sergej Moya Producer: doity Produktion GmbH
2017
Honor - Max your fun (2 Spots) (Commercial)
Julia (MR) Dennis Scherr Producer: Peach & Cherry Film UG [de]