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Paula Essam

Paula Essam

TALENT REPUBLIC AGENCY GmbH & Co. KG (Main agency)
Greta Carl
+49 30 314 969615
carl@talentrepublicagency.de
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About me

Shooting a series in Ivory Coast now. I’m cool, friendly and looking forward to working with great people. Book me! I’m here :) 

Information

Acting age
21-29 years
Place of birth
Lübeck
Height (cm)
170
Weight (in kg)
60
Eye color
brown
Hair color
dark brown
Place of residence
Berlin (DE), Cologne (DE)
Housing options
London (GB), Hamburg (DE), Stuttgart (DE), Greater London (GB), Cologne (DE)
Nationality
German
Languages
English(native)French(native)German(native)KoreanChineseJapaneseSpanish
Dialects
American-StandardEnglish-StandardKölsch(native dialect)Saxon
Accents
EnglishFrench
Sport
CheerleadingHorse ridingJudoMartial artsSoccerIce hockey
Dance
BachataHip hopPopCharleston
Main profession
Actor
Singing
A cappellaBalladOperettaRock
Special skills
Audio dramaImprovisation
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2018 – 2021
iaf - Internationale Akademie für Filmschauspiel

Other professional training

2022
HFF Munich - Women's writing lab by Robin Swicord
2022
Dialect coaching for American English with Ernestine Kahn-Seiler
2022
American Theater training
2021
Directors Workshop: Visar Morina & Sinan Akkus
2021
i.AM Mallorca Institute for Acting
2013 – 2014
Schauspielunterricht mit Rish Manepalli in Frankreich/ Szenische Arbeit

Awards

2024
Grimme Preis - Beste Fiktionale Serie
2023
The Neighbor (Short film)
2022
Stuckmann Gmbh & Co. Kg (Short film)
2022
Europe Film Festival UK - Jury Award Best Comedy Short Stuckmann GmbH & Co KG
2022
Rome Independent Prisma Awards - Official Selection for "Stuckmann GmbH & Co KG" (nominated)
2022
Toronto Independant Festival of Cift - Semi-Finalist for "Stuckmann GmbH & Co KG" (nominated)
2011
Best theatrical performance - Hanyuqiao International Chinese Language competition

Film

2024
Liebe - A tale of loving men (Medium length film)
Tamia (EL) Emmanuel Amoako Johnson
2023
Oben Ohne (Cinema film)
Lucia (MR) JUAN BERMÚDEZ, ISIS RAMPF, WILLI REINECKE, ANNA SCHRÖDER Producer: ifs
2023
Die Gedanken unserer Vorfahren
Arazay (MR) Kokutekeleza Musebeni Producer: Seren Sahin
2022
Lange nicht gesehn (Short film)
Selma (SR) Kevin Biehle Producer: Ifs Written by: Lisa Polster
2021
DREI LEBEN LANG (Cinema film)
Main role Felicitas Korn Distribution: U5 Filmproduktion/ Maze Pictures, Kinofilm Casting Director: Tanja Schuh
2021
Stuckmann Gmbh & Co KG
Emilia Kaltwasser (MR) Charif Ounis Producer: Ounice Productions Written by: Miles Hafeneth, Paula Essam
2019
SCHWARZWEISS (Short film)
Main role Terisha Harris Distribution: Hochschule RheinMain, Kurzfilm

Television

2024
Der Beschützer 2
Episode leader Ziska Riemann Producer: Wüste Medien Station: Degeto Casting Director: Deborah Congia
2024
Zürich Krimi - Borchert und das dunkle Erbe
Shani Kuffour Roland Suso Richter Producer: Graf Film Station: Degeto Casting Director: Mai Seck
2024
Mai ThinX - 4 Tage Woche (Series)
Sabine (ESR) Benni Fischer Producer: Btf Station: ZDF Casting Director: Insa Schmitz
2024
Browser Ballett - Cancel Reservoir
Producer: steinberg silber
2024
Kroymann (Series)
Maximilian Karl Producer: btf
2024
CACAO 2 (Series)
Yolanda Gibson (SR) Alex Ougou, Kismath Baguiri Producer: Plan A Station: Canal+ Distribution: Studiocanal Casting Director: Adélaïde Outtara
2023
Fried Dreams TBA (Teaser (series concept))
Main role Fitore Muzaqi Producer: Eitelsonnenschein Casting Director: Jacqueline May
2022
SAM - A Saxon (Series)
Serienhauptrolle Soleen Yusef, Sarah Blaßkiewitz Producer: Big Window Productions/Panthertainment Station: Disney+ Casting Director: Cornelia Mareth
2022
Wolfsland - Das schwarze Herz
Angie Ole Zapatka Station: degeto Casting Director: Marc Schötteldreier
2022
DRIFT (Series)
Ngo the Chau Station: Sky Casting Director: Cornelia Mareth & Maria Rölcke
2022
EISKALT ZUR SPITZE (WEBSERIE)
Dominik Buch Casting Director: Diehle Casting
2022
FRITZIE 3
Kerstin Ahlrichs Station: ZDF Casting Director: Anja Dihrberg
2022
LANGE NICHT GESEHEN
Selma Kevin Biele Station: ifs Abschlussfilm
2021
DIE FÜCHSIN: VERRATEN UND VERLASSEN
Katrin Schmidt Station: ARD Casting Director: Dorothee Weyers
2021
DER FEIND MEINES FEINDES
Marcus O. Rosenmüller Station: ZDF Casting Director: Ursula Danger
2020
HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE FAST
Arne Feldhusen Station: Netflix
2020
NESTWOCHEN
Tobi Baumann Station: ZDF Casting Director: Gwendolyn Clayton
2020
UNTER FREUNDEN STIRBT MAN NICHT
Felix Stienz Station: VOX/ TV NOW / Treshet Tresor
2020
MARIE BRAND UND DIE LEICHEN IM KELLER
Mike Zens Station: ZDF Casting Director: Die Besetzer
2017
SHINBIHAN SURPRISE
Main role Songjun Park Station: MBC
2014
EIN STARKES TEAM
Thorsten Schmidt Station: ZDF

Audio

2023
Slughunters - Jagd auf die Jäger (Audio drama)
Adira (MR) Bodo Traber Distribution: WDR Casting Director: Stefan Cordes
2022
SATELLITENBILDER MEINER KINDHEIT - WDR (Audio drama)
2021
SERVERLAND - WDR (Audio drama)
Judy (SR) Casting Director: Stefan Cordes

Commercial

2023
Taxfix -Arne Feldhusen (Commercial)
2020
TELEKOM -Simon Verhoeven
2019
À Plus - Cornelsen
Anouk, HR Aline Magnier
2018
SAP - Machine Learning
AI Specialist, NR Simon Hebler, Annabelle Meyer