
Tanja Schleiff
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Tanja Schleiff (born in 1973 in Erfurt) is a German actress. The daughter of actors Renate Hundertmark and Klaus Schleiff, she trained in acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. She began her career on stage, performing notably at the Residenztheater in Munich and the Schauspielhaus in Düsseldorf. In cinema, she has appeared in several notable feature films, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004), Dominik Graf's The Red Cockatoo (Der rote Kakadu, 2006), and Ralf Westhoff's comedy Shoppen (2006). On television, she has featured in numerous series and television films, notably portraying Countess Esterházy in the historical series Sisi (2021–2024) and Edith in the drama series Charité (2017).
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Downfall (2004)
as Russische Ärztin

The Charlemagne Code (2008)
as Frau Schwalm

Vier Töchter (2006)
as Hillevi

Das Millionenschnitzel (2026)
as Monique

The Red Cockatoo (2006)
as Rena

Fast perfekte Frauen (2026)
as Doris Ohlmeier

Friends of Friends (2002)
as Veronika

Scheidung für Anfänger (2018)
as Jana

Der Tod und das Mädchen - Van Leeuwens dritter Fall (2017)
as Vrouw Blom

The Vow (2007)
as Anna Katharina Emmerick

The Fox - Traces of Coal Dust (2017)
as Katja Mehring

Helene, die wahre Braut (2020)
as Gertrud

Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten (2023)
as Ms. Steilmann

Almost Brothers (2025)
as Jackie

So viel Zeit (2018)
as Laura

Selbstgespräche (2008)
as Frau Erhardt

Schoßgebete (2014)
as Verkäuferin im Sexshop

Schattengrund (2018)
as Trixi Urban

Harter Brocken: Der Bankraub (2017)
as Frau Lüders

Shoppen (2007)
as Katharina

Die Flaschenpostinsel (2018)
as Carolin

Mein Leben im Off (2010)
as Lisa Krüger





