Melanie Lüninghöner Actress

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Ausgebildet am Max Reinhardt Seminar bringe ich eine starke Bühnenerfahrung und tiefes Handwerk mit. Spannend finde ich Figuren, die widersprüchlich sind und eine innere Spannung tragen – ob starke Frauen mit Brüchen, oder Rollen, in denen Fürsorge und Verletzlichkeit sichtbar werden. Meine Expertise in Stimm- und Körperarbeit unterstützt mich, auch in emotional dichten Szenen klar und authentisch zu wirken

Trained at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Experienced on stage and on screen. I’m drawn to complex, contradictory characters – strong women with fractures, or roles where care and vulnerability shine through. With my background in voice and body work, I bring presence and authenticity, especially in emotionally charged moments.

Overview

NationalityGermany

LanguagesGerman (mother tongue), English (fluent), English – American (fluent)

BornLeverkusen, Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

Age range38 - 50

Height174 cm

Ethnic typesMiddle Europe/Caucasian, Redhead with freckles, Slavic/Eastern European

Place of residenceköln - North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

Possible accommodationBerlin - Berlin (Germany), München - Bavaria (Germany), Frankfurt - Hesse (Germany)

MembershipsGDBA - Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnen-Angehöriger (Germany)

Contact

ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Köln Bühne

Contact: ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Köln Bühne

Alternative contact details:

https://zav.arbeitsagentur.de/DE/Standorte/Koeln/koeln_node.html

+49 (0) 228 50208-2800

ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Köln Film/Fernsehen

Contact: ZAV-Künstlervermittlung Köln

Alternative contact details:

http://zav.arbeitsagentur.de

zav-koeln-kuenstlervermittlung@arbeitsagentur.de

+49 (0) 228 50208-2186

+49 (0) 228 50208-2185

+49 (0) 228 50208-2187

Innere Kanalstr. 69

50823 Köln
Germany

Skills/Talents

Languages German (mother tongue), English (fluent), English – American (fluent)

Dialects Rhine (native dialect), Bavaria (basic), Berlin (basic)

Dance Ballet (basic), Salsa (basic), Stage dance (basic), Tango (basic)

Singing. Art Song (very good), Ballad (very good), Chanson (very good), Country (very good), Lieder (very good), Modern (very good), Pop (very good), Stage singing (very good), A Cappella (good), Blues (good), Choral Singing (good), Musical (good), Rock (good)

Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Alto

Musical instruments Guitar (basic)

Sports Ice Skating (good), Yoga (good), Athletics (basic), Cycling (basic), Gym (basic), Horseback Riding (basic), Ice Skating (basic), Jogging (basic), Parkour (basic), Pilates (basic), Skiing (basic), Stage fighting (basic)

Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car

Other Skills Improvisation, Puppetry, Storytelling, Workshop Director

Appearance

Age range 38 - 50

Height 174 cm

Build Shapely

Weight 64 kg

Colour of eyes Blue/green

Colour of hair Red

Hair style straight long

Twin No

Special physical characteristics Sommersprossen

Ethnic types Middle Europe/Caucasian, Redhead with freckles, Slavic/Eastern European

Tattoo None

Piercing None

Glasses No

Training

2011 - 2012 Workshop
HB Studio, NYC
2002 - 2006 Acting studies
Max-Reinhardt-Seminar Wien
2023 - 2024 Workshop
Internationale Filmschule Köln
mit Hanfried Schüttler und Johanna Hellwig
2006 Workshop
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Awards/Nominations

2011 Beste Nachwuchsschauspielerin NRW (Germany) - Nomination

2005 Solo und Ensemblepreis Schauspielschultreffen Frankfurt (Germany) - Award

CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Audio


CV - Television & Streaming

2016
Tatort - Wofür es sich zu leben lohnt

Aelrun Goette
Directed by


Guest Role

2005
Die Flucht

Kai Wessel
Directed by


Guest Role

CV - Film

2022 - 2023
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Späte Liebe

Short film

Drama, Family, Romance

Sandra Strunz
Directed by


Ongoing Leading Part

CV - Theatre

2025
Jeder stirbt für sich allein

Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf

Nora Schlocker
Directed by

Eva Kluge

2023
Der Schimmelreiter

Staatsschauspiel Braunschweig

Felicitas Brucker
Directed by

Hauke Haien
Ongoing Leading Part

2022
Lysisstructure

Theater Yenisahne/Batman/ Türkei freie Co-Produktion

Theatre

Ayse Kalmaz
Directed by


Ongoing Leading Part

2021
Das süße Verzweifeln

Theater der Keller in Köln

Theatre

Emanuel Tandler
Directed by

Andre Müller
Lead

2020
Drei Schwestern

Staatstheater Darmstadt

Katrin Plötner
Directed by

Natascha

2019
Meine geniale Freundin

Nationaltheater Mannheim

Felicitas Brucker
Directed by

Elena
Ongoing Leading Part

CV - Audio

2023 - 2024
The Belles

Network/Distributor: ARD

Radio play/audiobook

Petra Feldhoff
Directed by

Gabrielle
Actor in Episode

2023 - 2024
Sendung mit der Maus - Kinderkunstkrimis

WDR Köln

Radio play/audiobook

Paulus Müller
Directed by


Ongoing Role