Nicolette Krebitz
Nicolette Krebitz | |
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Born | Berlin, Germany | September 2, 1972
Other names | Coco |
Occupation(s) | Actress, director, model, singer |
Nicolette Krebitz (born 2 September 1972) is a German director, actress, model, and singer. She is often credited as Coco in her creative works.
Life and work
[edit]Nicolette Krebitz was born on 2 September 1972 in West Berlin, Germany.[1][2] She made her film debut at age eleven. Later, she hosted television and radio shows for children and attended the Ballett-Centre Berlin and the Fritz-Kirchhoff acting school, also in Berlin.
Krebitz has appeared in over 30 movies, but she is known best for her role in the German-language films Bandits (1997) and Der Tunnel (2001). She also appeared in the English-language film All the Queen's Men (2001). She wrote and directed the 2001 movie Jeans and 2007's The Heart Is a Dark Forest .
She is the model on the cover of New Order's 2001 album Get Ready and its associated singles.[3] Her image is also on the cover and in the sleeve of Terranova's 1999 album Close the Door. She contributed vocals to the Bandits soundtrack and to the Terranova tracks Just Enough, Plastic Stress and Never.
Tribute
[edit]The German hip hop group Fettes Brot together with Indie band Tocotronic has dedicated a song to her entitled "Nicolette Krebitz wartet" ("Nicolette Krebitz is Waiting") which is a cover version of the Bananarama hit "Robert De Niro's Waiting...".
Awards
[edit]1997 Bavarian Film Award, Best Film Score[4]
Selected filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kalenderblatt 2022: 2. September" [Calendar sheet 2022: September 2nd]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 1 September 2022.
- ^ Leinkauf, Max (15 June 2022). ""Wenn ältere Frauen begehren ..."" ["When older women desire…"]. Der Freitag (in German).
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions– New Order Online". Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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