Luise Heyer (born 25 March 1985) is a German actress.
Biography Heyer grew up in Berlin. During her school years, she lived in Denmark for a year. From 2006 until 2010, she attended Rostock University of Music and Theatre in Mecklenburg, where she studied acting. In 2010, she joined the Dortmund Theatre, where she stayed for two years. She was voted best actress in the 2012 season at the Dortmund Theatre.
In 2011, she played her first leading role in the feature film Westwind, portraying the East German rower Isabel, whose twin sister falls in love with a West German man during a stay in Hungary. In 2014, she played Sanna in Edward Berger's film Jack, which was part of the 2014 Berlinale. In 2015, she acted in Rosa von Praunheim's film Tough Love.
In 2016, she had a leading role in the film Fado. Since 2017, Heyer has appeared in the Netflix original series Dark as Doris Tiedemann.
In 2019, Heyer was awarded the rare honor of a double nomination at the German Film Awards. She was noted both for the main role of a rape victim in The Most Beautiful Couple and for her supporting role in All About Me. For this, she received the 2019 German Film Award in the Best Female Supporting Role category. In the same year, she received the Bambi Award in the National Actress category for both roles.
Selected filmography
Film
+ Year Title Role2011WestwindIsabel2014JackSanna2015Tough LoveMarion2016FadoDoro2016All of a SuddenJudith2018The Most Beautiful CoupleLivAll About MeMargret 2021 Commitment Phobia Ghost 2024 The Sparrow in the Chimney Liv2025The Calendar Killer Klara
Television + Year Title Role Notes2013Leipzig Homicide1 episodeTerra XLouise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz1 episode2014Bella BlockSandra Lehnhoff1 episode2015Polizeiruf 110Nadja Brun1 episodeDer Kriminalist1 episodeHomeland1 episode2016Die Chefin1 episode2016, 2017TatortNicki Lowkow / Stella Harms2 episodes2017—2020DarkDoris Tiedemann5 episodes
References
External links
Luise Heyer at Fitz+Skoglund talent agency