Mina Tander (born 4 December 1979) is a German actress. She played BfV agent Esther Krug on Berlin Station from 2016 to 2019.

Biography Born in Cologne, Tander is the daughter of an Afghan journalist father, who died when she was a child, and a German teacher mother.

She was raised in Cologne with her younger sister Simin Tander.

Tander is married to German film director Elmar Fischer. He directed Tander in his 2003 film Fremder Freund (Strange Friend), and in the 2009 episode "Die Kronzeugin" of Der Kriminalist (The Criminalist).

Selected filmography Year Project Role Notes 1995Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)Lena Gassner1 episode1996Absprung (Bounce)Television movie2000Ants in the PantsLeonieMelanie2003Fremder Freund (Strange Friend)Julia2004Tatort (Crime Scene)LisaEpisode: "Gefährliches Schweigen"2005Katrin2006Tatort (Crime Scene)Martina MatussekEpisode: "Blutschrift"Eva KeilTelevision movie2008Sara2009Der Kriminalist (The Criminalist)Tanja SonntagEpisode: "Die Kronzeugin"Wedding Fever in Campobello (Maria, ihm schmeckt’s nicht!)Sara Marcipane2010Zeiten ändern dich (Times Change You)Bushido's MotherMaria2012Tatort (Crime Scene)SandraEpisode: "Ein neues Leben" (Du hast es versprochen)Hanna2013BuddyLisa2015Frau Müller muss weg! (Ms. Muller Must Go Away)Marina Jeskow2016SeitenwechselTeresa PaschkeAntonio, ihm schmeckt's nicht (Antonio, He Doesn't Like It)Sara Marcipane2016–2019Berlin StationEsther Krug2017Eine gute Mutter (A Good Mother)Greta BurmeesterTelevision movie2017–2018Mina Tander2 episodes2018Die Entdeckung der Liebe (The Discovery of Love)ValerieTelevision movieNord Nord Mord (North North Murder)Susanna WagnerEpisode: "Clüver und der leise Tod"2025CassandraSamira

Accolades 2009: Nomination – German Film Critics Award for Best Actress for Wedding Fever in Campobello (Maria, ihm schmeckt's nicht) 2014: Nomination – Jupiter Award for Best German Actress for Buddy 2017: Win – Jupiter Award for Best German Actress for Seitenwechsel

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