Sabine Timoteo

Actor, Screenwriter, Editor, Director

Born in 1975 in Berne, Switzerland. Following her training at the Swiss Professional Ballet School in Zurich (1991-93), after varying dance roles with Heinz Spoerli and Carlotta Ikeda, and an apprenticeship in cookery in Berne (1997–2000), Timoteo's career began as a film actress. For her first leading role in Philip Grönings L'AMOUR, L'ARGENT, L'AMOUR Sabine Timoteo was awarded the Bronze Leopard in Locarno (2000) and the Swiss Film Prize 2001 as Best Actress. In 2003, she received the Grimme Award for DIE FREUNDE DER FREUNDE by Dominik Graf. She has played alongside Jürgen Vogel and Daniel Brühl amongst others and has obtained roles throughout the German speaking countries. For EIN FREUND VON MIR she is nominated for the German Film Award in the category “Best Performance in a supporting role”. She is also awarded the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2008» for her role in NEBENWIRKUNGEN. 2015 Swiss Film Award, Best Actress for her role in DRIFTEN by Karim Patwa.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2018
Sag mir nicht, du kannst nicht singen by Sabine Timoteo

Screenwriter

2018
Sag mir nicht, du kannst nicht singen by Sabine Timoteo
2018
Mein Bruder heisst Robert und ist ein Idiot by Philip Gröning
2016
Zen For Nothing by Werner Penzel

Editor

2018
Sag mir nicht, du kannst nicht singen by Sabine Timoteo

Actor

2025
Dinosaures by Christian Wehrlin
2024
Electric Fields by Lisa Gertsch
2024
Transit by Wero Rodowicz
2024
Cinema Bruciato by Clemens Klopfenstein
2024
Les courageux by Jasmin Gordon
2024
Ailleurs by Anne Thorens
2024
Transamazonia by Pia Marais
2022
Foudre by Carmen Jaquier
2022
A Forgotten Man by Laurent Nègre
2022
Last Dance by Delphine Lehericey
2021
Rois Mages by Charlie Petersmann
2021
Zahorí by Marí Alessandrini
2021
Das Mädchen und die Spinne by Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher
2019
Tambour battant by François-Christophe Marzal
2018
Das Ächzen der Asche by Clemens Klopfenstein
2018
Wer hat eigentlich die Liebe erfunden? by Kerstin Polte
2018
Cronofobia by Francesco Rizzi
2018
Bis ans Ende der Träume by Wilfried Meichtry
2018
Fauves by Robin Erard
2017
Sicilian Ghost Story by Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza
2017
Sarah joue un loup-garou by Katharina Wyss
2016
Tinou by Res Balzli
2016
Analysis Paralysis by Anete Melece
2016
7 minuti by Michele Placido
2015
Usfahrt Oerlike by Paul Riniker
2015
Driften by Karim Patwa
2014
Le meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher
2013
Palim Palim by Marina Klauser, Pia Hellenthal
2013
Die Schwarzen Brüder by Xavier Koller
2013
Cyanure by Séverine Cornamusaz
2010
Sommervögel by Paul Riniker
2010
Die Farbe des Ozeans by Maggie Peren
2010
180° by Cihan Inan
2009
Räuberinnen by Carla Lia Monti
2009
Pepperminta by Pipilotti Rist
2009
Flug in die Nacht by Till Endemann
2007
Das Vaterspiel by Michael Glawogger
2007
Nebenwirkungen by Manuel Siebenmann
2007
Kleine Fische by Petra Volpe
2006
Ein Freund von mir by Sebastian Schipper
2006
Flanke ins All by Marie-Louise Bless
2005
Die Vogelpredigt by Clemens Klopfenstein
2004
Gespenster by Christian Petzold
2004
Der freie Wille by Matthias Glasner
2000
L'amour, l'argent, l'amour by Philip Gröning

Awards

(a selection)

2020
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2020, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Nomination) in Tambour battant
2015
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2015, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Winner) in Driften
2008
Solothurn, Swiss Film Award 2008, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Actress (Winner) in Nebenwirkungen
2001
Solothurn, Swiss Film Award 2001, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Winner) in L'amour, l'argent, l'amour
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