Sarah Spale

Actor

Copyright: Werner Tschan

Born 1980 in Basel, Switzerland. She studied cultural studies and aesthetic practice at the University of Hildesheim. She then trained as an actress in Baden-Württemberg. Sarah Spale made her debut in front of the camera in the television film DILEMMA. She was nominated for a Swiss Film Award for this role in 2003. In 2008, she played Sophie Preisig in the Swiss television series TAG UND NACHT. Spale received international acclaim for her portrayal of Catarina Mendez in the literary adaptation NACHTZUG NACH LISSABON, directed by Bille August, alongside leading actors Jeremy Irons, Bruno Ganz and Martina Gedeck. She has worked as a theatre actress at the Junges Theater Basel and the Stadttheater Hildesheim, among others. In 2021, she won the Swiss Film Award, Best Actress, for the leading role in PLATZSPITZBABY by Pierre Monnard.

Filmography
(a selection)

Actor

2025
School of Champions - Staffel 2
2024
School of Champions by Dominik Hartl, Johanna Moder
2024
La joie de vivre by Hae-Sup Sin
2023
Die Nachbarn von oben by Sabine Boss
2022
Wilder – Staffel 4 by Claudio Fäh, Mauro Mueller
2021
Wilder – Staffel 3 by Jan-Eric Mack
2020
Von Fischen und Menschen by Stefanie Klemm
2020
Platzspitzbaby by Pierre Monnard
2019
Fensterlos by Samuel Flückiger
2019
Wilder – Staffel 2 by Pierre Monnard, Jan-Eric Mack
2017
Wilder – Staffel 1 by Pierre Monnard
2014
Liebe und Zufall by Fredi M. Murer
2013
Night Train To Lisbon by Bille August
2013
Tatort – Geburtstagskind by Tobias Ineichen
2008
Tag und Nacht by Katja Früh
2002
Dilemma by Tobias Ineichen

Awards

(a selection)

2021
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2021, Swiss Film Award, Best Actress (Winner) in Platzspitzbaby
2024
Zürich, Swiss Film Award 2024, Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Nomination) in Die Nachbarn von oben
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