Laura Tonke
Known for: Acting
Laura Maori Tonke (born April 14, 1974, in West Berlin) is a German actress. Laura Tonke is the daughter of film set decorator Michael Tonke. She studied theater studies in Berlin until 1996. At the age of 17, she made her on-screen debut in Michael Klier's feature film *Ostkreuz*. Numerous roles in feature films and television movies followed. Additionally, she is booked as a model for lifestyle and fashion magazines. Since the spring of 2007, she has performed on stage in productions by the theater collective Gob Squad at Berlin's Volksbühne (and the Volksbühne im Prater), as well as at other theaters. In 2000, Tonke was awarded the Lilli Palmer Memorial Camera for Best Young Actress. In 2003, she was nominated for the German Film Award for her portrayal of Gudrun Ensslin in Christopher Roth's feature film *Baader*. In the tragicomedy *Hedi Schneider steckt fest* (Hedi Schneider Is Stuck) by Sonja Heiss—which premiered at the 2015 Berlinale—she plays the title character, a woman plagued by sudden anxiety attacks. Her performance garnered enthusiastic reviews; *Der Spiegel*, for instance, wrote: "She inhabits the role of Hedi Schneider [...] so convincingly and perfectly—as if it had been written specifically for her." At the 2016 German Film Awards ceremony, Tonke received a double honor. She won in both the Best Actress category for her role in *Hedi Schneider steckt fest* and the Best Supporting Actress category for the film *Mängelexemplar* (2016). Laura Tonke lives in Berlin and has a son.
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Mimi Meinders
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Paula Wimberg
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Angelika Meyer
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Anna Korzius
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Amelie Scholder
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Miriam
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Amelie
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Steffi
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Sonja Kofler
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Patti Schmidt
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Judith Kovacic
1970
Series
Markus Lanz
Self
2008
ZIBB
Self
2003
Series
DAS!
1991
Series
DAS!
Self
1991
Series
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Annegret Wegner
1971
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Jeanette Kreuz
1971
Series
Der Bergdoktor
Andrea
2008
Series
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Series
Der Staatsanwalt
Nadine Wolf
2005
German Film Award
Self
1951
Series
Wolffs Revier
Tanja
1992
Series
Die Bergretter
Bettina Dieme
2009
Series
Ein starkes Team
Ira
1994
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Im Namen des Gesetzes
Angela Matthes
1994
Series
Letzte Spur Berlin
Andrea Roth
2012
Series
Der letzte Zeuge
Anette Albrecht
1998
Series
Murder by the Lake
Melanie Rademann
2014
Series
Kommissar Stolberg
Susan Schumann
2006
Series
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
Nicole Ries
2007
Series
Donna Leon
Mara
2000
Series
The Island
Merit Ponz
2020
Series
Sexuell verfügbar
Miki Walter
2024
Series
Jenseits der Spree
Daniela Bajetzky
2021
Das Duo
Wiebke Sander
2002
Series
Roller Coaster
Jenny
1992
Series
Schimanski
Nina
1997
Film
Too Hard to Handle
Anna
2016
Series
The Valley
Christine Schreibe
2015
Film
Amrum
Hille Hagener
2025
Film
Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
Mother Iris
2026
Series
Neben der Spur
Elisa Ritter
2015
Film
22 Lengths
Andrea
2025
Film
99€ Films
2001
Film
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
Laura
2022
Hamburg Days
Nielsa Kirchherr
Film
Bedways
Luise Walther
2010
Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt
Laura Sehrbundt
2007
Windstärke 17
Andrea
Series
Day of Disaster
Katharina Wolters
2007
Zwei Goldfische
2007
Series
Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland
Judith Kraithaim
1999
Film
My Life as Lotta - Okey Dokey Alpaca
Sabine
2022
Film
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Ms. Schütt
2015
Film
Jupiter
Barbara
2023
Film
Silvester Countdown
Käthe
1998
Film
Sunday Girls
2006
Series
Kranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück
Astrid
2021
Film
Maret
Yvonne
2023
Film
Everything's Fifty Fifty
Marion
2024
K3 – Kripo Hamburg
Alena Kranach
2003
Film
TKKG
Erna Sauerlich
2019
Film
Baader
Gudrun Ensslin
2002
Series
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
Franziska Steiner
2007
Film
Mrs Winkler Leaves the House
Emi
2026
Film
Jupiter
Barbara
2019
Komplizinnen - Vernunft ist keine Lösung
Vera
2027
Film
Axolotl Overkill
Anika
2017
Film
Zwischen uns der Fluss
2024
Leichtmatrosen II
2012
Film
Caveman
Claudia Müller
2023
Film
Herz
Gisela Kenter
2001
Stilbruch
Self
2008
Film
Der Pirat
Sabine
1998
Film
So viel Zeit
Steffi
2018
Film
Long Story Short
Ellen
2025
Film
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
Lisa
1997
Film
Eastern Cross
Elfie
1991
Film
The Prank
Maria Roosen
2025
Film
Worst Case Scenario
Meike
2014
Film
Hedi Schneider Is Stuck
Hedi Schneider
2015
Film
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
2025
Film
Winter Sleepers
Nina
1997
Film
When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before
Iris
2023
Film
I Am Guilty
Christiane Steeb
2005
Die Kobra von Wingen
Film
Headshots
Anna
2011
Film
June Moon
Nele
2002
Film
Madly in Love
Leo
2010
Film
Bist du glücklich?
Sonja
2018
Film
In a Sweatbox
Monika Stauffenberg
2005
Film
The Drifter
Ann
2011
2 ½ Minuten
Sabine
1996
Film
Turn Down the Music
Anne
1994
Film
Totgeschwiegen
Nele
2019
Film
Farland
Karla
2004
Film
Gnadenlos - Zur Prostitution gezwungen
Milena
1996
Film
Mission: Love
Laura
2018
Film
Angel Express
Jill
1998
Film
Kein einfacher Mord
Nina Lieberstein
2020
Film
Hamlet_X
Ophelia 4
2003
Dragonland
Marie
1999
Film
On the Beach
Laura
2015
Film
Mord in den Dünen
Cornelia Braun
2013
Film
Dich schickt der Himmel
Lara Feiersinger
2001
Film
The Garden
Eva
2017
Film
After Effect
2007
Gangster
Mona
2002
Film
Just Married
Frangipani, geb. Klein
1998
Film
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
Sabine Petermann
2019
Film
Bitter Innocence
Vanessa Krüger
1999
Film
Pigs Will Fly
Inga
2003
Film
Take What You Can Carry
Laura
2015
Film
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
Astrid
2005
Film
Der Mörder meiner Mutter
Anne / Marie
1999
Silver and Gold
1997
Viva Europa!
Lola
2009
Ebene 9
Nina
2000