Tanja Schleiff
Known for: Acting
Tanja Schleiff (born in 1973 in Erfurt) is a German actress. The daughter of actors Renate Hundertmark and Klaus Schleiff, she trained in acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. She began her career on stage, performing notably at the Residenztheater in Munich and the Schauspielhaus in Düsseldorf. In cinema, she has appeared in several notable feature films, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004), Dominik Graf's The Red Cockatoo (Der rote Kakadu, 2006), and Ralf Westhoff's comedy Shoppen (2006). On television, she has featured in numerous series and television films, notably portraying Countess Esterházy in the historical series Sisi (2021–2024) and Edith in the drama series Charité (2017).
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Sonja Polland
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Katja Braun
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Bianca Ambach
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Dörte Truss
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Laura Schott
1970
Series
Scene of the Crime
Susanne Peters
1970
Series
The Old Fox
Sandra Lindner
1977
Series
SOKO Köln
Claudia Schöller
2003
Series
SOKO Köln
Wenke Grothuis
2003
Series
Leipzig Homicide
Daniela Schneider
2001
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Nicole Seiffert
1971
Series
SOKO Wismar
Sabine Friese
2004
Series
Hamburg Dockland
Julia Schöne
2007
Series
Vienna Crime Squad
Doro Hohlfeld
2005
Series
Bettys Diagnose
Marlies Albers
2015
Series
Ein starkes Team
Regine Heinssen
1994
Series
Sisi
Gräfin Esterhazy
2021
Series
Der Lehrer
Vanessa Bohm
2009
Series
Nord Nord Mord
Regina Wels
2011
Film
Downfall
Russische Ärztin
2004
Series
Charité
Wärterin Edith
2017
Series
Homicide Hills
Jenny Jaschke
2008
Series
Helen Dorn
Sibel Schipper
2014
Series
Einstein
Sabine Kampmann
2017
Series
Bella Block
Helen Niemann
1993
Series
Under Suspicion
Julia Danzas
2002
Series
Unter anderen Umständen
Katharina Berg
2006
Series
Kommissarin Heller
Iris Kuhn
2014
Series
Ella Schön
2018
Series
Heiter bis tödlich: Koslowski & Haferkamp
Erika Hauffmann
2014
Series
The Mountain's Whisper
Frau Lüders
2015
Series
Wäldern
Frau Caspari
2024
Series
Neben der Spur
Silvia Fuchs
2015
Series
Behringer und die Toten - Ein Bamberg-Krimi
OB Dorothee Staudt
2024
Series
Frier und Fünfzig - Am Ende meiner Tage
2025
Series
Klimawechsel
2010
Film
The Charlemagne Code
Frau Schwalm
2008
Film
The Red Cockatoo
Rena
2006
Film
Das Millionenschnitzel
Monique
2026
Film
Vier Töchter
Hillevi
2006
Film
Almost Brothers
Jackie
2025
Film
Fast perfekte Frauen
Doris Ohlmeier
2026
Film
Helene, die wahre Braut
Gertrud
2020
Film
Friends of Friends
Veronika
2002
Film
So viel Zeit
Laura
2018
Film
Der Tod und das Mädchen - Van Leeuwens dritter Fall
Vrouw Blom
2017
Film
The Vow
Anna Katharina Emmerick
2007
Film
The Fox - Traces of Coal Dust
Katja Mehring
2017
Film
Scheidung für Anfänger
Jana
2018
Film
Merz gegen Merz - Hochzeiten
Ms. Steilmann
2023
Film
Harter Brocken: Der Bankraub
Frau Lüders
2017
Film
Schoßgebete
Verkäuferin im Sexshop
2014
Film
Mein Leben im Off
Lisa Krüger
2010
Film
Schattengrund
Trixi Urban
2018
Film
Shoppen
Katharina
2007
Film
Die Flaschenpostinsel
Carolin
2018
Film
Selbstgespräche
Frau Erhardt
2008