Laura Tonke
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1974-04-14 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- West Berlin, West Germany
- Also known as
- Laura Maori Tonke
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
Markus Lanz
2008
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Mimi Meinders / Paula Wimberg / Angelika Meyer / Anna Korzius / Amelie Scholder / Miriam / Steffi / Sonja Kofler / Patti Schmidt / Judith Kovacic
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Annegret Wegner / Jeanette Kreuz
Wolffs Revier
1992
as Tanja
Der Bergdoktor
2008
as Andrea
Der Staatsanwalt
2005
as Nadine Wolf
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Ein starkes Team
1994
as Ira
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Letzte Spur Berlin
2012
as Andrea Roth
Die Bergretter
2009
as Bettina Dieme
Im Namen des Gesetzes
1994
as Angela Matthes
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
as Anette Albrecht
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Susan Schumann
Donna Leon
2000
as Mara
Murder by the Lake
2014
as Melanie Rademann
Das Duo
2002
as Wiebke Sander
Roller Coaster
1992
as Jenny
The Island
2020
as Merit Ponz
Schimanski
1997
as Nina
KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst
2007
as Nicole Ries
Deadline – Jede Sekunde zählt
2007
as Laura Sehrbundt
Neben der Spur
2015
as Elisa Ritter
The Valley
2015
as Christine Schreibe
Jenseits der Spree
2021
as Daniela Bajetzky
Sexuell verfügbar
2024
as Miki Walter
Day of Disaster
2007
as Katharina Wolters
Stilbruch
2008
as Self
Hamburg Days
as Nielsa Kirchherr
Contergan - Eine einzige Tablette
2007
as Franziska Steiner
Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland
1999
as Judith Kraithaim
K3 – Kripo Hamburg
2003
as Alena Kranach
Kranitz - Bei Trennung Geld zurück
2021
as Astrid
Movies (71)
Bedways
2010
as Luise Walther
22 Lengths
2025
as Andrea
Too Hard to Handle
2016
as Anna
Windstärke 17
as Andrea
Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke
2026
as Mother Iris
Jupiter
2023
as Barbara
99€ Films
2001
Amrum
2025
as Hille Hagener
Sunday Girls
2006
Der Pirat
1998
as Sabine
My Life as Lotta - Okey Dokey Alpaca
2022
as Sabine
Herz
2001
as Gisela Kenter
Komplizinnen - Vernunft ist keine Lösung
2027
as Vera
The Drifter
2011
as Ann
Zwischen uns der Fluss
2024
Mrs Winkler Leaves the House
2026
as Emi
Leichtmatrosen II
2012
Baader
2002
as Gudrun Ensslin
Silvester Countdown
1998
as Käthe
Everything's Fifty Fifty
2024
as Marion
Bist du glücklich?
2018
as Sonja
Zwei Goldfische
2007
Maret
2023
as Yvonne
Worst Case Scenario
2014
as Meike
Headshots
2011
as Anna
A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love
2022
as Laura
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
2015
as Ms. Schütt
Die Kobra von Wingen
Turn Down the Music
1994
as Anne
The Prank
2025
as Maria Roosen
Axolotl Overkill
2017
as Anika
TKKG
2019
as Erna Sauerlich
Eastern Cross
1991
as Elfie
Winter Sleepers
1997
as Nina
Caveman
2023
as Claudia Müller
When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before
2023
as Iris
So viel Zeit
2018
as Steffi
June Moon
2002
as Nele
Gnadenlos - Zur Prostitution gezwungen
1996
as Milena
Hamlet_X
2003
as Ophelia 4
In a Sweatbox
2005
as Monika Stauffenberg
Long Story Short
2025
as Ellen
Just Married
1998
as Frangipani, geb. Klein
I Am Guilty
2005
as Christiane Steeb
Mission: Love
2018
as Laura
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1997
as Lisa
Dich schickt der Himmel
2001
as Lara Feiersinger
Hedi Schneider Is Stuck
2015
as Hedi Schneider
Der Mörder meiner Mutter
1999
as Anne / Marie
Madly in Love
2010
as Leo
Take What You Can Carry
2015
as Laura
Mord in den Dünen
2013
as Cornelia Braun
Angel Express
1998
as Jill
Pigs Will Fly
2003
as Inga
My Life as Lotta - Bingo Flamingo
2019
as Sabine Petermann
2 ½ Minuten
1996
as Sabine
Farland
2004
as Karla
On the Beach
2015
as Laura
Kein einfacher Mord
2020
as Nina Lieberstein
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
2025
Silver and Gold
1997
The Garden
2017
as Eva
Totgeschwiegen
2019
as Nele
Gangster
2002
as Mona
Jupiter
2019
as Barbara
After Effect
2007
Bitter Innocence
1999
as Vanessa Krüger
Viva Europa!
2009
as Lola
Warum Ulli sich am Weihnachtsabend umbringen wollte
2005
as Astrid
Ebene 9
2000
as Nina
Dragonland
1999
as Marie
About Laura Tonke
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… With 108 credits spanning from 1951 to 2027, Laura Tonke has appeared in 71 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Laura Tonke Movies
- Bedways (2010) — as Luise Walther
- 22 Lengths (2025) — as Andrea
- Too Hard to Handle (2016) — as Anna
- Windstärke 17 — as Andrea
- Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke (2026) — as Mother Iris
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