1. Antje Traue started performing in plays as a sixteen-year-old in 1997, made her first screen appearance in the 2000 German film Verlorene Kinder, and appeared in her first English-language role for the 2009 film Pandorum.
13 Facts About Antje Traue
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Antje Traue trained as an artistic gymnast from age six to her teens in an elite training unit.
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Antje Traue performed and toured with the production for four years, appearing on stages throughout Germany, Europe, and in New York City.
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Subsequently, Antje Traue appeared in several films and television movies, such as Kleinruppin Forever, Berlin by the Sea and Phantom Pain.
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In 2013, Antje Traue played villain Faora-Ul in the Superman film Man of Steel, to positive reviews.
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In preparation for the role of Faora, Antje Traue underwent an intense four-month training and dieting program.
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In 2014, Antje Traue portrayed Bony Lizzie in the Universal Pictures action-fantasy film Seventh Son.
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Antje Traue received critical acclaim in Germany for portraying the fictional character of Giselle Neumayer in the 2016 ARD-produced TV movie Fatal News, and nominations as best actress in German TV productions for 2016 both for her female lead roles in the miniseries Weinberg and Berlin 1.
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Antje Traue has since been cast in several German and international movies and TV productions in lead roles or recurrent supporting roles, including the 2017 movie Bye Bye Germany alongside actor Moritz Bleibtreu directed by Sam Garbarski, and the 2017 Amazon series pilot episode Oasis.
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Antje Traue's further acting appearances in 2017 and 2018 include the German Netflix series production Dark, and German movies Das Ende der Wahrheit, Spielmacher and Ballon.
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In 2019, Antje Traue headlined the cast in the German ZDFneo TV miniseries Dead End.
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Antje Traue reprised her role as Faora-Ul in The Flash, released in 2023.
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Antje Traue was previously in a relationship with actor Ben Foster, moving to Los Angeles to live with him.