Anke Retzlaff is an actress, musician and director. After studying music (singing, violin, piano) at the Hannover University Music, she studied acting at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre. In addition to various theatre and film engagements, she works as a

musician and as a theatre director.

Her work is characterised by a high degree of interdisciplinarity.

"Boundaries are crossed, narratively, aesthetically, acting-wise - Anke Retzlaff as Leni is worth every penny of fees. At the end you sit there stunned. And you need something stronger  than mulled wine."

- WELT

"Breathtakingly believable: [...] So touchingly naïve, so wild, so swept away! Great cinema."

- Bild Zeitung