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Sunnyi Melles

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Max Herbrechter and Sunnyi Melles in Julia's Disappearance (2009)
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Swiss Actress Sunnyi Melles was born in Luxembourg, Luxembourg on October 7, 1958 as Judith Szunnyi Melles to Hungarian actress Judith Melles (née Rohonczy, +2001) and Austrian conductor Carl (Károly) Melles (+2004). She was not born a princess but later (1993) married German prince Peter Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. Her official German name is now Judith-Viktoria Prinzessin zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.
BornOctober 7, 1958
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      • 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
    The Baader Meinhof Complex
    7.3
    • Fr. Buddenberg
    • 2008
    Joel Basman in The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2018)
    The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
    6.6
    • Frau Silberzweig
    • 2018
    Die Zweiflers (2024)
    Die Zweiflers
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mimi Zweifler
    Woody Harrelson, Sunnyi Melles, Alicia Eriksson, Vicki Berlin, Carolina Gynning, Alex Schulman, Camilla Läckberg, Dolly De Leon, Hanna Oldenburg, Charlbi Dean, Amanda Schulman, Harris Dickinson, and Ronja Kruus in Triangle of Sadness (2022)
    Triangle of Sadness
    7.3
    • Vera
    • 2022

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    Actress

    • Levi Brandl, Julius Weckauf, and Nevio Wendt in Die drei ??? und der Karpatenhund (2025)
      Die drei ??? und der Karpatenhund
      6.5
      • Evelyn Boogle
      • 2025
    • Crispin Glover in Mr. K (2024)
      Mr. K
      5.5
      • Gaga
      • 2024
    • Daniel Brühl in Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024)
      Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Marlene Dietrich
      • 2024
    • Die Zweiflers (2024)
      Die Zweiflers
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Mimi Zweifler
      • 2024
    • Dominique Devenport in Davos 1917 (2023)
      Davos 1917
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Olga Belova
      • 2023
    • Springtime in Amsterdam (2023)
      Springtime in Amsterdam
      6.2
      • Sunnyi
      • 2023
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Lady Mona Bantam
      • Isolde Schosser
      • Veronika Fuchsthaler ...
      • 1983–2022
    • Woody Harrelson, Sunnyi Melles, Alicia Eriksson, Vicki Berlin, Carolina Gynning, Alex Schulman, Camilla Läckberg, Dolly De Leon, Hanna Oldenburg, Charlbi Dean, Amanda Schulman, Harris Dickinson, and Ronja Kruus in Triangle of Sadness (2022)
      Triangle of Sadness
      7.3
      • Vera
      • 2022
    • Vienna Blood (2019)
      Vienna Blood
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Countess Sophia Nadazdy
      • 2021
    • Oliver Masucci in Enfant Terrible (2020)
      Enfant Terrible
      5.9
      • Veronika
      • Rosel Zech
      • 2020
    • Jannis Niewöhner and Sabin Tambrea in Narcissus and Goldmund (2020)
      Narcissus and Goldmund
      6.3
      • Gräfin
      • 2020
    • Sunnyi Melles in 22 Carat of Love (2020)
      22 Carat of Love
      6.6
      Short
      • Ursula
      • 2020
    • Gurre-Lieder (2019)
      Gurre-Lieder
      Video
      • Narrator
      • 2019
    • Das letzte Problem (2019)
      Das letzte Problem
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Karin Sessler
      • 2019
    • Universum History (2013)
      Universum History
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Kaiserin Elisabeth von Österreich
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Nestroy - Der Wiener Theaterpreis (2013)
      Nestroy - Der Wiener Theaterpreis
      TV Special
      • additional writer
      • 2013
    • Dormire
      3.9
      • Writer
      • 1985

    Soundtrack

    • Drei gegen drei (1985)
      Drei gegen drei
      5.2
      • performer: "My Sweet Angel" (reprise) (uncredited)
      • 1985

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    • Alternative names
      • Judith Melles
    • Height
      • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
    • Born
      • October 7, 1958
      • Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Spouse
      • Peter Heinrich Stanislaus Maria Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-SaynOctober 1, 1993 - present (2 children)

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      Best known as respected stage actress. Her legendary performance as "Gretchen" in "Faust" at the Kammerspiele in Munich was critically acclaimed.

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