Nadeshda Brennicke


Nadeshda Brennicke is a German actress, singer and author.

Biography

Brennicke is the adoptive daughter of TV and voice-over actor Michael Brennicke and her mother is an art dealer. She spent her childhood in München. When she was 15 she left gymnasium when she was in the tenth grade and moved out of her parents home in hopes of becoming an actress.
From 1989 to 1991 Brennicke attended the Zinner Studio. In 1992 she formed the singing duo Charade with Jennifer Böttcher, which was produced by Stefan Zauner and Aron Strobel of the band Münchener Freiheit. The singles All of You and The Colour of Your Eyes reached number 67 and 60 of the German charts.
In her senior year of drama school Brennicke received the lead role of Tina in the German film comedy Manta – Der Film. Other performances for television productions followed. She gained more recognition for her role as investigator Tessa Norman in the series The Streets of Berlin.
She sings and composes her own songs; she sang among others credits in the Polizeiruf 110 episode Silicone Walli and in the film Antibodies.

Personal life

Brennicke has one son Nikita who was born in 1997 whom she raised as a single mother. She lives on a farm in Brandenburg where she raises Arabian thoroughbred horses, oriental cats and a Great Dane.
She was in a relationship for two years with Vietnamese cameraman The Chau Ngo. In the year 2014 they broke up.

Filmography

Film

Television

Honors