Tanja Schleiff

About

Tanja Schleiff (born in 1973 in Erfurt) is a German actress. The daughter of actors Renate Hundertmark and Klaus Schleiff, she trained in acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. She began her career on stage, performing notably at the Residenztheater in Munich and the Schauspielhaus in Düsseldorf. In cinema, she has appeared in several notable feature films, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004), Dominik Graf's The Red Cockatoo (Der rote Kakadu, 2006), and Ralf Westhoff's comedy Shoppen (2006). On television, she has featured in numerous series and television films, notably portraying Countess Esterházy in the historical series Sisi (2021–2024) and Edith in the drama series Charité (2017).

Known for

Scene of the CrimeSeries • 1970The Old FoxSeries • 1977Polizeiruf 110Series • 1971SOKO KölnSeries • 2003Leipzig HomicideSeries • 2001SOKO WismarSeries • 2004Hamburg DocklandSeries • 2007Vienna Crime SquadSeries • 2005Bettys DiagnoseSeries • 2015Ein starkes TeamSeries • 1994Helen DornSeries • 2014SisiSeries • 2021CharitéSeries • 2017Bella BlockSeries • 1993Nord Nord MordSeries • 2011Homicide HillsSeries • 2008Der LehrerSeries • 2009Unter anderen UmständenSeries • 2006EinsteinSeries • 2017DownfallMovie • 2004The Charlemagne CodeMovie • 2008The Red CockatooMovie • 2006SchoßgebeteMovie • 2014ShoppenMovie • 2007