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Janina Elkin

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Janina Elkin
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Janina Elkin is a British-German actress. Born in Kyiv (Ukraine) and raised in Germany, she works between London, Berlin, and Spain. Known for her roles in "The Queen's Gambit", "The Undeclared War", "Shetland" and "Call My Agent Berlin" She speaks fluent German, Russian, English, Spanish, and Ukrainian. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York and has been working as an actress on stage as well as in film and television.
BornDecember 20, 1982
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit (2020)
    The Queen's Gambit
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Borgov's Wife
    Iris Berben, Moritz Bleibtreu, Lucas Gregorowicz, Heike Makatsch, Frederick Lau, Max von der Groeben, Karin Hanczewski, and Michael Klammer in Call My Agent Berlin (2025)
    Call My Agent Berlin
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Janina Schielcke
    Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, and Hannah Khalique-Brown in The Undeclared War (2022)
    The Undeclared War
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ludmilla Trusova
    Douglas Henshall in Shetland (2013)
    Shetland
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Olena Henyka

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Shetland
      • Olena Henyka
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2013
    • The Mountain
      • Joanna Wargo (adult)
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion (2014)
      Vet Jacobs: Agent on Occasion
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Leyla Spiekermann
      • 2026
    • Die Notärztin (2024)
      Die Notärztin
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Julia Reising
      • 2026
    • New Wind in the Old Country (2024)
      New Wind in the Old Country
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Andrea Rodriguez
      • 2026
    • Die Maiwald (2026)
      Die Maiwald
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Elena Brunner
      • 2026
    • SOKO Stuttgart (2009)
      SOKO Stuttgart
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Fanny Frey
      • Doria Wieland
      • 2015–2026
    • Tomáš Maštalír, Sofie Anna Svehlíková, and Jana Plodková in Záhada strasidelného zámku (2025)
      Záhada strasidelného zámku
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • královna Gvendolína Spanilá
      • 2025
    • Iris Berben, Moritz Bleibtreu, Lucas Gregorowicz, Heike Makatsch, Frederick Lau, Max von der Groeben, Karin Hanczewski, and Michael Klammer in Call My Agent Berlin (2025)
      Call My Agent Berlin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Janina Schielcke
      • 2025
    • Großstadtrevier (1986)
      Großstadtrevier
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Jeanette Preuss
      • Dr. Raluca Dimitru
      • 2021–2025
    • Seeland - Ein Krimi vom Bodensee: Dämonen (2024)
      Seeland - Ein Krimi vom Bodensee: Dämonen
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Melanie
      • 2024
    • SOKO Wismar (2004)
      SOKO Wismar
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Ruth Faller
      • 2024
    • Beritan Balci, Mohamed Kanj Khamis, Daniil Kremkin, Julie Pitsch, Maria Mai Rohmann, and Vanessa Yeboah in Made in Germany (2024)
      Made in Germany
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Katia
      • 2024
    • Praxis mit Meerblick (2017)
      Praxis mit Meerblick
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Oksana Kovalenka
      • 2024
    • Florian David Fitz and Yuna Bennett in The Signal (2024)
      The Signal
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Sonja
      • 2024
    • Thomas A. Edison and Emile Chérif in Mein Traum - Meine Geschichte (2024)
      Mein Traum - Meine Geschichte
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Jelena Konstantinowna
      • 2024
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Ana
      • Zofia Janczak
      • Jasmina Timmig
      • 2019–2024

    Choreography

    • Our Miracle Years (2020)
      Our Miracle Years
      6.9
      TV Series
      • choreographer
      • 2020

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    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • December 20, 1982
      • Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union [now Kyiv, Ukraine]
    • Children
      • Romy Liv Elkin

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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