Anja Brünglinghaus


Anja Brünglinghaus is a German actress.

Life and career

Anja Brünglinghaus studied at the School of Drama in Hamburg and at the Zurich University of the Arts. Her first engagement occurred in 1987 at the Schauspielhaus Zürich under the direction of Gerd Heinz. In 1994 she moved to the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, where she worked 11 years as a permanent member. In this time great roles she played the Countess Terzky of Wallenstein by Friedrich Schiller, "Blanche" in A Streetcar Named Desire, the Countess Orsina in Emilia Galotti, as well as in the lead role in The landlady by Peter Turrini in the staging by Michael Thalheimer.
In 2005 she moved to the Staatsoper Stuttgart under the direction of Hasko Weber. As in Chekhov's Platonov General's, she was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen. In various roles in plays including by Elfriede Jelinek, Botho Strauss, Yasmina Reza, Werner Schwab and Sibylle Berg. Anja Brünglinghaus shows her wide acting ability, which focuses always on a great authentic stile of their characters.
In the season 2010/2011 she was seen as allegorical figure of communism in Heiner Müller's Construction and missions in the world premiere of Beauty by Sibylle Berg.

Awards