Nicolette Krebitz (born 2 September 1972) is a German director, actress, model, and singer. She is often credited as Coco in her creative works.
Life and work
Nicolette Krebitz was born on 2 September 1972 in West Berlin. She made her film debut at age eleven. Later, she hosted television and radio shows for children and attended the Ballett-Centre Berlin and the Fritz-Kirchhoff acting school, also in Berlin.
Krebitz has appeared in over 30 movies, but she is known best for her role in the German-language films Bandits (1997) and Der Tunnel (2001). She also appeared in the English-language film All the Queen's Men (2001). She wrote and directed the 2001 movie Jeans and 2007's .
She is the model on the cover of New Order's 2001 album Get Ready and its associated singles. Her image is also on the cover and in the sleeve of Terranova's 1999 album Close the Door. She contributed vocals to the Bandits soundtrack and to the Terranova tracks Just Enough, Plastic Stress and Never.
Tribute The German hip hop group Fettes Brot together with Indie band Tocotronic has dedicated a song to her entitled "Nicolette Krebitz wartet" ("Nicolette Krebitz is Waiting") which is a cover version of the Bananarama hit "Robert De Niro's Waiting...".
Awards
1997 Bavarian Film Award, Best Film Score
Selected filmography Year Title Role Director Notes1993SabineTV filmConnyTV film1994ZoéTV filmIrene HäusslerTV filmKatjaRainer KaufmannTV film 1995AnnaNikolai MüllerschönEnglish-language film 1997BanditsAngelKatja von Garnier1998CandyCandyChristopher RothHelga ScholzRoland Suso RichterTV film 1999Long Hello and Short GoodbyeMelodyRainer Kaufmann 2000FandangoShirley MausMatthias Glasner2001The TunnelFritzi ScholzRoland Suso RichterTV filmAll the Queen's MenRomyStefan RuzowitzkyEnglish-language film 2002Linda WegnerVivian NaefeTV film 2004Between Night and DayVeraTV film 2007 —Nicolette Krebitz2010RelationsKerstin SchneiderTV filmThe City BelowSvenja SteveChristoph Hochhäusler2012Nina GomperzTV filmAnna2013Lise Chaussy2014RitaTV filmOlga Petrowa2015CHIX – Back on StageSaschaTV film 2016Wild —Nicolette Krebitz2019My ZoeÉmilieJulie Delpy 2022A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love —Nicolette Krebitz 2025 The Light Milena Engels Tom Tykwer Opening film of Berlinale 2025 2025 Hysteria Lilith Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay Premiered at the Berlinale on 14 February.
References
External links
Fan site in German