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Dorka Gryllus

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Dorka Gryllus
01. Intro 02. Baptiste - II. Staffel / D: Hong Khaou und Thomas Napper, 2021 03. Ein nasser Hund / D: Damir Lukacevic, 2021 04. Glück allein - Tatort / D: Catalina Molina, 2019 05. Agapé / D: Márk Beleznai, 2020 06. München Mord - Ausnahmezustand / D: Jan Fehse, 2019 07. Zuniverszum / P: Makabor, 2021 08. Reiterhof Wildenstein / D: Teresa Hoer, 2020 09. Ízig-Vérig / D: Gábor Herendi, Fanni Szilágyi. 2019
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Already during her first year of studies, Dorka Gryllus assumed the leading role in the film adaptation of Péter Esterházy's bestseller 'Seventeen Swans' which made her nationally famous in Hungary. Engagements at many important European and American theaters and institutions followed, including the Deutsches Theater and HAU in Berlin, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and Volkstheater in Vienna, PS122 in New York, the Atrium, Örkèny, as well as the Thalia Theaters in Budapest. She attracted international attention with her leading roles in Sam Garbaski's 'Irina Palm', in Fatih Akin's 'Soul Kitchen' and the Berlinale entry 'Dallas Among Us' for which she was awarded the film festival's 'European Shooting Star'.

With her profound, intuitive acting and her intense corporeality, Dorka Gryllus creates a sustained field of tension and excitement with which she brings her characters convincingly and poignantly to life on stage and in film without revealing their deeply human secrets. Her detailed exploration of her characters is apparent in her natural, expressive performances, for which she has received numerous national as well as international 'Best Actress' awards, including the 'Silver Dolphin' of the Festróia Festival Internacional de Cinema de Tróia, the 'Best Actress' of the Faces of Love International Film Festival in Socci, as well as from the Zoom Festival in Barcelona.

Widely acclaimed for her precise depictions of contradictory human motivations, she has achieved a prominent position on the European theater and film landscape and become a much sought after European actress. Dorka Gryllus is the ambassador for the Autistic Art Foundation.

Dorka Gryllus works internationally as an actress and lives in Berlin and Budapest.
BornDecember 26, 1972
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Tchéky Karyo in Baptiste (2019)
    Baptiste
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Zsofia Arslan
    Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Soul Kitchen
    7.2
    • Anna Mondstein
    • 2009
    Demimonde (2015)
    Demimonde
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Kóbori Rózsi
    • 2015
    Irina Palm (2007)
    Irina Palm
    7.2
    • Luisa
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Budapest Diaries
      • Mrs. Madarasz
      • Completed



    • Milan Peschel, Minh-Khai Phan-Thi, Helena Yousefi, Hoang Minh Ha, Maryam Zaree, and Benito Bause in Doppelhaushälfte (2022)
      Doppelhaushälfte
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Sophie
      • 2025
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Mila Kovac
      • Natalia Petrenko
      • Hanifah Hövermann ...
      • 2009–2025
    • Angela Bundalovic in Fremmed: Det første opgør (2025)
      Fremmed: Det første opgør
      6.9
      • Saotii
      • 2025
    • Monika Baumgartner, Hans Sigl, Heiko Ruprecht, and Ronja Forcher in Der Bergdoktor (2008)
      Der Bergdoktor
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Maja Barlan
      • 2025
    • Meriel Hinsching in Die Spaltung der Welt (2024)
      Die Spaltung der Welt
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Ilona Polanyi
      • 2024
    • Kati Zsurzs, Bonca Hárs, Villo Demeter, László Mátray, Réka Tenki, and Vivien Rujder in Véletlenül írtam egy könyvet (2024)
      Véletlenül írtam egy könyvet
      7.4
      • Seamstress
      • 2024
    • Ariana DeBose in House of Spoils (2024)
      House of Spoils
      5.0
      • Host - Farmhouse
      • 2024
    • Die Ermittlung: Oratorium in 11 Gesängen (2024)
      Die Ermittlung: Oratorium in 11 Gesängen
      7.6
      • Zeugin 14
      • 2024
    • Vienna Crime Squad (2005)
      Vienna Crime Squad
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Zsòfia Kàrolyi
      • 2023
    • Landkrimi: Steirerschuld (2023)
      Landkrimi: Steirerschuld
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Dragana Babic
      • 2023
    • Cologne P.D. (2003)
      Cologne P.D.
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Katjuscha Bogdanovich
      • 2022
    • Wet Dog (2021)
      Wet Dog
      6.3
      • Mother
      • 2021
    • Tchéky Karyo in Baptiste (2019)
      Baptiste
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Zsofia Arslan
      • 2021
    • Noel Clarke, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Heughan, Tom Hopper, Ruby Rose, and Hannah John-Kamen in SAS: Rise of the Black Swan (2021)
      SAS: Rise of the Black Swan
      5.3
      • Georgian Mother
      • 2021
    • KZ O 2.O (2021)
      KZ O 2.O
      Short
      • 2021

    Director



    • Dorka Gryllus and Kornél Simon in Zuniverzum (2020)
      Zuniverzum
      5.8
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2020

    Producer



    • Dorka Gryllus and Kornél Simon in Zuniverzum (2020)
      Zuniverzum
      5.8
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2020

    Videos4

    International Showreel 2021
    Demo Reel 16:00
    International Showreel 2021
    Soul Kitchen
    Trailer 1:44
    Soul Kitchen
    Soul Kitchen
    Trailer 1:44
    Soul Kitchen
    Demimonde - Trailer
    Trailer 2:03
    Demimonde - Trailer
    Nosedive
    Trailer 1:53
    Nosedive

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Gryllus Dorka Official
      • Gryllus Dorka facebook
    • Alternative names
      • Dóra Gryllusová
    • Height
      • 5′ 7¾″ (1.72 m)
    • Born
      • December 26, 1972
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Spouses
        Kornél SimonOctober 2020 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Soma Simon
    • Parents
        Katalin Kõváry
    • Relatives
        Vilmos Gryllus(Aunt or Uncle)
    • Other works
      Host of "Talpalatnyi föld" at the Hungarian Duna Television. (2001)
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      • 6 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 5 Pictorials
      • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Is fluent in Hungarian, English and German.

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