Marina Frenk

Marina Frenk was born in the Republic of Moldova in 1986 and has been living in Germany since 1993. From 2005 to 2008, she studied acting at the Folkwang University in Essen. Afterward, she worked at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, Schauspiel Leipzig, Schauspiel Köln, Schauspiel Frankfurt, and the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. In 2010, she received the «Bochumer Theaterpreis», and in 2017, she was awarded the «CIVIS Radio Preis» for her self-written and composed radio play, «Jenseits der Kastanien». In 2011, a film titled Totem, in which she played the lead role, was showcased at the Venice Film Festival. She has developed numerous original theatrical performances and is an author. In 2020, her novel Ewig her und gar nicht wahr was published by Wagenbach and btb Verlag. In 2018, her piece Valeska Gert – The Animal Show was invited to the Radikal Jung Festival in Munich. Currently, her solo performance, Eine Niere hat nichts mit Politik zu tun, is being presented at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin.