Biography
Who is Ella Rumpf?
Early life and education
Born in Paris, France, Ella Rumpf grew up in Zurich, Switzerland. Her father worked as a family counselor while her mother was a teacher and lecturer. During her school years at the Steiner school, she acted in a production of Romeo and Juliet at age 14.
She studied at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences before attending the Giles Foreman Center for Acting in London between 2013 and 2015.
Early career beginnings
Her first professional film appearance occurred in 2011 with the movie Summer Outside, directed by Friederike Jehn, when she was 16. In 2014, she secured the role of Ali in the feature film War, also known as Chrieg, directed by Simon Jaquemet. This performance earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Swiss Film Awards. To prepare for this specific character, she shaved her head.
Rising to fame
Ella Rumpf gained significant attention for her work in the 2016 horror drama Raw, where she starred alongside Garance Marillier. This film won the Sutherland Trophy at the BFI London Film Festival. She continued her career in 2017 with roles in the critically acclaimed Tiger Girl and The Divine Order. The latter project served as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Recent roles and achievements
In 2022, she joined the cast of the HBO television series Tokyo Vice, which was directed by Michael Mann. Following this, she took on the lead role of Marguerite in the 2023 film Marguerite's Theorem, directed by Anna Novion. The movie premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.
For her portrayal of a graduate student attempting to prove Goldbach's conjecture, she received the Lumière Award for Best Female Revelation in 2024. Ella is fluent in French, German, Swiss German, and English.
Birthday and age
Ella Rumpf was born on February 4, 1995, which makes Ella 31 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Ella shares the date with 24 other famous people.
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