Tanja Schleiff
Tanja Schleiff (born in 1973 in Erfurt) is a German actress.
The daughter of actors Renate Hundertmark and Klaus Schleiff, she trained in acting at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig. She began her career on stage, performing notably at the Residenztheater in Munich and the Schauspielhaus in Düsseldorf.
In cinema, she has appeared in several notable feature films, such as Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004), Dominik Graf's The Red Cockatoo (Der rote Kakadu, 2006), and Ralf Westhoff's comedy Shoppen (2006). On television, she has featured in numerous series and television films, notably portraying Countess Esterházy in the historical series Sisi (2021–2024) and Edith in the drama series Charité (2017).
Acting
Movie
Downfall
as Russische Ärztin
2004
TV
Charité
as Wärterin Edith
2017
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Sonja Polland
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Katja Braun
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Bianca Ambach
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Dörte Truss
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Laura Schott
1970
TV
Scene of the Crime
as Susanne Peters
1970
TV
Sisi
as Gräfin Esterhazy
2021
TV
Homicide Hills
as Jenny Jaschke
2008
Movie
Schoßgebete
as Verkäuferin im Sexshop
2014
Movie
Shoppen
as Katharina
2007
TV
Einstein
as Sabine Kampmann
2017
TV
Polizeiruf 110
as Nicole Seiffert
1971
Movie
The Charlemagne Code
as Frau Schwalm
2008
Movie
The Red Cockatoo
as Rena
2006
TV
The Old Fox
as Sandra Lindner
1977
TV
SOKO Leipzig
as Daniela Schneider
2001
TV
Nord Nord Mord
as Regina Wels
2011
Movie
Almost Brothers
as Jackie
2025
Movie
Friends of Friends
as Veronika
2002
TV
Hamburg Dockland
as Julia Schöne
2007
Movie
So viel Zeit
as Laura
2018
Movie
Der Tod und das Mädchen - Van Leeuwens dritter Fall
as Vrouw Blom
2017