Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie MA Actress, Dubbing Actress, Presenter (TV), Dancer, Comedian

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Overview

NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Switzerland

LanguagesEnglish – American (mother tongue), English – British (mother tongue), French (mother tongue), German (fluent), Italian (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

Born1979, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, England

Age range33 - 66

Height172 cm

Ethnic typesArabic, Indigenous (Central & South American), Latino / Hispanic, Multi-ethnic, Roma, South Asian / Indian, Southern European / Mediterranean (dark), Turkish/Kurdish, West Asian / Middle Eastern

Place of residenceBerlin - Berlin (Germany), London - England (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Real name Biswas-MacKenzie

Work permitEuropean Union, Great Britain

Contact

Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie MA

Skills/Talents

Languages English – American (mother tongue), English – British (mother tongue), French (mother tongue), German (fluent), Italian (fluent), Spanish (fluent)

Dialects Cockney (native dialect), England (North West) (native dialect), Scottish (native dialect), Switzerland (Western) (native dialect), Yorkshire & Humberside (native dialect), Île de France (native dialect), Dublin (fluent), Ireland (Northern) - Ulster (fluent)

Accents British (native accent), Cockney (native accent), French (native accent), London (native accent), Afro-American (very good), American (very good), Arabic (very good), Argentinian (very good), Asian (very good), Australian (very good), Caribbean (very good), East European (very good), Edinburgh (very good), Essex (very good), German (Northern) (very good), Irish (very good), Jamaican (very good), Manchester (very good), New York (very good), Oxfordshire (very good), Pakistani (very good), Russian (very good), Scottish (very good)

Dance African dance (contemporary) (very good), Ballet (very good), Ballroom (very good), Ballroom (very good), Cabaret dance (very good), Choreography (very good), Classical (very good), Dance improvisation (very good), Dance theatre (very good), Dance training (very good), Disco (very good), Funky (very good), Jazz dance (very good), Modern dance (very good), Stage dance (very good), Tango (very good), Flamenco (good)

Singing. Blues (good), Cabaret (good), Chanson (good)

Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Alto

Sports Horseback Riding (very good), Skiing (very good), Swimming (very good), Yoga (very good)

Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car

Other Skills Dance Teacher, Improvisation, Journalist, Narration, Poet, Translator, Workshop Director

Appearance

Age range 33 - 66

Height 172 cm

Build Slender

Colour of eyes Brown

Colour of hair Brown/Black

Hair style wavy long

Twin No

Ethnic types Arabic, Indigenous (Central & South American), Latino / Hispanic, Multi-ethnic, Roma, South Asian / Indian, Southern European / Mediterranean (dark), Turkish/Kurdish, West Asian / Middle Eastern

Training

1997 Acting studies
RADA - Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts London
M.A. 'Text & Performance' Royal Academy of Dramatic Art / King's College London

Awards/Nominations

2000 15 Co-Producer Awards for several feature and short form DOCUMENTARIES 2013-2020 (Germany) - Award

CV CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Commercials CV - Audio CV - Other


CV - Television & Streaming

2020
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3966414/

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Directed by


Producer

2012 - 2013
Between Borders

Friederike Adlung / Johann Foterek für UNHCR

Network/Distributor: Best Short Doc 2013 Berlinfest.com

Documentary

Journalism

Friederike Adlung / Dark Foterek
Directed by

Narrator, associate producer & script consultant
Speaker/narrator

2012
Glaoch ón Triú Reich

RTÉ (Irish TV)

Network/Distributor: RTE

Documentary

Period drama

Cathal Watters (IFTA Winner | Irish Film & Television Academy)
Directed by

Dolmetscherin für Protagonisten
Other

2009
Verlebt in Berlin

Komma Film

Television series

Comedy

Beat Wittwer
Directed by

Wohnungsbewerberin
Other

2007
Ein starkes Team - Der Wolf

UFA Film & TV Produktion GmbH

Mini series

Crime

Peter Fratzscher
Directed by

Cleaning Lady
Other

2007
Siebenstein-Serie

Studio.TV.Film GmbH

Television series

Arend Agthe
Directed by

Frau Buongiorno
Other

2005
LuLu

ARTE Theaterfilm

Television film

Uwe Janson
Directed by

Dancer / Choreographer
Other

1996
With Intent

Sarah French Video Productions

Network/Distributor: -

Documentary

Experimental

Paul Roe
Directed by


Host/presenter

CV - Film

2020
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3966414/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3966414/

Network/Distributor: -

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Directed by


Producer

2019
1969-2019

30 min rock n roll doc by Ira Schneider Productions

Network/Distributor: Berlin Independent Film Festival

Documentary

Journalism

Ira Schneider
Directed by


Producer

2016 - 2018
The Arrows of Truth

ContraImage

Network/Distributor: Best Feature Doc Berlin Independent Film Festival 2018

Documentary

Journalism

Antonio Rui Ribeiro
Directed by

Co-Producer
Producer

2017 - 2018
Paradogma

Marijn Poels Films

Network/Distributor: Kinos in Europa & Best Low Budget Feature at Paris Independent Film Festival 2018

Documentary

Journalism

Marijn Poels
Directed by

Co-Producer
Producer

2017 - 2018
The Next is Yet to Come

Ira Schneider Productions

Network/Distributor: Paris Short Film Festival 2018, Berlin Short Film Festival 2018

Documentary

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Executive Producer
Producer

2016 - 2017
The Uncertainty Has Settled

Marijn Poels Films

Network/Distributor: Berlinfest.com, Mindfield Festival L.A. & Cinemas in NL

Documentary

Marijn Poels
Directed by

Co-Producer
Producer

2015
A Weekend at the Beach with Jean-Luc Godard

Ira Schneider

Network/Distributor: Paris Independent Film Festival

Documentary

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Co-producer
Producer

2015
Kanthari, Change From Within

Marijn Poels Films

Documentary

Journalism

Marijn Poels
Directed by

Co-producer
Producer

2013
The Congress

Pandora Film

Feature film (cinema)

Animation

Ari Folmann
Directed by


Small Role

2013
The Magical Shoe Shop

Potsdam Films

Network/Distributor: -

Short film

Family

Tanja Grupp
Directed by

Violet
Supporting Lead

2012 - 2013
The Time on Earth

Schumann Brothers Ltd.

Feature film (cinema)

Thriller

Werner Schumann
Directed by

Television reporter
Supporting Actor

2012
Flushers

Shif Productions

Network/Distributor: -

Feature film (cinema)

Comedy

Daryush Shokof
Directed by

Executive & Genius
Member of Ensemble

2012
Drama Baby

videomaniacs

Short film

Comedy

Steffen Baermann
Directed by

Claudia M.
Lead

2010
The Voice of 650 Million Times One

Marijn Poels Films

Network/Distributor: Netherlands, Paris Short Film Festival 2017 (PSFF.EU)

Documentary

Informative

Marijn Poels
Directed by

Co-Producer
Producer

2010 - 2012
The Return of the Moonwalker

DeRam Films

Network/Distributor: -

Feature film (cinema)

Satire

Mike Maria & Mike Moreau
Directed by

Serafina
Supporting Lead

2009
Endangered Species

Ira Schneider

Network/Distributor: Berlin Short Film Festival 2015.

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by


Producer

2009
Jam Session

HMS

Short film

Drama

Jimmy Grassiant
Directed by

Record Label Manager's Personal Assistant
Supporting Actor

2009
Glitter Girls

Potsdam Films

Short film

Tanja Grupp
Directed by

Governess
Supporting Lead

2009 - 2011
Blissestrasse

Alexander Sextus Limited

Network/Distributor: KINO

Feature film (cinema)

Film noir, Satire, Thriller

Paul Donovan
Directed by

Conni
Member of Ensemble

2007
From Disco to Disco

Natz Spetsman Productions

Network/Distributor: -

Docufiction

Experimental

Natz Spetsman aka Prurio
Directed by

Schizophrenic Presenter
Producer

2007 - 2010
Zoo Zappers-Too Hot-The Movie

Natz Spetsman Productions

Network/Distributor: Festivals

Feature film (cinema)

Absurd theatre, Experimental, Farce, Film noir, Satire, Thriller

Natz Spetsman aka Purio
Directed by


Lead

2005
Aeon Flux

Paramount Productions

Feature film (cinema)

Science fiction

Karyn Kusama
Directed by

Stand-In & Extra (8 days)
Stunt Double

2005
Message Music Contest - Picture This

FaCT pictures

Musical

Rainer Speidel
Directed by

Opera diva
Supporting Actor

2005
Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe

Fanes Film

Feature film (cinema)

Drama

Helmut Dietl
Directed by


Small Role

2005
Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe

Helmut Dietl

Feature film (cinema)

Romance

Helmut Dietl
Directed by

Student
Small Role

2004 - 2017
More or Less Related Incidents in Recent History

Ira Schneider Produktion

Network/Distributor: Berlinfest.com 2017

Documentary

Experimental

Prof. Ira Schneider
Directed by

Co-producer
Producer

2004
A Schneider Trilogy

Ira Schneider

Network/Distributor: Paris Short Film Fetsival 2015 & European Short FIlm Festival 2016

Documentary

Experimental, Farce

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Co-producer
Producer

2004
Sean Of The Dead

Working Title Films

Feature film (cinema)

Horror

Edgar Wright
Directed by

Zombie (7 days)
Small Role

2003
The Two Woodstock Festivals of 1994

Ira Schneider

Network/Distributor: Berlin Short Film Festival 2015

Documentary

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Co-producer
Producer

2003
Central St. Martins London Masters Shows.

Holborn Campus, Cochrane Theatre

Choreography

Science fiction

VARIOUS
Directed by

Various
Other

2001 - 2003
Kashpoint Dancers

Soundstorm Productions

Network/Distributor: Heaven Nightclub, Villiers Street WC1

Documentary

Experimental

Mathew Glamorre
Directed by

Screenwriter, Principal Dancer, Dialogue Coach
Producer

2000
Digital Dancing

Masters Show Central St. Martins London WC1

Choreography

Informative

Stefan Silver
Directed by

Dancer
Other

1998
Blow Up Dolly

Sarah French Video Productions

Short film

Experimental

Sarah French
Directed by

Woman
Lead

1997
Do the Strand

Sarah French Video Productions

Network/Distributor: -

Short film

Absurd theatre

Sarah French
Directed by

Woman
Lead

1996
Dean Street

Sarah French Video Productions

Network/Distributor: -

Short film

Experimental

Sarah French
Directed by

Lost Soul
Lead

1995
Under The Westway

Sarah French Video Productions

Choreography

Drama

Sarah French
Directed by

Solist
Lead

1995
Portobello Road

Sarah French Video Productions

Network/Distributor: -

Short film

Experimental

Sarah French
Directed by

Woman
Lead

1968 - 2017
I’d Rather be Half Right than Vice President

Network/Distributor: Prada Fondazione Milan, aris Independent Film Festival 2017

Documentary

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Restoration Producer
Producer

1968 - 2017
The Ghost of Wittgenstein

Network/Distributor: Prada Fondazione Milan 2017, Rencontres Internationales 2011, aris Independent Film Festival 2017

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Restoration Producer
Producer

1967 - 2017
Lost in Cuddihy

Network/Distributor: Prada Fondazione Milan 2017, Rencontres Internationales 2011, Paris Independent Film Festival 2017

Documentary

Experimental

Ira Schneider
Directed by

Restoration Producer
Producer

CV - Theatre

2000
Lets Eat Sand

Anne Lorenz

Cabaret

Drama

Anne Lorenz
Directed by

Woman in White
Supporting Lead

1996 - 1998
Blow-Up Dolly

Sarah French Video Productions

Theatre: Various

Dance theatre

Absurd theatre, Experimental

Self
Directed by

Woman
Lead

1993 - 1997
With Intent

I was stage manager & moderator (compère) of this busy weekly performance platform featuring dadaist cabaret, free jazz & live poetry.

Theatre: Marquee Café, Soho, London (Now defunct)

Cabaret

Cabaret, Comedy, Experimental

Paul Roe
Directed by


Host/presenter

CV - Commercials

2015
Empolis Image Film

Wasserfisch Filme

Network/Distributor: Konferenz Intro

Image film

Monologue

Thorsten Wassermeyer
Directed by

Katja
Member of Ensemble

2013
Manybuy

Streetcinema

Network/Distributor: SAT 1

Commercial

Comedy

Samuel Maoz
Directed by

Piano Woman
Member of Ensemble

2007
Berlin Festival Video Countdown

Nutty Films Berlin

Commercial

Natz Spetsman
Directed by

Miss Berlin Festival - Presenter
Lead

2005
Message Music Contest - Picture This

fAct! - pictures and more

Commercial

Rainer Speidel
Directed by

Opera singer
Other

CV - Audio

2016
Ottobock Healthcare

Stimmgerecht

Network/Distributor: Werbung

Dubbing

Informative

Agentur Stimmgerecht
Directed by


Speaker/narrator

2016
Humbolt Proffesur 2009-2015

Autorenwerk

Dubbing

Biography

Alexander v. Humbolt Stiftung (Preisträger)
Directed by

Vertonung Zwei Proffessorinnen, Preisträgerinnen
Supporting Lead

2015
Empolis - Loss Detection

Wassermeyer Films

Other

Wasserfisch Filme
Directed by


Supporting Lead

2014
Ottobock Healthcare

Agentur Stimmgerecht

Voice-over

Agentur Stimmgerecht
Directed by

Miriam
Actor in Episode

2012
The Glade 1 (Mary Wollstonecraft Project)

Radio play/audiobook

Biography, Experimental, Monologue

Asa Elzen
Directed by

Narrator
Lead

2009 - 2012
Audi Service TV

Audi Kundenbegeisterung TV

Dubbing

Informative

-
Directed by


Ongoing Role

2009
Bosch Security Systems

Slomophone Berlin

Dubbing

Informative

Jan Kricheldorf (Sound engineer)
Directed by

German managers' American English voiceovers
Lead

2007
Hotel Palace Merano Espace Henri Chenot - Welcome to Palace (2007)

filmcorn-productions GbR

Dubbing

Informative

Jan Filkorn
Directed by


Host/presenter

2006
Bug Bites-An Ant's Life: Voiceovers

Sony BMG, Spark Plug and Sterling Entertainment

Dubbing

Animation, Cartoon, Science fiction

John Lasseter
Directed by

Italian & Spanish: Regine Josephina II, Phone Voice, Weasel, Piggy
Lead

2006
A Car's Life - Sparky's Big Adventure

Sony BMG, Spark Plug and Sterling Entertainment

Network/Distributor: Voiceover

Dubbing

Animation, Cartoon

Michael Schelp
Directed by


Supporting Actor

1998
Bug Bites-An Ant's Life: Voiceovers

Spark Plug Entertainment Inc.

Dubbing

Animation, Cartoon, Science fiction

John Lasseter
Directed by

Italian & Spanish: Penny, Cynthia, Venom.
Supporting Actor

CV - Other

2017 - 2025
Barcelona Short Film festival

Other

Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie
Directed by


Director

2013 - 2031
Paris Short Film Festival

psff.eu

Network/Distributor: Reflet Medicis, Fondation Seydoux-Pathé, Ciné XIII Théâtre

Event

Manager
Directed by

Festval Director

2013
Strawberries Installation Video

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Network/Distributor: Neue Berliner Kunstverein

Event

Kasja Dahlberg
Directed by


Speaker/narrator

2012 - 2031
Berlin Short Film Festival

berlinshort.com/en/

Network/Distributor: Babylon, Berlin Mitte

Event

Manager
Directed by

Festval Director

2012
Spotlight: English for Meetings (30 Videos)

Red Banana TV

Network/Distributor: internet

Educational film

Educational

Patrick Drews
Directed by

Business Woman
Supporting Lead

2012
Dalango General English Training Videos (Internet) (2012)

Red Banana TV

Educational film

Commercial, Educational, Informative

Patrick Drews
Directed by

Katie Johnson
Supporting Lead

2011
Dalango Business English Lernvideos

Red Banana TV

Network/Distributor: internet

Educational film

Educational, Informative

Patrick Drews
Directed by

J. Bloom
Supporting Lead

2011
Robot Koch feat. John La Monica - Glassdrops

Editude Pictures GbR

Music video

Fantasy

Frederic Leitzke
Directed by

Creature
Supporting Lead

2010 - 2031
Paris Independent Film Festival

www.filmfestival.paris

Network/Distributor: Reflet Medicis, Fondation Seydoux-Pathé, Ciné XIII Théâtre

Event

Manager
Directed by

Festval Director

2010
Oomph- Wir Ernten ....

GrandHôtelPictures / Sony

Music video

Film noir

Simon Ruschmeyer
Directed by

Dominatrix / Boss
Lead

2010
SCOTT ( Social Cognition Training Tool)

Max-Planck-Institut Berlin

Computer and video games

Dorit Kliemann und Isabel Dziobek
Directed by

Actor
Other

2009
MC Basstard Monster Monster

Major League Video Berlin

Network/Distributor: internet

Music video

Horror

Antonio Wannek
Directed by

Nun / Prostitute
Other

2008 - 2031
Cannes Short Film Festival

cannes-shorts.com

Network/Distributor: Pathé Masséna

Event

Manager
Directed by

Festval Director

2008 - 2021
European Short Film Festival

film-festival.eu

Network/Distributor: Babylon, Berlin Mitte

Event

Manager
Directed by

Festival Director

2008
Relax

Peaches Independent Production

Music video

Fantasy

Merril Beth Niske / Bobby Good
Directed by

Clone
Member of Ensemble

2008 - 2031
Berlin Independent Film Festival

berlinfest.com

Network/Distributor: Babylon, Berlin Mitte

Event

Manager
Directed by

Festval Director

2008
Fortunate Fools

C.C. Management

Music video

Team Medienakademie Berlin
Directed by

Frau / Mutter
Other

2007 - 2025
London International Short Film festival

Biannual

Network/Distributor: Genesis Cinema / Phoenix Cinema

Other

Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie
Directed by


Director

1999
Ghost Letters I

Scampi Productions

Event

Drama

Nicola Dahlinger
Directed by

Ghost
Supporting Lead