Illustrated portrait of Jeanette HainFLM.RED

JEANETTE
HAIN

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From directing studies to an international screen career

German actor known for The Reader, The Young Victoria and Drive – The Pretenders.

Munich, Germany

An unexpected path in front of the camera

Jeanette Hain is a German actor whose career includes film and television productions in Germany and internationally.

Born in Munich, she began studying directing at the city’s film school. Director Sherry Hormann cast her in the leading role of the television film Die Cellistin, opening a path into acting.

Her international film credits include Brigitte in The Reader and Baroness Lehzen in The Young Victoria. In German television, her work on Kommissar Süden und der Luftgitarrist received a Grimme Award.

Her later credits include Luden – Könige der Reeperbahn and Drive – The Pretenders, in which she plays Sofia Annunziata.

The film links below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent a complete filmography.

Selected work

1998

Die Cellistin

Takes the leading role in the television film.

2008

The Reader

Appears as Brigitte.

2009

The Young Victoria

Plays Baroness Lehzen.

2026

Drive – The Pretenders

Plays Sofia Annunziata.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.