Dena Abay
Agencies
- Gender
- Place of birth
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- Hair color
- Hair length
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- Languages
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- Pitches
- Singing
- Instruments
- Dances
- Sports
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Primary professional training
- 2017
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Acting Studio Cologne
Other professional training
- 2025 – 2026
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Fellow “Talente und Theater” (NRW) One of five selected emerging artists (3-month residency).
- 2025
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Ivana Chubbuck Training Paris
- 2024
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Verena Busche
- 2020
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Coaching: Die Tankstelle Berlin
- 2020
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Workshop: Alexander Technique mit Kristof Konrad & Jean -Louis Rodrigue
- 2018 – 2019
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Workshop Still Space Studio, London
- 2019
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Coaching mit Martin Christopher Bode
- 2017
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Workshop Giles Foreman Centre for Acting, London
- 2017
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Workshop Jimmi Renfro
- 2016 – 2017
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Workshop mit Susannah Iheme, Florenz
- 2017
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Workshop: Meisner-Technik mit Dannie Lu Carr
- 2016 – 2017
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Workshop: Filmdreh mit Heinz Dietz
Awards
- 2025
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L.A. Indies winner for "Spark"
- 2024
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Best Comedy "All Tomorrow's Yesterdays"
- 2024
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Westwind Festival
- 2023
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Best Actress- The European Independent Film Festival Paris, France
- 2022
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Filmfest Göttingen for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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Schlingel - Int. Film Festival for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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FILMZ - Festival of German Cinema for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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fsff - Five Lakes Film Festival for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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Exground Filmfest for Get Home Safe 2.Platz
- 2022
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Shortfilm Slam Hamburg for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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Hagener Kurzfilmfestival for Get home safe (nominated)
- 2022
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Kunstgriff Rolle for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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Engelke Short Film Award for Get Home Safe
- 2022
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Indie Short Awards Cannes for Get Home Safe (Short film)
- 2022
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International Fimfest Emden-Norderney for Get Home Safe (nominated) (Short film)
Film
- 2026
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WE ARE WHAT WE ARE NOT (Cinema film)Fitsum Yohannes Mulat Mekonnen
- 2023 – 2024
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SparkQira (LR) Anna Niebert & Zoi Naum Producer/Production: Lennard Fricke Distribution: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- 2022 – 2023
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Get home safe (Short film)Maya (LR) TAMARA DENIĆ Producer/Production: CHRISTIAN SIÉE Distribution: HAMBURG MEDIA SCHOOL
- 2021
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MASS (Cinema film)Sheba (LR) Mohammad Shawky Hassan & Simomo Bouj Producer/Production: Outburst Arts festival
- 2019 – 2020
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Bone (Short film)Farah (LR) Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Producer/Production: TW Films Casting director: Isabelal Odoffin
Television
- 2024 – 2025
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Nighties (Series)Katja (SUP) Matthias Koßmehl Producer/Production: Network Movie TV Channel: ZDF NEO Casting director: Sandra Köppe Written by: Melina Natale
- 2022 – 2023
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Wapo am BodenseeTamara Sedlak (LR) Florian Anders Producer/Production: Kerstin Lipownik Station: Patrick Lorenz Distribution: ARD Casting director: Christiane Rölli
- 2022
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Die Macht der Frauen (Drama)Sadia Hassan (SUP) Lars Becker Producer/Production: Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH Casting director: Lina Behr Written by: Lars Becker
- 2018 – 2019
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Tatort - Nemesis (TV movie (series))Lissy (SUP) Stephan Wagner Producer/Production: W&B Television GmbH & Co. KG Station: MDR [de] Casting director: Iris Baumüller
Theater
- 2025
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None of my businessTheater: Ballhaus Ost
- 2025
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Spuren- Orangerie TheaterLeading Role Shari Asha Crosson Producer/Production: Africologne Festival
- 2023 – 2025
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I wanna be loved (Drama)h.e.r (LR) SHARI ASHA CROSSON Theater: Theater Dortmund Written by: SHARI ASHA CROSSON
- 2024
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COLONIZING THE SKIES (Drama)NOÉMI OLA BERKOWITZ Theater: English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center
- 2024
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Orestie (Drama)Kassandra / Elektra (LR) José Fernando Peixoto de Azevedo Theater: Ballhaus Naunynstraße
- 2023
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SAY HI TO ME!Sandra de los Santos Viviana M. Medina / Sarah Elisabeth Braun Theater: TD Berlin
- 2023
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Dinge, die wir nicht sagenLeading Role Naomi Kelechi Odhiambo Theater: Kampnagel Written by: Naomi Kelechi Odhiambo
- 2023
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Doppeltreppe zum WaldMaimouna Sarah Claire Wray Written by: Lamin Leroy Gibba
- 2023
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Ewigkeit, Ende und alles, was niemals begannXO (LR) Ta-Nia/ Talia Paulette Oliveras Theater: Theater Dortmund Written by: Nia Farrell
- 2022 – 2023
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GABAN (Theater recording)Evidence (LR) Brook Andrew Producer/Production: Cherie Schweitzer Theater: Gropius Bau Written by: Brook Andrew
- 2022 – 2023
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AbdruckkörperYatri N.Niehaus Producer/Production: Ballhaus Naunynstraße Written by: Yatri N.Niehaus
- 2022
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AbdruckkörperYatri Niehaus Theater: Ballhaus Naunynstraße Written by: Yatri Niehaus
- 2021
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Space CreatorsLeading Role Jasco Viefhues Producer/Production: Ballhaus Naunystraße Written by: Dena Abay, Lois Alexander, Sanni Est, Lamin Leroy Gibba, Jasco Viefhues in Kollaboration mit Gülây Akin, Satma Fouad, Roxi Thile-Dogan, Sel Capone
- 2021
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UNCONVENTIONAL SIGNSMaimouna (LR) Theresa Henning, Dan Thy Nguyen Theater: Ballhaus Naunynstraße
- 2018
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Concepts of OwnershipAndrea Oliver El-Fayoumy Theater: Theater in Windhoek, Namibia
- 2015
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I-CAREIman Susannah Iheme Theater: ExFila-Connessioni-Metropolitane, Florenz
- 2014 – 2015
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RoommatesGiuli Youngung Sebastian „Jaekwon“ Kim Theater: Bühne der Kulturen, Köln
- 2014
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Enter at your own riskZara Massimo Tuveri Theater: Bühne der Kulturen, Köln
Audio
- 2024
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Germaine Acogny (Speaker)Amy Collé Seck Margaux Lechevallier & Greta Marie Becker Producer/Production: alias film + sprachtransfer GmbH
- 2024
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Doppeltreppe zum Wald (Audiobook)Maimouna (LR) Sarah Claire Wray Producer/Production: SWR Audio: SWR Casting director: Nana Rademacher
- 2022 – 2024
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Traumata Erben (Speaker)Leading Role Dan Thy Ngyuen Producer/Production: Burg Hülshoff Audio: Center of Literatur Written by: Nina Reipich & Dan Thy Ngyuen
- 2021 – 2022
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Various Answers (Speaker)different voices (LR) Producer/Production: Brücke-Museum
- 2020
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die prissy edition - vom wind verweht (Audio drama)Supporting Role margarete mitchell & amina eisner Audio: WDR
