Born in Berlin, lived in
Rome through early
childhood, then in Germany,
Venezuela, France, England
and the United States.
Attended school while living
in each country. She began
her acting career at the age
of 13 - and simultaneously
continued her education
while
Kinski began her career in
her teens. Her first film
was directed by Wim Wenders'
"Wrong Move” (1975),
followed by a German
television movie directed by
Wolfgang Petersen, “For Your
Love Only” (1976.) Nastassja
met and worked with director
Roman Polanski, who
subsidized her acting
training. At 15-16, Polanski
sent her to study English
and go to the Lee Strasberg
School in Los Angeles for a
year. She also studied film
at Cinematheque Francais in
Paris, continued taking
drama
1982 brought “One from the
Heart,” “Cat People.”
Following years were busy
year for Kinski, as she
appeared as Dudley Moore's
wife in “Unfaithfully Yours”
“Maria's Lovers” (directed
by Andrey Konchalovskiy,
co-starring John Savage) and
Wim Wenders' “Paris, Texas.”
That film received the
Golden Palm in Cannes in
1984.
A number of European
starring roles include “The
Blond” with Sergio Rubini
and Francesco Maselli’s “L’alba.”
In 1991, an adaptation of
Dostoyevsky’s “The Insulted
and the Injured” was
released with Kinski in the
role of Natasha co-starring
with Nikita Mikhalkov.
In 1994, Kinski made a
surprising reappearance in
the "normal" role of a KGB
agent in the popular movie
thriller Terminal Velocity
(1994) -- in which she was
locked inside the trunk of a
car and thrown from a plane
in flight.
Her 90’s resume includes Wim
Wenders' “Far Away, So
Close,” Martin Donovan's
“Somebody is Waiting,” a
series of television
appearances (including The
Ring). In “Father's Day”
(1997), she was given the
chance to perform alongside
cinema veterans Billy
Crystal and Robin Williams.
Kinski would go on to tackle
increasingly serious subject
matter in the AIDS drama
“One Night Stand” (directed
by Mike Figgis in 1997)
along with Robert Downey Jr.
and Wesley Snipes. 1999
followed with the crime
drama “The Lost Son."
Kinski's role choices took a
lighter turn for “Your
Friends and Neighbors,”
alongside Katherine Keener,
Ben Stiller and Amy
Brenneman; director Neil
LaBute's comedy of manners
which co-starred the actress
as an unpredictable art
assistant.” In the 2000s,
she co-starred in “The
Claim,” alongside Sarah
Polley, Wes Bentley and
Milla Jovovich.
In 2001, Kinski played
alongside William Baldwin
and Hart Bochner in “Say
Nothing." Her next film,
“American Rhapsody” was a
movie about immigrants, the
Hungarian revolution, and
about finding one’s
identity. It co-starred
Scarlett Johansson and Tony
Goldwyn. That same year,
Kinski starred in The Day
the World Ended, a
well-received
made-for-television sci-fi
feature, as well as Blind
Thriller, Cold Heart. In
Town & Country (also in
2001), Kinski participated
among an all-star cast
including Diane Keaton,
Goldie Hawn, Warren Beatty,
and Andie MacDowell, among
others. Understandably, the
actress took a well-deserved
break in 2002 -- A year
later, Kinski joined Rupert
Everett and Catherine
Deneuve for Les Liaisons
Dangereuses, a
French-Canadian remake of
the ever popular Dangerous
Liaisons.
It was her dream as a child
to become a doctor. “Even
today I know more doctors
and nurses than actors and
directors... " Her passion
for dance and sports has
been there throughout – and
Nelson Mandela said that
sports is a great healer in
our world, that brings
peace, unity and incredible
strength to people. Athletes
are unique and important
role models that can shape
young people’s outlook on
their lives.
Her charity involvement
includes the international
organizations “Sports for
Peace” and “Cinema for
Peace.” She was also
involved with supporting the
"International Committee of
the Red Cross."
Nastassja Kinski is a
German-born American-based
actress who has appeared in
more than 60 films. Her
starring roles include her
Golden Globe Award-winning
portrayal of the title
character in Tess as well as
parts in Wim Wenders' films
The Wrong Move; Paris,
Texas; and Faraway, So
Close!. In the late 1970s
and throughout the 1980s,
Kinski was widely regarded
as an international sex
symbol: Richard Avedon's
photo of her, nude with a
large python, was marketed
as a poster.
Born in Berlin as Nastassja
Aglaia Nakszynski on 24
January 1961, Kinski is the
daughter of Ruth Brigitte
Tocki. Her parents divorced
in 1966. Kinski rarely saw
her father after the age of
5. Kinski was raised by her
mother and they struggled
financially. "We went from
having too much of
everything to nothing." It
was hard for her to see her
mother like that – and felt
compelled to take care of
her and at the same time
attending school. They
eventually lived in a
commune in Munich. While
still in school, she started
working in films at an early
age which permitted them to
have a better quality of
life again.
Kinski's career began in
Germany where she started as
a model. After this the
German New Wave actress Lisa
Kreuzer placed her in the
role of Mignon in Wim
Wenders' film "Wrong Move."
In 1976 she had her first
major role in the feature
length film and Wolfgang
Petersen directed episode
Reifezeugnis of the German
TV crime series "Tatort."
Director Roman Polanski
brought Kinski to the Lee
Strasberg Institute to study
acting and learn fluent
English in the United States
and subsequently cast her in
his film, Tess (1979) that
gave her international
recognition. "Polanski gave
me personally pride in what
I did, and a serious
training as an actress at
the age of 17. It gave me a
whole new outlook and
theatre and training became
what I loved, together with
dance, ballet, jazz..."
Even though her dream was to
be in the medical field, the
financial struggle her
mother and she went through
turned her destiny to
modeling, dance and then
acting.
A lot can be done with the
power of film and
television. Truth can be
told, dreams can unfold, and
one meets extraordinary
people one usually maybe
would not. Since film and
television can reach
thousands and sometimes
millions of people all at
once, at times across the
globe - it is an
extraordinary medium. Almost
any event even in the
remotest part of the world
can be captured with the
smallest device - and
instantly be shared even via
internet for the whole world
to see.
One has the possibility to
meet people and travel to
many different countries in
the world, learn their
language, culture, different
religions and outlook on
life.
Trivia
Is fluent in English,
German, French, Italian and
Russian.
Member of the jury at the
Cannes Film Festival in 1988
Awards:
Nominated for and won a
Golden Globe for "Tess."
(1981)
"Paris, Texas" received the
Golden Palm award in Cannes
(1984)
Received the Bambi Award,
the Donatelli Award as well
as various others.
Personal life
In the mid-1980s Kinski met
Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim
Moussa. They married on
September 10, 1984. They
raised her son (by actor
Vincent Spano), Aljosha
(born 29 June 1984) and
daughter, Sonja Kinski, now
a model (born 2 March 1986).
The marriage was dissolved
in 1992. From 1991 until
1997 Kinski lived with
musician Quincy Jones. On 9
February 1993, their
daughter, Kenya Julia Miambi
Sarah Jones, was born.
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