Posted February 17, 200817 yr Alexandra Maria Lara (born Alexandra Plătăreanu on November 12, 1978) is a German/Romanian actress. She performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of historical and crime films. Lara is best known for her roles in Control (2007), Der Tunnel (2001), Nackt (2002), Downfall (2004), and About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005). Her most famous role to date, which has resulted in international recognition, is as Traudl Junge, Adolf Hitler's secretary in the Oscar Nominated 2004 film Der Untergang. Due to her convincing performance in Der Untergang, Francis Ford Coppola wrote her a letter and gave her a leading role in Youth Without Youth (2007). She plays a lead role in Greek director Theo Angelopoulos's 2007 film The Dust of Time, opposite Harvey Keitel and Bruno Ganz. Also in 2007, she appeared as journalist Annick Honoré in the film Control, the Ian Curtis biopic.
June 2, 20204 yr Premiere of 'On the road' at Cannes Film Festival - May 23, 2012 wearing Elie Saab dress
June 2, 20204 yr Deutscher Filmpreis 2010 - Party with husband Sam Riley - April 23, 2010 in Berlin, Germany
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