Miriam Japp
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Schwester Wyss
Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Trix Brunner
In a small Swiss village, a school sports coach is accused of molestation by the mother of one of his pupils. The citizens are outraged…that the mother could make such a claim – for the coach she accuses is a local hero, a former world champion who has become the town’s closest thing to a sporting legend.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Oberin
Zurich in 1519: The young widow Anna Reinhart lives a barren life between fear of the church and worries about the future of her three children, when the arrival of a man in the city causes turmoil: The young priest Ulrich Zwingli takes up his new position at the GrossmĂĽnster in Zurich and sparks fierce discussions with his sermons against the grievances of the Catholic Church. Zwingli's revolutionary thoughts frighten Anna. But when she sees how Zwingli lives charity and not just preaches, she increasingly becomes fascinated by him. But Zwingli's success quickly becomes dangerous. His ideas almost trigger a civil war, and at the same time a struggle for power and interpretive sovereignty breaks out in the inner circle of the movement. When the Catholic forces begin to form internationally, the relationship between Zwingli and Anna is put to a hard test.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Katja Meyer
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Concierge
A mysterious concierge guides us through stories that unfold in the same room over a century. A Jewish businessman celebrates a lonely family festivity with his daughter. A planned suicide leads to a life-changing encounter. An ageing rock band struggles with their image, and a young woman sees a callboy as her big chance for financial independence.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Nurse
In the 1970s, an idealistic young social worker is confronted with Switzerland's archaic mental health institutions.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Emily and Chris have been best friends since they were in the sandbox. But it’s a fair-weather friendship. And when Corona turns their shared daily routine and rituals upside down, their patiently built friendship begins to crumble.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
After the Zurich heist of the century, the justice system uses spectacular methods to recover a 100 million painting. Stolen works of art of almost priceless value, a Serbian mafia gang and undercover investigators: the docu-drama series "It happened on... " tells how the Zurich justice system uses cinematic methods to recover two works of art, a 100-million Cezanne and a Degas, which were stolen by armed thieves from the BĂĽhrle Museum in Zurich on February 10, 2008. An undercover investigator infiltrated the Serbian mafia gang, invitations to a luxury weekend in St. Moritz followed and the stolen paintings were finally returned thanks to a faked deal worth millions.