Sarah Masuch
Biography
Sarah Masuch is a German actress, born on March 31, 1978, in Hamburg as the daughter of a Nigerian father and a German mother. She completed her acting training from 1996 to 2000 at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich and was engaged at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg from 2000 to 2005, where she performed in plays such as “Die Möwe,” “Die Frau vom Meer,” and “Velvet Underground”; she speaks English, Spanish, and French, and plays piano and clarinet. She became known for her role as Dr. Iris Brooks in the ARD series “Lindenstraße” (2012–2020, over 350 episodes), Anette Roth in the telenovela “Rote Rosen” (2022–2023, season 21), as well as guest appearances in “Stromberg” (2005, 3 episodes), “Großstadtrevier,” “Tatort,” “Heiter bis tödlich,” TV films like “Mutterglück” (2006), “Für meine Kinder tu’ ich alles” (2008), and awards such as the Amnesty International Acting Award (2013).
Known For & Full Filmography19 Titles
Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes • as Christine Seifert
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes • as Sammy Berger
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Dr. Dorothee Lachner
A team of inspectors investigates murders in and around the small Upper Bavarian town of Rosenheim, and they still have plenty of time to see idyllic landscapes and luxurious pre-alpine villas and enjoy sumptuous Bavarian fare with beer.
Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • as Celine Bertrand
Follow the everyday work of a fictional police station on the Kiez of Hamburg.
Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Der Kriminalist is a German television series produced by Monaco Film Hamburg, subsidiary of Odeon Film. Directors during the first season were Sherry Hormann and Torsten C. Fischer, during the second: Thomas Jahn, Jobst Oetzmann and Torsten C. Fischer.
Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
Stubbe – Von Fall zu Fall is a German crime detective television series starring Wolfgang Stumph as detective Stubbe. It is being broadcast on ZDF, the second German public television channel since 1995.
Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as Vanessa
A comedy centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.
Drama Series - 2002, 16 episodes • as Hajaya Afsatu
Detective Dr. Eva Maria Prohacek and her colleague Langner investigate cases of civil servant crime and internal disciplinary matters. From the little patrol officer in uniform to the public prosecutor or the government director - anyone can become a suspect.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Dr. Kati Quast
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Lena
The ensemble film THE GENITAL WARRIORS takes a look at the common past of the three main characters as their memories meet and overlap. The 70-year-old Frank sits in a geronto-psychiatric ward and types a screenplay about his relationship with Lena and Barbara. These two embittered women come together with a magic wand and a shotgun to travel to the past and commit an act of revenge on him.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Maryam Benoudi
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Young man follows his sister everywhere with video camera and microphone and also accompanies her when she contact with men.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Freundin
Marc is a passionate cyclist and urban slacker who avoids work and responsibility. Marc's life changes from one moment to the next when he suffers a life-changing accident. He can either wallow in self-pity or tackle the beast called life with the help of love and willpower.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Mitarbeiterin der Plattenfirma
Heinz Strunk, plagued by crater-like skin rashes, lives with his sick mother in Hamburg-Harburg in the 1980s. As a saxophonist, he tours the North German lowlands with the dance combo "Tiffanys". In this bizarre universe of Korn, Klaus & Klaus and Koteletts, bandleader Gurki teaches him how to deliver cheerful, upbeat music. To escape the vicious circle of shooting festivals and village weddings, Heinz wants to start a solo career and become a hit producer...
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Mary
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Beraterin im Brautmodengeschäft
Actually, Kathi should be happy: her best friend Caro marries and wishes on top of Kathi as a maid of honor. Would not it be the unspeakable coincidence that the wedding is also Kathi's ex-boyfriend Markus and his new super-girlfriend Maria invited. For Kathi it is clear: She has to find a companion for Caro's wedding. Easier said than done: All conceivable men in their circle of acquaintances are already taken. So Kathis way leads to the brokerage "Datelink". Already at the first meetings she receives illustrious, colorful and absurd insights into a generation of men in search of the woman for life.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Rana
After her husband’s fatal accident, Marie is forced to leave her cozy home with her three children, move to a high-crime neighborhood, and, to make matters worse, work as a prostitute—because that seems to be her only way to make any money at all. In the end, her son’s single—and outrageously handsome—teacher becomes her savior in her time of need.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Helena
When the misanthropic tile salesman Lothar is diagnosed with a terminal disease, he sells his business and gives his dog and all his money to an animal shelter and checks into a hospice, where it turns out that he was misdiagnosed.