Tonia Maria Zindel
Biography
Tonia Maria Zindel (born 15 July 1972) is a Swiss actress. She is known for her roles as Maja Lüthi in Lüthi und Blanc and Giulia in Amur senza fin. Zindel was born and raised in Scuol, Grisons. She is a native Romansh speaker. In 1992 she was admitted to the Acting Academy of Zürich. Her first major role was in the Swiss television film Crime Scene: Brainwashing. Later in the 1990s she landed roles in the Swiss television series The Director and the Swiss soap opera Lüthi und Blanc. Since 2000, she has had major roles in Swiss film and television including in Dolce Vita & Co, Charly's Comeback, Schellen-Ursli, and Amur senza fin. She is married and has three children. Source: Article "Tonia Maria Zindel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 1970, 16 episodes • as Maya Dreher
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 - 2001, 16 episodes • as Christine Kugler
SOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian television series produced by ORF and ZDF. It is a spin-off of the German crime series SOKO 5113. It is set in the renowned Tyrolean tourist centre of Kitzbühel. The production company "beo-Film" has produced the show since 2001. The German abbreviation SOKO stands for Sonderkommission, "special commission", a task force with specific duties.
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Maja Lüthi
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Ellie
A detective leaves the force to take over the family business as an undertaker at the same time as he is being investigated for murder. His close encounters with corpses and his earlier police training lead him to see things some of his ex-colleagues miss and he investigates the crimes he encounters in an unofficial capacity often to the dismay of the official police.
Drama Series - 2001, 16 episodes • as Gina
Dolce Vita & Co is an Austrian television series.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Luisa
A boy must brave deep winter snow to obtain an important family keepsake. Before he can even start this difficult journey he must first help his family survive financial ruin, rescue his beloved pet goat, and with his best friend, outwit a bratty bully who seems out to get him at every turn. Will he make it back to the village in time to celebrate the end-of-winter holiday of Chalandamarz?
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Strinsla Rosenroll-Marchion
Conflict of beliefs in a mountain village, mysticism meets bardism, Grisons folklore clashes with imported dogmas. "To get to Schamsertal in the canton of Graubünden, you have to cross a terrifying ravine, jump over waterfalls and pass the lost hole. Only then does the wonderful valley open up before you, this land of milk and honey with its incredible stories."
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Giulia
Mona’s marriage with Gieri has gone a bit stale after twenty years. Inspired by the unorthodox proposals of the new parish priest, she tries to revive her marriage, which causes great turmoil, not only for Gieri but the entire village community.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as eta knabino (little girl)
A little girl looking for directions meets the wolf, the bull and the great woman on the mountain. A short film specially commissioned to celebrate the centenary of cinema.
Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A short love story between a lonely sleeping-car attendant and a lousy toy salesman.