Rita Lengyel

Acting

Rita Lengyel

Born

1973-10-23 (52)

Place of birth

Düsseldorf, Germany

Known for

Acting

Credits

23 titles

Rita Lengyel is a German actress and director. She grew up in Cologne, Budapest and Berlin. In 1989, director Oliver Hirschbiegel cast the 16-year-old Rita for a role in his film "Der Eistaucher". This was followed a year later by a leading role in Klaus Emmerich's feature film "Pizza Colonia". She took acting lessons in Cologne and Los Angeles. Since 1990, she has appeared in various TV films, series and serials. She has played leading roles in cinema productions such as "Mortal Beauty" (2001) by director Markus Goller, "Berlin Calling" (2008) and "Global Player" (2013) by director Hannes Stöhr.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 7 titles

Berlin Calling poster
6.8

A man tours clubs around the globe with his manager and girlfriend. On the eve of their largest album release he is admitted to a psychiatric clinic after overdosing at a gig.

Berlin Calling

2008

Mortal Beauty - Fluch der Schönheit poster
6.0

An adventurous, mystical story about Valdez de Corazón, Prince of San Vanidad, who is not only a very powerful man, but also a very beautiful one. To ensure that neither of these things change, he marries the sorceress Alyssa de Espella, bearer of the secret of eternal youth. In return, he promises her eternal fidelity at the wedding. As he is unable to keep his promise, he banishes his wife to the city walls. Alyssa, furious with rage, swears revenge and turns into a zombie every night to pursue Valdez mercilessly. On his escape, he discovers his true face and one last chance to break the deadly curse.

Mortal Beauty - Fluch der Schönheit

2002

Das beste Stück poster
4.9

Mark Demski discovers his girlfriend is cheating on him and thinks it has happened because of his small penis. Sad, he dumps the girl and promises himself never again to fall in love, but he fails. When he encounters Lara Singer he must fight with his own fears.

Das beste Stück

2002

No artwork available
7.2

A couple on a boat. Their love is burnt out. But how to let go when souls are entangled?

Sunday in August

2004

No artwork available
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Liebes Leid und Lust

2006

Es geht nicht immer nur um Sex poster
4.8

29-year-old Liza can't believe her eyes when she catches her boyfriend in flagrante delicto with a stranger on the couch at home. Completely beside herself, she packs her bags and moves in with her friend Janni. Here she buries herself in her pain and doesn't want to see anyone or anything, and above all she swears off love forever. Janni, who is a little more relaxed than Liza when it comes to love, organizes a potential suitor, which is how Liza meets the shy student Pietro. But even before the first date, another suitor announces his interest: Kid is a policeman, brash, direct and charmingly macho - the complete opposite of Pietro. Suddenly blessed with two prospective lovers, Liza has to make a difficult decision...

Es geht nicht immer nur um Sex

2000

Das allerbeste Stück poster
8.0

Everything is perfect for Marc: He has moved in with Lara, they want to get married, and Marc is no longer worried about the small flaw in his best piece. But then Lara's ex-boyfriend Tim suddenly appears on the scene. He still gets along with Lara splendidly, and when Marc gets to see Tim's best piece, his self-confidence is over: Tim has been very generously provided for by nature.

Das allerbeste Stück

2004

1990s · 6 titles

Series credits

Scene of the Crime poster
6.2

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.

Scene of the Crime

1970

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

ZIBB

2003

A Case For Two poster
5.7

Ein Fall für zwei is a German television series, which premiered on September 11, 1981 on ZDF. The series, located in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private investigator. Josef Matula, a former German police officer, has gone into private business. His method of investigation is very effective and direct, and he sometimes even resorts to dirty tricks. Claus Theo Gärtner has portrayed the role since the start of the series.

A Case For Two

1981

SOKO Stuttgart poster
6.0

The SOKO Stuttgart team investigates analytically and with sensitivity in the likeable state capital. The exciting cases of the series lead them to bizarre crime scenes and to different milieus.

SOKO Stuttgart

2009

No artwork available
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Im Namen des Gesetzes

1994

Stromberg poster
7.7

A comedy centered around the incompetent boss of a German insurance office.

Stromberg

2004

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Fünf Sterne

2005

No artwork available
NR

Schwurgericht (also known as The Murder Film ) is a crime film series produced by Sat.1 from 1995 to 1997. The series depicts criminal cases from the perspective of the public prosecutors. The series was conceived as a competitor to ARD's Tatort ( Tatort) and initially aired during prime time on Sundays at 8:15 p.m. However, ratings fell short of expectations. The series was ultimately canceled in 1997. Completed episodes were later broadcast under the title Der Mordsfilm (The Murder Film) or without a series title.

Jury Trial

1995

Vater wider Willen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vater wider Willen

1998