
Barbara Sotelsek
Biography
Barbara Sotelsek is an Austrian actor, performer and producer based in Berlin. After starting out at the legendary "Theater in DE Josefstadt" in Vienna, she came to major prominence as a lead in the queer crime series 'Behind bars'. Since then she has worked in numerous international productions such as the Turkish feature film "Son Mektup", the BBC drama series "Killing Eve","Paint the Dragons' Eyes" by Academy Award winner James Lucas, "Regardless" a Turkish-German-British feature film produced by the team behind "Mustang" (nominated for an Academy Award 2016) and most recently as part of "YOU" a mini series for SKY /BBC. She created a Performance for the "Klangraum Minoritenkirche Krems - Blutspuren" in Austria. As a producer she worked on "Not a Good Man" (USA)
Known For

TV
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
Lisa Schmidt
1996

TV
SOKO Leipzig
Frau Möller
2001

TV
Der Kriminalist
Frau Raspe
2006

TV
Killing Eve
Hot Medica Receptionist
2018

TV
Inspector Rex
Tanja Steiner
1994

TV
Der Bergdoktor
Lea
2008

TV
Hamburg Dockland
Christiane Effinger
2007

TV
Die Kanzlei
Ilona Grohne
2015
TV
Hand aufs Herz
Karin Beschenko
2010

TV
SOKO Hamburg
Carola Proske
2018

Film
Homesick
Sandra Lang
2015

TV
Paul Kemp - Alles kein Problem
Johanna Benz
2013

Film
The Battle of Canakkale
Erika
2015

Film
Zara
Nursa
2009

Film
Regardless
Andrea
2023

Film
Beat Beat Beat
Jakobs Mutter
2013

Film
Salvation Has No Name
Grande Clown (voice)
2022

Film
Der Zürich-Krimi:Borchert und die Glut des Bösen
2025
Filmography
2025FilmDer Zürich-Krimi:Borchert und die Glut des Bösen2023FilmRegardlessas Andrea2022FilmSalvation Has No Nameas Grande Clown (voice)2018TVKilling Eveas Hot Medica Receptionist2018TVSOKO Hamburgas Carola Proske2015TVDie Kanzleias Ilona Grohne2015FilmThe Battle of Canakkaleas Erika2015FilmHomesickas Sandra Lang2013TVPaul Kemp - Alles kein Problemas Johanna Benz2013FilmBeat Beat Beatas Jakobs Mutter2010TVHand aufs Herzas Karin Beschenko2009FilmZaraas Nursa2008TVDer Bergdoktoras Lea2007TVHamburg Docklandas Christiane Effinger2006TVDer Kriminalistas Frau Raspe2001TVSOKO Leipzigas Frau Möller1996TVAlarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Policeas Lisa Schmidt1994TVInspector Rexas Tanja Steiner