Jana Nawartschi

Jana Nawartschi

Jana Nawartschi is an accomplished German actress, writer, and filmmaker who has built a diverse career across international film and television. Born in 1990 in Bielefeld, Germany, she pursued her professional training in the United States, attending the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los Angeles from 2011 to 2014. This rigorous education provided her with a strong foundation in both acting and musical performance, as she is a trained mezzo-soprano capable of singing in musical and pop styles. Fluent in German, English, French, and Spanish, her multilingual abilities and athleticism in sports like yoga and tennis have allowed her to transition seamlessly between various genres and global markets. Her professional filmography highlights a knack for dramatic and psychological roles, most notably in the 2023 critically acclaimed film Simón, where she played Melissa, and the 2020 horror-thriller Deranged Granny. She also appeared in the Amazon series Hunters and the independent film Trapped. Beyond her work in front of the camera, Nawartschi has ventured into filmmaking as a writer and director, most significantly with her short film titled Gaze, which she also edited. In early 2026, she gained further visibility for her role as Greta in the psychological thriller Sleepwalker, a project that reunited her with intense, genre-bending storytelling alongside a high-profile cast.

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