Valerie Pachner


Valerie Pachner is an Austrian actress.

Life and work

Valerie Pachner grew up in Bad Schallerbach, Austria, and studied acting at the renowned Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna from 2009 to 2013. She was then part of the ensemble cast at the Residenztheater in Munich, under artistic director Martin Kušej until 2017. Her work on stage was awarded twice in 2016.
Pachner starred as the female lead in the 2015 film Bad Luck, which was nominated for the Max-Ophüls-Preis. After that she appeared in Elisabeth Scharang's Jack and Maria Schrader's biopic of the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, Vor der Morgenröte , Pachner played Zweig's stepdaughter alongside Barbara Sukowa and Josef Hader as Stefan Zweig.
For her portrayal of Egon Schiele's muse Wally Neuzil in Dieter Berner's she was awarded the Austrian Film Award and the Romy.
In 2019 The Ground Beneath My Feet by Marie Kreutzer was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. Pachner´s leading performance was critically acclaimed internationally and earned her three awards, including the German Acting Award for Best Actress. The film had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. and was named one of The 10 Best Movies of 2019 by Vanity Fair.
The same year Terrence Malick's A Hidden Life with Pachner playing the female lead Franziska Jägerstätter premiered in competition at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. It was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the Deauville American Film Festival.
Her performance was named by IndieWire as one of the best by an actress in 2019.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Bad LuckDagmar
2015JackMarlene
2016'Alix Störk
2016'Wally Neuzil
2019The Ground Beneath My FeetLola Wegenstein
2019All My LovingKlara
2019A Hidden LifeFranziska Jägerstätter
2020The King's Man

Television

Theatre (selection)