About

Known credits:
74
Birthday:
1975-03-25
Place of birth:
Bern, Switzerland
Website:

Sabine Timoteo

Overview

Sabine Timoteo, born Sabine Hagenbüchle on 25 March 1975 in Bern, is a Swiss actress and former dancer. She fluently speaks German, French, English, Italian and Spanish.

She studied dance and won the Prix de Lausanne for "best young dancer".

Her film debut was in Philip Gröning's L'Amour, l'Argent, l'Amour, which was shot in 1996 but released in 2000. For this role, she won the Swiss Film Award for Best Actress. Between 1997 and 2000, before fully embarking on her acting career, she trained as a professional cook in Bern. After marrying a man, she took the name Sabine Timoteo, under which she built the majority of her film career.

She continued to gain acclaim with major roles in films such as Ghosts (2005), The Free Will (2006), Color of the Ocean (2012), Cyanide (2013), Futuro Beach (2014), The Wonders (2014) and Center of My World (2016).

In more recent years she has worked in several notable projects, including Meanwhile on Earth (2024), Chaos & Silence (2025) and Transamazonia (2025).

Known for

Acting

2025 Chaos and Silence Actor Klara 58
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2025 Transamazonia Actor Denise 58
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2025 The Courageous Actor Sandrine 58
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2024 Breakaway Actor Mère de Karine 58
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2024 Karigula - Monster der Liebe Actor Karla 59
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2024 The Investigation Actor Zeugin 17 58
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2024 Meanwhile on Earth Actor Sidonie 58
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2024 Electric Fields Actor 58
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2024 Violet Actor Nadja 59
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2023 A Forgotten Man Actor Madame Bavaud 58
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2023 Anxiety Actor Sofia 58
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2023 The Gryphon Actor Petra 68
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2023 Last Dance Actor Carole 58
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2022 Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt Actor Raffaela Pardeller 69
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2022 Thunder Actor La Mère 58
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2022 Zahorí Actor 59
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2022 Human Factors Actor Nina 58
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2021 The Girl and the Spider Actor Karen 58
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2021 Echos Actor Magdalena Kaltbrunner 68
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2019 Sunburned Actor Sophie 58
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2019 The Tears Thing Actor Sacha 59
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2019 Roll the Drum! Actor Marie-Thérèse 58
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2019 The Collini Case Actor Waffenexpertin 65
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2019 Cronofobia Actor Anna Martini 58
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2019 How I Taught Myself to Be a Child Actor Emma Silberstein 58
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2018 Those Who Work Actor Valentine 59
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2018 Das Ächzen der Asche Actor N/A
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2018 The New End Actor Mutter 58
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2018 Cloud Whispers Actor Marion 58
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2018 Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe Actor Mother Annette 58
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2018 Bis ans Ende der Träume Actor Katharina von Arx N/A
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2017 Sicilian Ghost Story Actor Madre di Luna 60
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2017 Sarah Plays a Werewolf Actor Drama Class Teacher 58
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2017 Wildcats Actor Nathalie Roduit 58
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2016 Center of My World Actor Glass 63
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2016 Deadly Leaks Actor Clara Holthaus 58
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2016 7 Minutes Actor Micaela 61
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2016 The Chronicles of Melanie Actor Melanie 58
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2016 Analysis Paralysis Actor Voice 59
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2016 Zen for Nothing Actor Herself 58
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2015 The Drift Actor Alice Keller 58
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2015 Exit Oerlikon Actor Ronja N/A
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2014 The Wonders Actor Cocò 61
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2014 Futuro Beach Actor Heiko's Wife 59
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2014 The Black Brothers Actor Giorgios Mutter 59
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2013 Cyanide Actor Pénélope 58
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2012 Color of the Ocean Actor Nathalie 58
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2012 Formentera Actor Nina 58
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2011 Homevideo Actor Vera 59
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2010 Brownian Movement Actor Psychiatrist 58
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2010 180° Actor Petra Cipriano 58
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2010 Little Paradise Actor Annegret N/A
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2009 Kill Daddy Good Night Actor Mimi 58
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2009 Pepperminta Actor Edna 58
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2009 Flug in die Nacht - Das Unglück von Überlingen Actor Marita Lenders 58
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2009 Robber Girls Actor Cindy 59
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2007 After Effect Actor Rena Yazka N/A
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2007 Kleine Fische Actor Sandy Mischler 58
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2007 Nebenwirkungen Actor Claudia Keller 58
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2006 Flanke ins All Actor Claudia N/A
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2006 A Friend of Mine Actor Stelle 59
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2006 The Free Will Actor Nettie 59
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2005 Ghosts Actor Toni 58
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2005 St. Francis Birds Tour Actor Dreamgirl N/A
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2004 Sugar Orange Actor Lena 58
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2003 Irgendwas ist immer Actor Julia Liebermann N/A
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2002 Friends of Friends Actor Billie 58
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2002 Mutants Actor Charlotte 59
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2001 The Days Between Actor Lynn 59
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2000 Love, Money, Love Actor Marie 58
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Directing

2018 Don't Tell Me You Can't Sing Directing Director N/A
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Writing

2019 My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot Writing Co-Writer 58
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2018 Don't Tell Me You Can't Sing Writing Writer N/A
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2016 Zen for Nothing Writing Writer 58
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