Jil Schaffner

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Jil Schaffner

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Won the Jury Award at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival for the short "How to Become a Hero": 
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Nominated for Best TV Production Prix Walo 2019, Season 2 of "Nr. 47" as Aylin, 2018, Swiss National Radio & Television (SRF): 
https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/nr--47/video/die-absage--episode-1-von-5--s02?id=576ff246-483c-4793-bec5-306148deb28b

Nominated for "Best Dance Video" at the UK Music Video Awards 2017, as Julia in "Real Life" by Duke Dumont: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmwArYsGzdY

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Jil Schaffner
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35 years•Zürich (CH), Greater London (GB)
Genderfemale
Year of birth1991 (35 years)
Acting age28-38 years
Place of birthZürich
NationalitySwiss, Iraqi
Main professionActor
Housing optionsLondon (GB), Berlin (DE), Hamburg (DE)
AssociationsSzeneSchweiz - Berufsverband Darstellende Künste
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorgreen-brown
Hair colorbrown
Height (cm)159
Ethnicity and heritageMiddle Eastern or North African, Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinex, White or Caucasian
Statureslim
AccentsFrenchSwiss
SportSnowboardingSurfingJiu JitsuAlpine skiingSurfing
DanceBalletSalsa
PitchAlto
Training
Primary professional training
2013
Lee Strasberg (Los Angeles/New York)
Other professional training
2019 – 2023
Barbara Fischer Schauspieltraining
2019
Giles Foreman Centre for Acting London
2015 – 2016
Brian Timoney Actors' Studio London
Awards
2020
Zurich Film Festival - "How to Become a Hero" (Short film)
2019
Best TV Production "Prix Walo 2019" - Season 2 of "Nr. 47", Swiss National Television & Radio Channel (nominated) (TV series)
2017
UK Music Video Award - "Real Life" (nominated) (Music video)
Film
2024
This Bitch Darcy (Short film)
Darcy (LR)
Lulu Mullarkey Free Soul Films
2023
Hello Kitty (Short film)
Diana (LR)
Lulu Mullarkey Free Soul Films
2023
Dutch Courage (Short film)
Taylor Larson (LR)
Lulu Mullarkey Free Soul Films
2023
The Letters (Short film)
Clara (LR)
Lulu Mullarkey Free Soul Films
2022
All the Things between (Short film)
Leading Role
Jim Bezzola
2020
How to Become a Hero (Short film)
Kelly
Yves Marty und Gianluca Trezzini Marty Trezzini Zurich Film Festival 2020
Television
2018
Nr. 47 (Series)
Aylin Güvenç (SUP)
Samuel Morris Adrian Spring Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Adrian Spring
2017
Real Life - Nominated for a UK Music Video Award (Music video)
Mean Girl "Julia" (LR)
Bullion Productions Lauren Hedges
Theater
2024
Westwind-Ostwind. Licht der Erkenntnis. picture © Pierre Massaux
Westwind-Ostwind. Licht der Erkenntnis. (Drama) In development
Leading Role
Pierre Massaux Le Théâtre du Sacré Le Théâtre du Sacré
2019
Die Fledermaus (Operetta)
Ida (SUP)
Robert Hunger-Bühler Argovia Philharmonic & Kurtheater Baden
2015 – 2016
Jesus Hopped the A Train (Drama)
Mary-Jane (LR)
Cameron Jack Century Club London
2015
Jesus Hopped the A Train (Drama)
Mary-Jane (LR)
Joe Ferrera Courtyard Theatre London Jesus Hopped the A Train
Audio
Pitch Concept (Speaker)
Leading Role
Tobias Fueter Stories AG & DubDub Studios
2024
SBB (Swiss National Rail) Pitch Concept (Speaker)
Leading Role
Gregor Rosenberg DubDub Studios
2024
Samsung E-Billboards & Exhibition (Speaker)
Leading Role
Gregor Rosenberg DubDub Studios
2024
Frankie Image Film (Speaker)
Leading Role
Gregor Rosenberg DubDub Studios
Commercial
2024
Frankie (Image film)
Leading Role
Yves Marty Marty Trezzini
2024
Swisscom (Commercial)
Sport-Verkäuferin (SUP)
Simon Lanzi Swisscom Eigenproduktion
2023
Pfister (Commercial)
Leading Role
Harald Zwart DeeBeePhunky
2023
Team Labor (Commercial)
Leading Role
Daniel Leuthold
2023
Hello Fresh (Commercial)
Leading Role
Leon Frielingsdorf Marty Trezzini
2023
Swisscom (Commercial)
Leading Role
Yves Marty Marty Trezzini
2022
HelloFresh (Commercial)
2021
Twint (Commercial)