Eszter Tompa

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Eszter Tompa wins Best Female actress in Chicago
25. Oct
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Das Gegenteil von gut ist gut gemeint
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27. May
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Silver Bear for Best Screenplay Radu Jude: Kontinental ‘25
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Bilanz der Berlinale: Und sie bewegt sich doch
22. Feb
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19. Feb

Eszter Tompa

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“Eszter Tompa is an internationally acclaimed Romanian/Hungarian/German actress, currently starring as the lead in Kontinental '25(2025), directed by Radu Jude, which premiered in official competition at the Berlinale and was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay. With a career spanning film, television, and theatre across multiple countries and languages, she has established herself as a dynamic and versatile performer in European cinema.


Born in Târgu Mureș, Romania, into a family of actors and directors, Eszter’s artistic journey began at 18 when director Szabolcs Hajdu invited her to work with him in Hungary. She made her screen debut in My One and Onlies (2006) by Gyula Nemes, setting the stage for an impressive filmography that includes The Duke of Burgundy (2014), La banda Picasso (2012), and recent works such as Without Air(2023), Each Of Us(2025), and Radu Jude's Dracula (2025).


Eszter trained in Germany under renowned Romanian director David Esrig and co-founded the Munich-based theatre collective Institut für Glücksfindung in 2010. Fluent in seven languages, she has worked extensively in Romania, Hungary, Germany, and Spain, where she has become a recognized figure in the film and television industry. Her presence in the European audiovisual landscape reflects her commitment to diverse, complex roles and international collaborations.


With Kontinental '25, Eszter is consolidating her status as a leading actress in European cinema.”

The Actors Home

“The Silver Hugo for Best Female Performance goes to Eszter Tompa for
KONTINENTAL '25 for her subtle, incisive, never caricatural acting. Tompa has been capable of recounting a personal crisis while constantly opening up to universal reflections that summon all viewers. She manages to be human, fragile, imperfect, strong, everydayish, and perfectly coherent with the director's irony. The spectator stays with her, in deep empathy, in her incessant search for an impossible, impeccable conduct.”
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Eszter Tompa
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31-45 years•München (DE), Gerona (ES)
Acting age31-45 years
Place of birthSiebenbürgen, Rumänien, Ungarn, Frankreich, Deutsc
NationalityGerman, Hungarian, Romanian
Main professionActor
Working permitsEuropean Union (EU-27)
Housing optionsBudapest (HU), Bucharest (RO), Madrid (ES), Los Angeles (US), München (DE), Köln (DE), Barcelona (ES), Berlin (DE), Cluj-Napoca (RO)
SpecializationsDubbing actor, Puppeteer, Speaker
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colorbrown
Hair colordark blond(e)
Height (cm)159
Weight (in kg)56
LanguagesGerman(native)Hungarian(native)CatalanEnglishFrenchRomanianSpanishBosnianItalian
AccentsFrenchRomanianYugoslavianother
InstrumentsGuitarJew's harp
SportTable tennisTennis
DanceButohAfro danceBalletJazz dance
PitchMezzo-soprano
SingingChansonJazzMusicalOpera
Training
Primary professional training
2008
Athanor Akademie für Darstellende Kunst
Other professional training
2025
Butoh Lab Camp
2024
Duda Paiva Object Score
2024
Butoh International Gathering (Germany)
2020 – 2024
Faculty of Theatre and Film, UBB Cluj, film directing
2023
Stephen Mottram (UK) The Logic Of Movement
2023
BUTOH LAB CAMP 2023
2018
Masterclass in Catalan with Álex Rigola
2017
Biennale di Venezia, Anna-Sophie Mahler
2016
Biennale di Venezia College, Korsunovas
2010 – 2011
sff.ba, Film Acting with Leon Lucev
2010
Hungarian State Theatre of Cluj, Romania, Gombrowicz with Tadeusz Bradecki
2010
sff.ba, Sarajevo Talent Campus
2004 – 2008
Athanor Akademie für Darstellende Kunst, Diplom
2008
VUK Belgrad, Meyerhold's Biomechanics with A. Levinsky
2006
Mostar, BiH, Meyerhold's Biomechanics with A. Levinsky
2006
Mostar, BiH, Grotowski's Body Alphabet with Zygmunt Molik
Awards
2025
Silver Bear for Best Performance (nominated) (Cinema film)
2025
Silver Hugo for Best Performance (Cinema film)
Film
2025
Each Of Us (Cinema film) In development
Political Kapo (SUP)
Neus Ballús, Stina Wehrenfels, Anne-Zohra Berached, Anna Jadowska José Cerqueda
2025
Kontinental ‘25 picture
Kontinental ‘25 (Cinema film)
Orsolya Ionescu (LR)
Radu Jude Saga Film Luxbox Films Radu Jude Radu Jude
2024 – 2025
Dracula (Cinema film)
Vlad Tepes (ELR)
Radu Jude Saga Films Radu Jude Radu Jude
2023
Without Air (Cinema film)
Réka
Katalin Moldovai Kinofilm, HU Zsófia Muhi
2015
El club de los buenos infieles (Feature film)
Agatha
Lluis Segura Spielfilm
2013
The Duke Of Burgundy (Cinema film)
Dr. Viridana
Peter Strickland Kinospielfilm
2012
A Month In Thailand / O luna in Thailanda (Cinema film)
Ildikó
Paul Negoescu Kinospielfilm
2012
La Banda Picasso (Cinema film)
Alice B. Toklas
Fernando Colomo Kinospielfilm
2009
Bibliotheque Pascal (Cinema film)
Lolita
Szabolcs Hajdu Kinospielfilm
2006
Egyetleneim / My One And Onlies (Cinema film)
Vivien
Gyula Nemes Kinospielfilm
1999
Kínai védelem (Cinema film)
Kid
Gábor Tompa Kinospielfilm
Television
2025
Polizeiruf 110 (TV movie) In development
Zsófia Komlósi
Adrian Goiginger Ard Stefany Pohlmann
2023
Ținând-o sus cu Sztroe (Short film)
Mama (LR)
Hana Stroe UBB CLUJ
2021
Pîine cu unt / Bread with Butter
Mama
Iriana Cuconu UBB CLUJ
2021
Emerald Earrings
Eszter
Béla Tóthpál Sapientia EMTE CLUJ
2020
Úgy értem
Réka
Oscar Ungváry UBB CLUJ
2019
Brüderlein und Schwesterlein
Sophie
Sarah Ellersdorfer HFF München
2019
Hammerfreundinnen
Frau Krakow
Christina Schiewe ZDF Stefany Pohlmann
2019
WaPo berlin - Nachtwache
Luba Magev
Sascha Thiel ARD Simone Bär/Alexandra Montag
2019
SOKO Wismar
Heike Sabitzki
Sascha Thiel ZDF Sabine Weimann
2019
The Prince Who Existed Everywhere
Ágnes
Áron Szentpéteri SzFE Budapest Hermina Fátyol
2019
Land Of Glory
Éva Abonyi
Borbála Nagy Dffb/Premiere@Max Ophüls Preis 2019-LOLA Gewinner
2018
Adam
Vanessa
Maria Solrun Big Key Films/ Premiere@Berlinale Generation
2017
Closed
Laura, Insecurity, Desire
Anna Avramenko Dffb
2017
Fully Furnished
Jasmin Kleinert
Anne Heinze HFF München
2016
Landgericht - Geschichte einer Familie
Hermine
Matthias Glasner TV-Mehrteiler, ZDF Nina Haun
2015
2084 - The Randomness Constant
Preagnant woman on the moon
Ion Tanase Insas Bruxelles
2014
Mit Dolch und Degen (TV series)
Luisa
Enrique Urbizu, Salvador Calvo, Norberto Lopez TV-Serie, Telecino
2013
Gente Cerca
Chica cam
Sergio Colmenar Kurzspielfilm
2011
Edina
Edina
Nóra Lakos Sarajevo City Of Film
2011
Die Rothaarige
Regie
Eszter Tompa Kurzspielfilm
2009
Kreuzungen
Leading Role
Adam Neumann Kurzspielfilm
2009
Home Sweet Home
Leading Role
Karo Schnelle Kurzspielfilm
2008
Im Off
Kaya
Polina Gumiela Kurzspielfilm
2008
Lassen
Eszter
Adam Neumann Kurzspielfilm
2006
Atempause
Ivy
Daniel Strobl Kurzspielfilm
2006
Unser Lieber Gast
Sophie
Tobias Frühmorgen Kurzspielfilm
Theater
Ukkmukkfukk
Puck (LR)
László Rumi Teatrul de Păpuși Puck
2022
Mocs de Drac- Les aventures del Xef Jordi
Valeria
Jordi Vilches i Eszter Tompa
2021
Gőtz und Meyer
Götz
Martin Kindervater Pathos Theater München Anne Hünseler
2019
Borderline
Lujza
Réka Kincses Yorick Studio Tirgu Mures, Romania
2019
Schusch
Text&Regie
Eszter Tompa Teatrul Gong Sibiu, Hermmanstadt
2019
Daniil Charms: Zirkus Sardam
Zirkusdirektor
Renate Gross
2018
Knusper Knäuschen
Hänsel, Hexe
Theater Ananas Theater Ananas, Theater Hoch X
2018
Teilenteilen
Mimi, Hildegard Kohlmann, Gustav Frost, Schnieders
Eszter Tompa, Julia Giesbert (Theater Ananas), Kösk München
2016
Apolodor in Deutsch
Text
Ada Milea Teatrul Gong, Hermannstadt
2012
Niederungen
Herta/ Erzählerin (Hauptrolle) (LR)
Niky Wolcz Deutsches Staatstheater Temeswar
2011
#Anderthalb
Mitzi
Florian von Hörmann Institut für Glücksfindung
2011
Richard der III ist verboten
Eva Patkó Hungarian Theatre of Cluj
2010
Shoah
Gefangene
Andreea Iacob Cluj
2010
Lysistrate
Lampito
Dominique Serrand Hungarian Thetatre of Cluj Napoca
2010
#Eins
Glücksforscher
Florian von Hörmann Institut für Glücksfindung
2009
Die gekaufte Braut
Renée
Ingo Pfeiffer Fränkisches Theater Schloß Maßbach
Audio
2020
Escapist
Voice-Poem
Cătălin Bocîrnea
2019
Stein, Stien Schlehe
Erzählerin
Jens Bluhm
2016
Blue Spring / Suitcase Song
Soundtrack Composer and Singer
Andreea Bortun
2012
The Red Haired Woman and I
Soundtrack Composer and Singer (with Martí Gallén)
Eszter Tompa
Commercial
2021
Panasonic Romania Dr Nur 1&2
Director
Eszter Tompa