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Sabine Timoteo

Acting
50 years oldBern, Switzerland

Biography

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).

Personal Details

Born
March 25, 1975
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Bern, Switzerland
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Sabine Hagenbüchle

Movies (46)

Chaos and Silence
2.0

Chaos and Silence

as Klara

2025

Transamazonia
6.2

Transamazonia

as Denise

2025

The Courageous
9.0

The Courageous

as Sandrine

2025

Dinosaures

Dinosaures

2025

Karigula - Monster der Liebe

Karigula - Monster der Liebe

as Karla

2024

The Investigation
6.3

The Investigation

as Zeugin 17

2024

Meanwhile on Earth
6.1

Meanwhile on Earth

as Sidonie

2024

Electric Fields

Electric Fields

2024

Violet
7.3

Violet

as Nadja

2024

A Forgotten Man
6.0

A Forgotten Man

as Madame Bavaud

2023

Anxiety
5.0

Anxiety

as Sofia

2023

Breakaway
5.9

Breakaway

as Mère de Karine

2023

Last Dance
5.9

Last Dance

as Carole

2023

Thunder
5.0

Thunder

as La Mère

2022

Zahorí
6.2

Zahorí

2022

Human Factors
4.5

Human Factors

as Nina

2022

The Girl and the Spider
5.9

The Girl and the Spider

as Karen

2021

Sunburned
5.4

Sunburned

as Sophie

2019

The Tears Thing
5.3

The Tears Thing

as Sacha

2019

Roll the Drum!
6.8

Roll the Drum!

as Marie-Thérèse

2019

The Collini Case
7.4

The Collini Case

as Waffenexpertin

2019

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot
4.8

My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot

Co-Writer (Writing)

2019

Cronofobia
6.0

Cronofobia

as Anna Martini

2019

How I Taught Myself to Be a Child
6.6

How I Taught Myself to Be a Child

as Emma Silberstein

2019

Those Who Work
6.2

Those Who Work

as Valentine

2018

Das Ächzen der Asche

Das Ächzen der Asche

2018

The New End
5.5

The New End

as Mutter

2018

Cloud Whispers
3.9

Cloud Whispers

as Marion

2018

Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe
4.8

Matti and Sami and the Three Biggest Mistakes in the Universe

as Mother Annette

2018

Don't Tell Me You Can't Sing

Don't Tell Me You Can't Sing

Director (Directing)

2018

Bis ans Ende der Träume

Bis ans Ende der Träume

as Katharina von Arx

2018

Sicilian Ghost Story
6.5

Sicilian Ghost Story

as Madre di Luna

2017

Sarah Plays a Werewolf
6.5

Sarah Plays a Werewolf

as Drama Class Teacher

2017

Wildcats
7.3

Wildcats

as Nathalie Roduit

2017

Center of My World
7.1

Center of My World

as Glass

2016

Deadly Leaks
4.8

Deadly Leaks

as Clara Holthaus

2016

7 Minutes
7.0

7 Minutes

as Micaela

2016

The Chronicles of Melanie
5.8

The Chronicles of Melanie

as Melanie

2016

Analysis Paralysis
6.3

Analysis Paralysis

as Voice

2016

Zen for Nothing
6.5

Zen for Nothing

as Herself

2016

The Drift
5.0

The Drift

as Alice Keller

2015

Exit Oerlikon
8.0

Exit Oerlikon

as Ronja

2015

The Wonders
6.8

The Wonders

as Cocò

2014

Futuro Beach
6.5

Futuro Beach

as Heiko's Wife

2014

The Black Brothers
6.6

The Black Brothers

as Giorgios Mutter

2014

Cyanide
5.5

Cyanide

as Pénélope

2013

TV Shows (4)