Isabelle Mann
Acting
Isabelle Mann is a passionate and versatile film and theatre actress. She was born a teachers' daughter in Göttingen, Germany, to Friedlinde (Helweg) and Karlotto Mann. She spent her early years in Wiesbaden, Germany, and was later raised bilingually speaking English and German in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She studied acting at âReduta Acting and Drama Schoolâ in Berlin, and graduated in 2002. Her post-graduation career began on stage in Berlin and Bremen, and she has always retained her association with the theatre. She had her film debut as the lead actress in the horror movie âDer Kali Prozessâ, in which she worked with award-winning film-maker Andreas Marschall. Isabelle Mann moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2006 where she worked in several theatre productions at the Jewish Arab Theatre and the Susan Dellal Theatre. She worked with Robert Castle at the International Theatre New York from 2009 until 2011, and again in 2024 and 2025. She was nominated for âBest Supporting Actressâ at the 2015 Maverick Movie Awards, USA, for the multi-award-winning motion picture â37â, in which she worked with the talented director Chris BrĂŒgge. She has starred in the international feature film âHello Au Revoirâ, directed by Jason Croot, and in the ARD prime time series âPraxis mit Meerblickâ, directed by Joseph Orr. In 2021, Isabelle Mann was cast for Germany's most successful long-running series âGute Zeiten, schlechte Zeitenâ. The critically acclaimed arthouse film âThe Food on the Tableâ, directed by Ismene Daskarolis and featuring Isabelle Mann in the lead role, was screened in 2024 at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival, popularly known as the âBerlinaleâ. In 2024, she played the lead in the short film 'The Cross', produced by award-winning filmmaker Tomisin Adepeju in London. Isabelle Mann has studied film acting and American acting techniques with some of the most renowned acting coaches of our time, Robert Castle and Susan Batson. She continues to broaden her skill set by regularly working with Robert Castle. Isabelle Mann commutes between London and Berlin.
