Julia Cencig

Julia Cencig (born 18 September 1972) is an Austrian actress active mainly in television and theater, her main roles on the small screen include those in the series Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt, SOKO Kitzbühel and Das Glück dieser Erde. Biography Julia Cencig was born in Salzburg on 18 September 1972, as the fourth of five children of Norbert and Elisabeth Cencig. She's the younger sister of director Michael Cencig, it was her brother who made her debut as a child in the world of cinema, assigning her the leading role in the first film he directed. Later she decided of becoming an actress and after graduating she attended the acting school of the Volkstheater in Vienna, after which she was engaged in the company of the same theatre. From 1999 to 2007 she was one of the main performers in the television series Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt, where she played the role of helicopter pilot Gina Aigner, and from 2001 to 2005 she was in the cast from the series Schlosshotel Orth, where she plays the role of Lisa. Meanwhile, in theater she starred as Lulu in the drama of the same name by Frank Wedekind, this role earned her the Skarl Kraup award and a nomination for the Nestroy award for best emerging actress. Subsequently, in 2011 she is in the main cast of the series Das Glück dieser Erde, where she plays the role of Birgit Gross. Starting from 2014, she was the protagonist, alongside Jakob Seeböck and replacing Kristina Sprenger, in the television series SOKO Kitzbühel where until 2021, the year of the conclusion of the series, Julia plays the role of lieutenant Nina Pokorny. This role earned her a nomination in the Prix Romy Schneider for favorite actress in a television series.