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Colette Nussbaum

Colette Nussbaum

SzeneSchweiz - Berufsverband Darstellende Künste Swiss Union Film and Video (SSFV)

About me

Colette Nussbaum is a Swiss actress through and through and has been at home on stage for decades. Swiss audiences know her best from the Theater am Hechtplatz in Zurich, with productions such as Alles uf Aafang, Ab die Post, Polizeiruf 117, from the Kammerspiele Seeb, the Fauteuil Basel, the Sommertheater Winterthur and from tours throughout Switzerland. In
Peter Luisi's Bonjour Switzerland, currently the most successful Swiss film, which also premiered on Netflix at the beginning of June 2025, she can be seen alongside Beat Schlatter, and she played Gilles Tschudi's partner in the TV series Dr Störefried. Her career began with a leading role in Space Dream, the most known and successful Swiss musical of all time, which also earned her a Prix Walo and a platinum CD, followed by several theatre and TV productions
in Germany. Since 2020, Colette Nussbaum has been teaching acting to children and young people at Bellacademia, and this spring she rediscovered singing and has been practising daily ever since, with the aim of soon appearing in musical productions.

Information

Acting age
49-56 years
Year of birth
1972 (53 years)
Place of birth
Strasbourg
Height (cm)
164
Eye color
blue-gray
Hair color
strawberry blond(e)
Hair length
Long
Place of residence
Zürich (CH), Berlin (DE)
Housing options
München (DE), Hamburg (DE), Köln (DE), Zürich (CH), Berlin (DE), Paris (FR), London (GB)
Nationality
Swiss
Languages
German(native)EnglishFrenchSpanishItalian
Dialects
Aargauer(native dialect)Bundner GermanSwiss-German
Instruments
PianoViolin
Sport
Alpine skiingBalletGolfScuba divingSnowboardingWater skiing
Dance
Rock & rollSalsaBachataHip hopBalletJazz dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Singer, Comedian, Musical actor, Theater
Singing
BeltingMusicalOpera singingChanson
Pitch
Mezzo-soprano
Driver's licenses
A - Motorcycle, B - Car
Other licenses
Ski instructor, NAUI advanced scuba diver

Credits

Primary professional training

1992 – 1995
EFAS European Film Actor School

Other professional training

1995 – 2000
Master in Soziologie, Publizistik und Europarecht, Universität Zürich

Awards

2017
Nomination Prix Walo, Produktion: Dinner für Spinner, Theater Fauteuil, Basel
2003
Platin CD, Produktion Space Dream
1997
Gold CD, Produktion Space Dream
1995
Prix Walo, Produktion: Space Dream

Film

2022 – 2023
Bon Schurr Ticino (Cinema film)
Madame Rüegg (SUP) Peter Luisi Producer: Spotlight Media Productions Distribution: DCM Distribution Written by: Beat Schlatter & Peter Luisi
2005
Fast Fiktion (Short film)
Dani (LR) Ilker Catak, Johannes Duncker Producer: Filmanthrop, 24LiesperSecond
2003
Bad End (Short film)
Nebenrolle Axel Wittmann Producer: Wittmann Productions

Television

2020 – 2022
Dr Störefried (Series)
Marianne Schnoddrig (LR) Markus Keller Producer: Co-Produktion LOLY & Theater an der Effingerstrasse
2017
Ladies Night - Pilot für SRF Serie
Nebenrolle Alex Kleinberger Producer: Keep Cool Produktion
2007
Lenßen und Partner
Episode Leading Role Constantin Entertainment Producer: RTL Station: Sat. 1
2005
K11
Episode Leading Role Producer: Constantin Entertainment Station: Sat.1
2001
Streit um 3
Episodenhauptrolle Wolfram Hundhammer Station: ZDF

Theater

2025
Alles uf Aafang (Drama)
Letizia Lang (LR) Pascal Ulli Producer: Independent Theatre Productions Theater: Theater am Hechtplatz Written by: Beat Schlatter & Christoph Fellmann
2020 – 2024
Ab die Post (Drama)
Laura Zeller (SUP) Pascal Ulli Producer: Independent Theatre Productions Theater: Theater am Hechtplatz, Zürich Written by: Beat Schlatter & Christoph Fellmann
2023
7 Mädchen (Drama)
Mutter (GR) Isabella Schmid Theater: Kammerspiele Seeb
2022
Ausser Kontrolle (Drama)
Pamela Willey (LR) Nadine Schori Theater: SommerTheater Winterthur
2021
Vier linke Hände (Drama)
Sophie Delassère (LR) Nadine Schori Theater: SommerTheater Winterthur
2019
Und das am Hochzeitsmorgen
Jane Westerby Nadine Schori Theater: Winterthur
2017 – 2018
Zimmer 12a
Vreni Müller Martin Schurr Theater: Basel
2015 – 2017
Polizeiruf 117
Jacqueline de Fleury / Renate Strittmatter Pascal Ulli Theater: Tournée
2016
Dinner für Spinner
Marlène Martin Schurr Theater: Basel
2016
Mondscheintarif
Jo, Marcella & Ute Niklas Heinecke Theater: Tournée
2013 – 2014
Der Vorname
Anna Urs Blaser Theater: Bachenbülach
2009 – 2012
Mondscheintarif
Jo, Marcella & Ute Niklas Heinecke Theater: Bachenbülach / Zürich

Audio

2023
Museumsguide Emma Kunz Zentrum Würenlos (Speaker)
2019
Schweizerische Erzählnacht (Speaker)
2018
Schweizerische Erzählnacht (Speaker)
2016
Schweizerische Erzählnacht (Speaker)
2012
Cinema for Life (Speaker)

Other

2016
Off Voice Pharma Produktvideos

Internet

2022
Swiss World News (Series)
TV Ansagerin (LR)