Ruby Commey | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-07-29) 29 July 1991 Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Ruby Commey (born 29 July 1991 in Berlin, Germany) is a German actress. She was born in Berlin and has performed at the Kammerspiele, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble.[1][2]
In 2019, she portrayed Germania in the music video for Rammstein's song Deutschland, which was a number-one single in several countries, but also attracted significant controversy due to her African heritage.[3][4]
Filmography
Theater
Commey has appeared in various productions. Among them four different productions at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin:[5], Maxim Gorki Theater, Volksbühne.
- 2013: Vanishing Point Berlin (directed by Tobias Rausch)
- 2014: Tod.Sünde.7 (directed by Wojtek Klemm)
- 2015: Alice (directed by Nora Schlocker)
- 2017: Death of a Salesman (directed by Bastian Kraft)
- 2025: Bluess in schwarz weiss (directed by Lamin Leroy Gibba)
- 2025: Die Legende von Paul und Paula (directed by Murat Dikenci)
- 2026: Die Zwillinge (directed by Joana Tischkau)
Music videos
- 2019: Deutschland (directed by Specter Berlin)
References
- "Ruby Commey". Deutsches Theater. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Ruby Commey". Berliner Ensemble. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- Braun, Stuart (29 March 2019). "Rammstein video furore: Far-right clickbait or anti-fascist art?". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Schwarze Frau als Germania - Kritik an Rammstein-Video" [Black woman as Germania - criticism of the Rammstein video]. Die Zeit (in German). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Ruby Commey". Schauspiel Hannover. Retrieved 19 September 2019.