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Helena Zengel is a German actress known for her role in System Crasher (2019), which earned her the German Film Award for Best Actress. She also gained international recognition for her performance as Johanna Leonberger in the film News of the World (2020), alongside Tom Hanks.

Zengel’s career includes collaborations with renowned actors in critically acclaimed projects. In System Crasher, she worked with Albrecht Schuch, portraying the intense relationship between a troubled child and her care worker. In News of the World, she shared the screen with Tom Hanks, playing a young orphan in a post-Civil War setting. She appeared in Looping (2016), acting alongside Jella Haase in a narrative exploring mental health. Zengel also collaborated with Frederick Lau in The Captain (2017), a historical drama about moral conflicts during wartime. Her television work includes a role in Spreewaldkrimi (2019), where she worked with Christian Redl in a crime series. Zengel’s performances across film and television demonstrate her ability to collaborate within diverse and challenging narratives.