As a mother who resembles a tragic Greek figure, Ulrike Krumbiegel fights the police, pathologists and undertakers to finally get her right to mourn her lost child in "Polizeiruf 110 - Jenseits" (ARD). Her emotional roller-coaster ride between hope, desperation and acceptance is one of the year's most superb acting performances. Born 1961 in Berlin, Krumbiegel has acted on the great stages of theaters throughout the country and been awarded the German Television Award for her starring role in "Geschlecht: weiblich". Her art takes the viewer to the deepest chambers of the soul, her characters creep right under your skin.

Laudation: Walter Sittler