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Mara Scherzinger
Born	(1989-09-23) September 23, 1989 (age 34) Titisee-Neustadt, Germany

Mara Scherzinger (born September 23, 1989) is a German actress. She performed in commercials, TV films, TV series, and cinema movies.

Mara Scherzinger grew up in Saig, Lenzkirch in the Black Forest. Her father, Paulus Straub, was an electronics engineer working in solar energy business. Her mother is Claudia Scherzinger, working as High Performance Coach; Mara has a brother named Jannis.

About 2000, the family moved to Cologne. Mara's parents now offer sales training, career coaching and similar courses.

In 2002, she got a small role in a commercial for Masterfoods. Her success came with the film "Liebe und Verlangen" (Love and Longing), in which she plays Torchy, a troubled and wild juvenile. She played alongside Katja Flint. From then on parts in short films, movies and series followed. Her role as Anna Peterson on the Australian/German produced TV-Series Blue Water High gained her credits as it aired not only in Australia and Germany but also in other countries.

Mara has been singing and dancing since a young age and continues to take classes for example at the Sydney Dance Company and other acclaimed institutions.

The girlgroup "Pretty Girls" was founded by Mara Scherzinger, Mareike Xander, Joana Xander and Johanna Sandvoss in 2001. They had international success until 2005.

From 2002 until 2005 Mara took part in the High Performance Leadership Training.

In 2008 she completed her HSC Certificate, Performing Arts (Drama, Dance and Arts) in New South Wales, Australia.

Parallel to acting, school and international travels and workshops Mara Scherzinger has also worked as a model in print and catwalk. On print she appeared in various magazines. For example Dolly and Girlfriend Australia, YAM! Germany etc. The shows range from fashion shows in Manhattan, NYC to shows in Germany for various labels like La Perla, Britta Uschkamp and Valisere. At the international trade fair Photokina 2010 she worked with the American fashion and lifestyle photographer Steve Thornton, as well as with the photographers of fine arts Manuel Cortez and Florian Anders in Berlin.

• Liebe und Verlangen (Love and Longing) (2002)
• German TV series "SK Kölsch" (2004)
• Australian TV series Blue Water High (2005)
• Beautiful Bitch (2006)

• Mara Scherzinger at IMDb
• Mara Scherzinger at Crew United
• Scherzinger CastingDB

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