Isabelle Mann was born a teachers' daughter in
Göttingen, Germany. She spent her early years in
Wiesbaden, Germany, and was later raised bilingually
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This intercultural
background affords her the flexibility to work in any
setting around the globe.
She studied acting at ‘Reduta Acting and Drama
School’ in Berlin, and graduated in 2002. Her post-
graduation career began on stage in Berlin and
Bremen, and she has always retained her association
with the theatre.
She had her film debut as the lead actress in the
horror movie ‘Der Kali Prozess’, in which she worked
with award-winning film-maker Andreas Marschall.
Isabelle Mann moved to Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2006 where
she worked in several theatre productions at the
Jewish Arab Theatre and the Susan Dellal Theatre.
She worked with Robert Castle at the International
Theatre New York from 2009 until 2011, and again in
2024.
She was nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ at
the 2015 Maverick Movie Awards, USA, for the multi-
award-winning motion picture ‘37’, in which she
worked with the talented director Chris Brügge.
She has starred in the international feature film
‘Hello Au Revoir’, directed by Jason Croot, and in the
ARD prime time series ‘Praxis mit Meerblick’,
directed by Joseph Orr.
In 2021, Isabelle Mann was cast for Germany's most
successful long-running series ‘Gute Zeiten,
schlechte Zeiten’.
The critically acclaimed arthouse film ‘The Food on
the Table’, directed by Ismene Daskarolis and
featuring Isabelle Mann in the lead role, was
screened in 2024 at the prestigious Berlin
International Film Festival, popularly known as the
‘Berlinale’.
Isabelle Mann has studied film acting and American
acting techniques with some of the most renowned
acting coaches of our time, Susan Batson and Robert
Castle. She continues to broaden her skill set by
regularly working with both of them.
Isabelle Mann currently lives in Berlin.