Jella Haase

Jella Haase is a German actress who is known internationally for her leading role in the Netflix action-thriller comedy television series Kleo. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in a wide variety of film and television productions, including feature films such as Lollipop Monster, Combat Girls, and Fack ju Göhte.

Haase was born on 26 October 1992 in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Her mother is a dentist. Haase began her performing career as a child actor in drama theatre before transitioning into screen acting.

In 2009, at age 17, Haase made her film debut in the short film Der letzte Rest. She subsequently landed her first major role in the television film Mama kommt! This appearance was followed by several other television projects, including two appearances on the series Polizeiruf 110. In 2010, she starred in six episodes of the television show Alpha 0.7 – Der Feind in dir.

Haase's feature film career expanded in 2011 when she appeared in the movie Men in the City 2. That same year, she played a leading role in David Wnendt's film about neo-Nazis, Combat Girls, appearing alongside Alina Levshin and Gerdy Zint. She also starred in Ziska Riemann's directorial debut film, Lollipop Monster. For her performances in both Combat Girls and Lollipop Monster, Haase won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress in 2012.

In 2013, Haase appeared in the film Puppenspieler, portraying an underage prostitute who films herself with judges to blackmail them. For this role, she received the Günter Strack Television Award for Best Actress in June 2013. Later that year, she played teenager Chantal Ackermann in the comedy film Fack ju Göhte, directed by Bora Dağtekin. Her work in Fack ju Göhte earned her a nomination for the German Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2014.

Haase continued to take on notable film roles in the following years, starring as Lara in the 2015 film 4 Kings. She also expanded into voice work, providing the voice for the character Violetta in My Fairy Troublemaker.

In 2022, Haase took on the starring role in the Netflix action-thriller comedy series Kleo. Following its initial release, the television show was renewed for a second season, which aired in July 2024.