With no formal training, Zengel took on her first acting gig at age five, in the TV series Spreewaldkrimi. Her mother got her into an agency and she started booking small parts on TV movies and shows.

Helena Zengel, a native of Berlin, holds her own opposite Tom Hanks in the film News of the World Helena Zengel's debut in Hollywood was a standout like no other. The 12-year-old actress has scored ...

Transamazonia (2024)’s plot synopsis: “Rebecca (Helena Zengel), daughter of missionary Lawrence Byrne (Jeremy Xido), was dubbed a “miracle” after she survived a plane crash as a child, deep in the ...

Though it tells a story set 150 years in the past, the Paul Greengrass-directed News of the World re-teams the filmmaker with his Captain Phillips star Tom Hanks in an Old West tale from Universal ...

Making your U.S. film debut opposite an actor of Tom Hanks's stature is no small feat, yet Helena Zengel handled it with gusto in 2020's News of the World. Directed by Captain Phillips helmer Paul ...

"News of the World" streams on Friday, and it's getting rave reviews. It features a 12-year-old actress who's so talented she's a scene-stealer, even with Tom Hanks as her costar! Helena Zengel spoke ...

At 16, Germany’s Helena Zengel rates as an acting veteran who leads the way with Friday’s theatrical family fantasy film “The Legend of Ochi.” Berlin born and raised, Zengel is known in America for ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The announcement of this year's Academy Award nominations will not happen until March 15, but there's already been plenty of Oscar buzz about Tom Hanks' performance in "News of The ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

This morning, 12-year-old German actress Helena Zengel earned her first Golden Globe nomination for her turn opposite Tom Hanks in Western, News of the World. With this recognition for her American ...

“News of the World” actor Helena Zengel has joined the ranks of Anna Paquin, Macaulay Culkin and Haley Joel Osment as one of the youngest Golden Globe nominees ever. At the age of 12, she landed a ...