Carol Schuler receives Winterthur Culture Prize
This year's Cultural Award of the City of Winterthur goes to the actress and singer Carol Schuler.
Carol Schuler was born in Winterthur in 1987. At the age of 14, she played the lead role in the film "Lieber Brad", for which she received the Swiss Film Award for Best Actress in 2002. After finishing school in Winterthur, Carol Schuler went to Berlin and began training as an actress at the European Theater Institute. This was followed by another nomination for the Swiss Film Award in 2012 and engagements at the Schauspielhaus Zürich and the Schaubühne Berlin, where she has been a permanent member of the ensemble since the 2017/18 season. Carol Schuler also performs on stage as a singer with her bands "El Cartel" and "Chloé et les Enfants Terribles". She is known to the general public as investigator Tessa Ott in Zurich's "Tatort".
The Cultural Prize of the City of Winterthur is awarded annually by the City Council to individuals or institutions who have made a special contribution to the cultural life of the City of Winterthur. The City Council nominates the award winners on its own authority. An application is not possible. Institutions as well as individuals and groups can be honored. The prize is endowed with CHF 10,000.
