Suzanne Bernert Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Suzanne Bernert

• Suzanne Bernert is a German-born Indian actress, who lives in India. She is known for portraying the character of Queen Helena in  Colors TV’s 2015 historical series ‘Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat.’

• Suzanne Bernert became fascinated with acting at a young age, and she used to participate in puppet theatre and school events.

• Seeing her inclination towards acting, her friends encouraged her to pursue a career in it.

• At the age of 19, Suzanne did a three-year acting course under Heidelotte Diehl in Berlin, Germany.
  

  Suzanne Bernert received training from Heidelotte Diehl

• She also did a course under American producer and acting coach, Susan Batson in Berlin, Germany.
  

  Suzanne Bernert received training from Susan Batson

• When she was married to her first husband in Dubai, she met director “Ajay Sinha” over there, who offered her the role of Catherine in Zee TV’s show ‘Astitva…Ek Prem Kahani.’ She then came to Mumbai, India in 2005 to pursue her career in acting.
  

  Suzanne Bernert as Catherine in ‘Astitva…Ek Prem Kahani’

• Suzanne Bernert became a household name in 2006 when she played the role of foreign bahu “Doris Tushar Bajaj” in Star Plus’ popular show ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay.’
  

  Suzanne Bernert as Doris Tushar Bajaj in ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’

• She had hired the same Hindi tutor who taught Katrina Kaif and Yana Gupta.

• She is fluent in various languages like French, Italian, Spanish, Bengali, Marathi, and Hindi.

• Suzanne is the second wife of well-known actor, Akhil Mishra, who was first married to actress, Manju Mishra. He is known for the role of librarian “Dubey” in Aamir Khan‘s ‘3 Idiots’ (2009).

• She is 17 years younger than her husband, Akhil Mishra.

• Suzanne Bernert and Akhil Mishra together worked in the Bollywood film, Kram (2012) and Doordarshan’s Hindi TV serial, Mera Dil Deewana.

• In 2010, she was seen alongside “Aamir Khan” in a ‘Titan’ ad.

• Suzanne Bernert, along with, Akhil Mishra manage a theatre group called ‘Vijeta.’

• She was also involved with an India-based social service organization, Sulabh International.

• She is a trained ‘Classical Ballet’ dancer.

• Suzanne also learned ‘Lavani’ dance form for her role of Rebecca in the Marathi film, Gallit Gondhal, Dillit Mujra (2009).

• She is the first foreign actress to have participated in the Marathi celebrity dance show ‘Dholkichya Talavar’ (2011-2012) and reached the semi-finals.

• Suzanne Bernert is also the first foreign actress to appear in 20 Hindi and Marathi TV shows.

• In 2012, the film ‘Dusarya Jagatli-from Another World,’ in which she played the lead role of Suzanne William, was screened at the first Indian Berlin Film Festival. The film won the Maharashtrian Best Social Movie Award.

• In 2014, she played the role of the Indian politician, Sonia Gandhi in ABP News Channel’s TV series titled ‘7 RCR…Projecting India’s Future,’ hosted by Shekhar Kapur.
  

  Suzanne Bernert as Sonia Gandhi in ‘7 RCR…Projecting India’s Future’ (2014)

• In 2017, Suzanne joined the campaign, Narmada Seva Yatra, organised by the government of Madhya Pradesh.

• She acted in a short film titled ‘Padharo India’ to promote Jaipur Tourism.

• In 2019, she again roped in for the role of Sonia Gandhi in the film ‘The Accidental Prime Minister.’ The film is based on the controversial book ‘The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh‘ by Sanjaya Baru.
  

  Suzanne Bernert (Left) as Sonia Gandhi in the film ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’

• Suzanne Bernert never travels without earplugs.

• She is an avid coffee lover, and she always starts her day with a cup of coffee.

• According to his wife Suzanne Bernert, Akhil Mishra paused his acting career to assist her in improving her Hindi language skills and acting in Hindi films.

• She consumes alcohol occasionally.
  

  Suzanne Bernert with a glass of wine