Eva Löbau, born on August 26, 1972, in Waiblingen, is a German actress active in film, television, and theatre. Trained at the prestigious Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, she began her career on stage, collaborating with prominent directors of the Berlin theatre scene. Her cinematic breakthrough is linked to director Maren Ade, who directed her in the lead role of the film *The Forest for the Trees* (2003), a role that earned her the Best Actress award at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema. Since 2017, she has been one of the central figures in the popular crime series *Tatort*, where she plays Commissioner Franziska Tobler on the Black Forest team. Her versatile career includes roles in international productions such as Quentin Tarantino's *Inglourious Basterds* and in critically acclaimed German films, including the Oscar-nominated *The Teachers' Lounge* (2023). For her performances, she has received several nominations for the Deutscher Filmpreis, Germany's most prestigious film award, consolidating her status as a leading actress.