Lena Schmidtke is a German actress, voice-over artist, and dubbing voice actor. She was born in 1991 in Berlin, Germany, and is of German nationality. Her voice is classified as a mezzosoprano, and she speaks German as a native language, along with fluent English and basic French.

Schmidtke completed her primary professional acting training at the Universität der Künste Berlin from 2012 to 2016. During her education, she performed at the Hans Otto Theater in Potsdam. She further honed her craft by attending a film acting workshop at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2016.

Her career spans both on-camera roles in film and television as well as extensive work in voice acting. On screen, she has appeared in a variety of German productions. Her notable television credits include a recurring role as Mandy Klink in the Netflix series Dogs of Berlin, as well as appearances in series such as Alarm für Cobra 11, Soko Leipzig, Soko Wismar, Der Usedom Krimi, and Wilsberg. In film, she had a role in the 2020 feature Berlin Alexanderplatz, which was an official selection at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

As a voice actor, Schmidtke has built a substantial body of work in dubbing international films and series into German. She has provided the German voice for a wide range of actresses in high-profile productions. Notably, she has dubbed actresses including Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray in Peaky Blinders, Maya Hawke in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Hailee Steinfeld in the series Hawkeye and the film The Marvels, Jodie Comer in Free Guy and The Last Duel, and Elle Fanning in A Rainy Day in New York and Mary Shelley.

In the specific area of anime and Japanese animation dubbing, Schmidtke is known for two major roles. She voiced the character Satomi Ogino in the German dubbing of the animated feature film The Case of Hana & Alice. She also voiced Koyomi in the German dubbing of the cyberpunk action film Alita: Battle Angel, based on the manga series Gunnm.

Beyond dubbing, Schmidtke is also active in the field of audio dramas, an audio format with strong popularity in Germany. She has worked on productions for Deutschlandfunk Kultur and Deutschlandradio Kultur, including the audio dramas Das Tierreich and Die besten Sprüche aller Zeiten. She is also involved with an independent audio drama collective called MooEntertainment, with which she produces audio books and audio plays, sometimes contributing as a writer and director.

For her work in film, Lena Schmidtke has received recognition. She was awarded the Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino for acting at the 2022 Filmfest München for her role in the film Wut auf Kuba (Wrath on Cuba). Earlier in her career, she also received an ensemble award and a student prize at the 2015 Treffen deutschsprachiger Schauspielstudierender, a meeting for German-speaking acting students.