Caroline Jaden Stussi

Caroline Jaden Stussi is an actress who is fluent in 5 languages. She studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Caroline's career began at age 3 when she won a model contest. In the following years she starred in several commercial campaigns and numerous plays. She gained international attention as one of the Swiss finalists for the lead in Michael Douglas’s Courage Mountain. , which is based on the national Swiss novel Heidi. Her first leading role in a major film was in the feature film Secret Trees of Inspiration, which is based on her life.

Early Life
Caroline was born in Basel, Switzerland as the first of six children. She grew up in an abusive childhood with the regular involvement of the child protection services. Caroline grew up raising her siblings and working in her parents family business.

Career
Caroline's career began at age 3, when she won a model contest. She then became a member of a local theatre company where she starred in several plays. This led to parts in films and regular appearances on Spanish TV channel Telemundo. During that time she also starred in several commercial campaigns. At age 11, Caroline was among the 3 Swiss finalists for the lead in Michael Douglas’s Courage Mountain, co-starring Charlie Sheen which gained her international attention. In high school she enrolled in further acting and film classes. She then studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles where she appeared in several stage productions and where she also started to work as an assistant director. Her roommate was Monte Hellman, who became her mentor.

Environmentalist
Caroline became personally aware of environmental crises with the traumatic experience of the Sandoz chemical spill on her birthday. It was an environmental disaster in which the Rhine River turned red and most fish were killed. Caroline became an active member of Greenpeace and World Wide Fund for Nature and now tries to contribute to environmental-friendlier film sets.