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Juri was raised in Ambrì, a village in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino in Switzerland.[3] She is fluent in German, English and Italian.[4] She learned German and Italian when she was young, and English at 15. Her father is a lawyer, and her mother is a sculptor [5] In school, she played ice hockey for HC Ambrì-Piotta and went on to be a forward for the Swiss Schweizer Meister [de] Class A team, SC Reinach.[6] From 2005 until 2010, she studied theatre in Los Angeles and London.[7] Juri started her acting career by hopping between auditions in Berlin, London and Rome.[8] She maintained a busy schedule trying to find work while making use of her trilingualism.[8]
From 2005 to 2007, Juri was coached by Douglas Matranga in Los Angeles.[9] Between 2007 and 2008, she took part in the ensemble of the Theatrical Arts Theatre Company in Los Angeles.[10] From 2008 to 2010, Juri attended acting classes at The Actors Centre in London.[10]
Career
Juri's first film appearance was in the short film Midday Room. In 2011, she received the Swiss Film Award in the Best Performance in a Supporting Role category for 180° (2010). The next year, she won the award for Best Actress for her role in Someone Like Me [de]. In 2013, she was selected to receive the Shooting Star which is awarded annually to ten young European actors at the Berlin International Film Festival.[11] She also played the leading role in the 2013 film adaptation of Wetlands. This is arguably the role she is best known for. The novel it is based on was a controversial best seller in Germany.[12] To prepare for this role, Juri wore the clothes of her character, Helen, for several weeks and spent a lot of this time in Berlin, where her character lives.[8] She even went undercover as a student at a high school where only the principal knew she was an actress.[12] She appeared in the Blade Runner sequel, Blade Runner 2049, as a designer of implanted memories for replicants.[13]