Since 1996 Corinna Nilson has been teaching film acting, acting direction, directing and pitch at film schools, universities and as a one-on-one coach for productions (ITV, RTL, Zeitsprung, Sony Pictures).
 
Born in Essen, Corinna Nilson earned her acting diploma at the European Film Acting School in Zurich (ZAV) and completed her studies in theatre, film and television studies, German language and literature and education with a Magister Artium at the University of Cologne. In 2000 she was an FFA scholarship holder in Hollywood L.A.. Since her internship at WDR, she has worked there as a freelancer, e.g. for the programme "Frau tv".
 
Corinna Nilson plays in numerous cinema, film and television productions and embodied e.g. roles in the American production "FBI International" (2022) for CBS by Mikel Katleman, in "SOKO Köln" (2022) by Till Müller-Ebenborn,in "Ein Hauch von Amerika" (2020) by Dror Zaharvi, in "Tatort" (2019) by Torsten C. Fischer, in "Väter allein zu Haus" (2019) by Esther Gronenborn, as well as in Andreas Kleinert's film "Barriere" (Berlinale 2010).