Sheri Hagen was born in Lagos, grew up in Hamburg, and has lived in Berlin since the mid-1990s.
[2] Originally she wanted to become a doctor, but when she accompanied a friend to an audition for a musical project, both were accepted.
Since 1995, after her television debut in an episode of the series Praxis Bülowbogen, she has been seen in numerous productions, such as multiple episodes of Tatort, as well as in other series such as Der Landarzt, Siska, and Bella Block.
She also acted in films like Baal, based on the play of the same name by Bertolt Brecht, Das Leben der Anderen, and as the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the ZDF-two-part series Deutschlandspiel.
Alongside her acting work, Hagen created her own projects, working as the writer, director, and producer, such as the 2012 award-winning film Auf den zweiten Blick in which Michael Klammer, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, and Ingo Naujoks acted.