Hanna Schygulla
Known for Acting · 144 credits
- Born
- 1943-12-25 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Chorzów, Polska
Biography
Hanna Schygulla (born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer. She is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema. Over 12 years, Hanna Schygulla appeared in 23 Fassbinder movies (including his first feature film), the most-acclaimed being The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) (for which she won the Silver Bear).
Known For
TV Shows (24)
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Catharina
DAS!
1991
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
Morgenmagazin
1992
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Kulturzeit
1995
as self
Im Dialog
1997
as self
Stars in the Ring
1959
as Self
Kommissar Stolberg
2006
as Marita Dennett
Wortwechsel
1982
as Self
Berlin Alexanderplatz
1980
as Eva
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Peter the Great
1986
as Catherine Skevronskaya
Ad Vitam
2018
as - Participation -
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
1972
as Marion Andreas
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
2006
as Self
5 nach 10
1981
as Self
The Great Runaway
1979
as Frau Piesch
Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm
2026
as Self
I Sell My Dreams
1994
as Alma
Movies (120)
Poor Things
2023
as Martha Von Kurtzroc
Wrong Move
1975
as Therese
The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
as Anna Epp, Hans's sister
The Delta Force
1986
as Ingrid
Dead Again
1991
as Inga
Faust
2011
as Moneylender's Wife
Unless
2016
as Danielle
Casanova
1987
as Casanova's Mother
Everything Went Fine
2021
as Swiss Lady
Yunan
2025
as Valeska
Werckmeister Harmonies
2001
as Tünde Eszter
The Crossing
2021
as Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
as Maria Braun
One Hundred and One Nights
1995
as Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972
as Karin Thimm
The Story of Piera
1983
as Eugenia
The Mystery of Henri Pick
2019
as Ludmila Blavitsky
Godard's Passion
1982
as Hanna
The Edge of Heaven
2007
as Susanne Staub
Lili Marleen
1981
as Willie
Katzelmacher
1969
as Marie
Forever, Lulu
1986
as Elaine
The Prayer
2018
as Sister Myriam
Baal
1970
as Luise
Jail Bait
1973
as Ärztin
Peter von Kant
2022
as Rosemarie
That Night of Varennes
1982
as Countess Sophie de la Borde
The Girl of Your Dreams
1998
as Magda Goebbels
Antonieta
1982
as Anna
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
as Hanna
Lucky
2017
as Lotte
The Coffee House
1970
as Lisaura
Love Is Colder Than Death
1970
as Johanna
The Quiet Love
2005
as Frau Marx
The Third Generation
1979
as Susanne Gast
Vijay and I
2013
as Will's Mother
Whity
1971
as Hanna
Circle of Deceit
1981
as Ariane Nassar
Beware of a Holy Whore
1971
as Hanna
Godard Cinema
2023
as Self
Effi Briest
1974
as Effi Briest
Golem: The Petrified Garden
1993
as Michelle
Barnum
1986
as Jenny Lind
Winter Journey
2006
as Martha "Mucky" Brenninger
The Sunset Boys
1995
as Ewa Loehwe
The Future Is Woman
1984
as Anna
A Love in Germany
1983
as Pauline Kropp
End of the Commune?
1970
as Self
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
1971
as Berta
Bremen Freedom
1972
as Luisa Mauer
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
2020
as Self
Lea
1996
as Wanda
Life's Little Treasures
1994
as Léna
Sheer Madness
1983
as Olga
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992
as Self
Life, Love & Celluloid
1998
as Self
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
as Erika Mann (voice)
Promised Land
2004
as Hanna
Mathias Kneißl
1971
as Mathilde Schreck
The Blue Exile
1993
as The Actress
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
1969
as Maria
Jakob von Gunten
1971
as Lisa Benjamenta
Fassbinder
2015
as Self
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte
2015
as Self
Fassbinder's Women
2000
as Self
Gods of the Plague
1970
as Joanna
Warsaw: Year 5703
1992
as Stephania
Rio das Mortes
1971
as Hanna
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
1969
as Paula
Angelo Nero
1998
as Eloide
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
2017
as Self
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
2007
as Self
New Year's Eve
1978
as Society Woman
Der Katzensteg
1975
as Regine Hackelberg
The Niklashausen Journey
1970
as Johanna
Adventure of Catherine C.
1990
as Fanny Hohenstein
Madame Bäurin
1993
as Tante Agathe
Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms
2021
as Self
Scénario du film Passion
1982
as Self
The Quiet Roar
2014
as Eva
Miss Arizona
1988
as Mici
Die Revolte
1969
as Sandra V.
Golem, the Spirit of Exile
1992
as L'Esprit de l'Exil
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover
2015
as Self
Lullaby to my Father
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Abraham's Gold
1990
as Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger
Po-lin. Shards of Memory
2008
as Narrator - German version (voice)
Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
1981
as Self
Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario
1982
as Self
Avanti
2012
as Suzanne
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun
2012
as Self
Janela da Alma
2001
as Self
The Clown
1976
as Marie
Ophelia
2014
as Vera
The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf
2020
as Self - Quote Reader (voice)
Intermezzo für fünf Hände
1976
as Lisa Wegner
Von Sex bis Simmel
2005
as Self
Das unreine Mal
2006
as Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm
The Summer of Miss Forbes
1989
as Mrs. Forbes
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
1968
as Lucy
The Night of the Filmmakers
1995
as Self
Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time
2024
as Magdalena (voice)
Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
2022
as Hilde Jary
Татарская княжна
2009
as older Anna Akhmatova
L'aide-mémoire
1984
as Suzanne
Das ABC ist subversiv
1981
as Narrator
Der Stumme
1976
as Martha
Clara, une passion française
2009
as Clara
Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002
as Self
Hey Stranger
1994
as Tania
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion
2017
as Self
Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe
2012
as self
Heiligendamm
2010
as A. van der Qualen
Alicia Bustamante
2009
as Self
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me
1976
as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
Grüße von Rosita aus Peru
1976
as Narrator (voice)
Irmi
2020
as Narrator
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
1971
as Self
Denkste Puppe
2025
as Self
Der große Zusammenbruch
About Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla (born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer. She is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema. Over 12 years, Hanna Schygulla appeared in 23 Fassbinder movies (including his first feature film), the most-acclaimed being The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) (for which she won the Silver Bear). With 144 credits spanning from 1948 to 2026, Hanna Schygulla has appeared in 120 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hanna Schygulla Movies
- Poor Things (2023) — as Martha Von Kurtzroc
- Wrong Move (1975) — as Therese
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — as Anna Epp, Hans's sister
- The Delta Force (1986) — as Ingrid
- Dead Again (1991) — as Inga
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