Hanna Schygulla
December 25, 1943 (82 years old) in Chorzów, Polska
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
Credits
- 2026 · Der große Zusammenbruch as
- 2025 · Yunan as Valeska
- 2023 · Poor Things as Martha Von Kurtzroc
- 2022 · Peter von Kant as Rosemarie
- 2021 · Everything Went Fine as Swiss Lady
- 2019 · The Mystery of Henri Pick as Ludmila Blavitsky
- 2018 · Ad Vitam as - Participation -
- 2016 · Unless as Danielle
- 2011 · Faust as Moneylender's Wife
- 2007 · The Edge of Heaven as Susanne Staub
- 2006 · Kommissar Stolberg as Marita Dennett
- 2003 · ZIBB as Self
- 2002 · Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self
- 2001 · Werckmeister Harmonies as Tünde Eszter
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · The Girl of Your Dreams as Magda Goebbels
- 1997 · Im Dialog as self
- 1992 · Morgenmagazin as Self
- 1991 · Dead Again as Inga
- 1991 · DAS! as Self
- 1987 · Casanova as Casanova's Mother
- 1986 · The Delta Force as Ingrid
- 1986 · Peter the Great as Catherine Skevronskaya
- 1982 · That Night of Varennes as Countess Sophie de la Borde
- 1982 · Wortwechsel as Self
- 1981 · 5 nach 10 as Self
- 1981 · Lili Marleen as Willie
- 1980 · Berlin Alexanderplatz as Eva
- 1979 · The Marriage of Maria Braun as Maria Braun
- 1979 · NDR Talk Show as Self
- 1977 · The Devils as Darja Schatowa
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1972 · Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day as Marion Andreas
- 1972 · The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant as Karin Thimm
- 1970 · Scene of the Crime as Catharina
- 1959 · Stars in der Manege as Self
- 1951 · German Film Award as Self
- 1948 · Bambi as Self
- Future · Heureka as
- 2026 · Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm as Self
- 2025 · Denkste Puppe as Self
- 2024 · Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time as Magdalena (voice)
- 2023 · Godard Cinema as Self
- 2022 · Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair as Hilde Jary
- 2021 · Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms as Self
- 2021 · The Crossing as Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)
- 2020 · The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf as Self - Quote Reader (voice)
- 2020 · Irmi as Narrator
- 2020 · Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful as Self
- 2018 · The Prayer as Sister Myriam
- 2017 · Lucky as Lotte
- 2017 · Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary as Self
- 2017 · Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion as Self
- 2015 · Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte as Self
- 2015 · Fassbinder as Self
- 2015 · Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover as Self
- 2014 · Ophelia as Vera
- 2014 · The Quiet Roar as Eva
- 2013 · Vijay and I as Will's Mother
- 2012 · Lullaby to my Father as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Avanti as Suzanne
- 2012 · Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun as Self
- 2012 · Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe as self
- 2010 · Lusitanian Illusion as Erika Mann (voice)
- 2010 · Heiligendamm as A. van der Qualen
- 2009 · Clara, une passion française as Clara
- 2009 · Татарская княжна as older Anna Akhmatova
- 2009 · Alicia Bustamante as Self
- 2008 · Po-lin. Shards of Memory as Narrator - German version (voice)
- 2007 · Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story as Self
- 2006 · Das unreine Mal as Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm
- 2006 · Winter Journey as Martha "Mucky" Brenninger
- 2006 · Filmlegenden. Deutsch as Self
- 2005 · The Quiet Love as Frau Marx
- 2005 · Von Sex bis Simmel as Self
- 2004 · Promised Land as Hanna
- 2002 · Fassbinder in Hollywood as Self
- 2001 · Window of the Soul as Self
- 2000 · Fassbinder's Women as Self
- 1998 · Angelo Nero as Eloide
- 1998 · Life, Love & Celluloid as Self
- 1996 · Lea as Wanda
- 1995 · The Sunset Boys as Ewa Loehwe
- 1995 · The Night of the Filmmakers as Self
- 1995 · One Hundred and One Nights as Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
- 1994 · I Sell My Dreams as Alma
- 1994 · Life's Little Treasures as Léna
- 1994 · Hey Stranger as Tania
- 1993 · The Blue Exile as The Actress
- 1993 · Golem: The Petrified Garden as Michelle
- 1993 · Madame Bäurin as Tante Agathe
- 1992 · Golem, the Spirit of Exile as L'Esprit de l'Exil
- 1992 · Warsaw: Year 5703 as Stephania
- 1992 · I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me as Self
- 1990 · Adventure of Catherine C. as Fanny Hohenstein
- 1990 · Abraham's Gold as Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger
- 1989 · The Summer of Miss Forbes as Mrs. Forbes
- 1988 · Miss Arizona as Mici
- 1986 · Barnum as Jenny Lind
- 1986 · Forever, Lulu as Elaine
- 1984 · The Future Is Woman as Anna
- 1984 · L'aide-mémoire as Suzanne
- 1983 · A Love in Germany as Pauline Kropp
- 1983 · Sheer Madness as Olga
- 1983 · The Story of Piera as Eugenia
- 1982 · Antonieta as Anna
- 1982 · Godard's Passion as Hanna
- 1982 · Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario as Self
- 1982 · Scénario du film Passion as Self
- 1981 · Circle of Deceit as Ariane Nassar
- 1981 · Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Self
- 1981 · Das ABC ist subversiv as Narrator
- 1979 · The Great Runaway as Frau Piesch
- 1979 · The Third Generation as Susanne Gast
- 1978 · New Year's Eve as Society Woman
- 1976 · Intermezzo für fünf Hände as Lisa Wegner
- 1976 · The Clown as Marie
- 1976 · Der Stumme as Martha
- 1976 · The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me as Self
- 1976 · Grüße von Rosita aus Peru as Narrator (voice)
- 1975 · Der Katzensteg as Regine Hackelberg
- 1975 · Wrong Move as Therese
- 1974 · Effi Briest as Effi Briest
- 1973 · Jail Bait as Ärztin
- 1972 · Bremen Freedom as Luisa Mauer
- 1972 · The Merchant of Four Seasons as Anna Epp, Hans's sister
- 1971 · Jakob von Gunten as Lisa Benjamenta
- 1971 · Beware of a Holy Whore as Hanna
- 1971 · Whity as Hanna
- 1971 · Mathias Kneißl as Mathilde Schreck
- 1971 · Pioneers in Ingolstadt as Berta
- 1971 · Rio das Mortes as Hanna
- 1971 · Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 as Self
- 1970 · The Niklashausen Journey as Johanna
- 1970 · Gods of the Plague as Joanna
- 1970 · Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? as Hanna
- 1970 · End of the Commune? as Self
- 1970 · The Coffee House as Lisaura
- 1970 · Love Is Colder Than Death as Johanna
- 1970 · Baal as Luise
- 1969 · Kuckucksei im Gangsternest as Maria
- 1969 · Katzelmacher as Marie
- 1969 · Die Revolte as Sandra V.
- 1969 · Hunting Scenes from Bavaria as Paula
- 1968 · The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp as Lucy