Hanna Schygulla

Dec 25, 1943 (81 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

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Scene of the Crime

Catharina

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Poor Things

Martha Von Kurtzroc

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The Merchant of Four Seasons

Anna Epp, Hans's sister

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The Quiet Love

Frau Marx

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Madame Bäurin

Tante Agathe

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The Delta Force

Ingrid

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Barnum

Jenny Lind

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Werckmeister Harmonies

Tünde Eszter

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The Clown

Marie

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Berlin Alexanderplatz

Eva

Credits

Der große Zusammenbruch Future

★ NR
Yunan 2025

Valeska

★ NR
Denkste Puppe 2025

Self

★ NR
Magdalena Hausen - Die gefrorene Zeit 2024

Magdalena (voice)

★ NR
Poor Things 2023

Martha Von Kurtzroc

★ 7.7
Godard Cinema 2023

Self

★ 6.4
Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair 2022

Hilde Jary

★ 8
Peter von Kant 2022

Rosemarie

★ 5.7
Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms 2021

Self

★ 6.5
The Crossing 2021

Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)

★ 7.4
Everything Went Fine 2021

Swiss Lady

★ 6.6
The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf 2020

Self - Quote Reader (voice)

★ 4
Irmi 2020

Narrator

★ NR
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful 2020

Self

★ 6.5
The Mystery of Henri Pick 2019

Ludmila Blavitsky

★ 6.5
Ad Vitam 2018

- Participation -

★ 6
The Prayer 2018

Sister Myriam

★ 6.4
Lucky 2017

Lotte

★ 6.4
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary 2017

Self

★ 7.5
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion 2017

Self

★ NR
Unless 2016

Danielle

★ 4.8
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte 2015

Self

★ NR
Fassbinder 2015

Self

★ 6.2
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover 2015

Self

★ NR
Ophelia 2014

Vera

★ NR
The Quiet Roar 2014

Eva

★ 4.8
Lullaby to my Father 2012

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.5
Avanti 2012

Suzanne

★ 4.5
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun 2012

Self

★ NR
Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe 2012

self

★ NR
Faust 2011

Moneylender's Wife

★ 6.6
Lusitanian Illusion 2010

Erika Mann (voice)

★ 6.4
Heiligendamm 2010

A. van der Qualen

★ NR
Clara, une passion française 2009

Clara

★ 5
Alicia Bustamante 2009

Self

★ NR
Po-lin. Shards of Memory 2008

Narrator - German version (voice)

★ 8.5
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story 2007

Self

★ NR
The Edge of Heaven 2007

Susanne Staub

★ 7.2
Das unreine Mal 2006

Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm

★ 3
Winter Journey 2006

Martha "Mucky" Brenninger

★ 6.7
Kommissar Stolberg 2006

Marita Dennett

★ 1
Filmlegenden. Deutsch 2006

Self

★ 8
The Quiet Love 2005

Frau Marx

★ 6
Von Sex bis Simmel 2005

Self

★ 6
Promised Land 2004

Hanna

★ 5.2
Fassbinder in Hollywood 2002

Self

★ 5.9
Janela da Alma 2001

Self

★ 6.9
Werckmeister Harmonies 2001

Tünde Eszter

★ 7.9
Fassbinder's Women 2000

Self

★ 5.6
The Girl of Your Dreams 1998

Magda Goebbels

★ 6.5
Angelo Nero 1998

Eloide

★ NR
Life, Love & Celluloid 1998

Self

★ 5.8
Lea 1996

Wanda

★ 5.5
The Sunset Boys 1995

Ewa Loehwe

★ 6
The Night of the Filmmakers 1995

Self

★ 5
One Hundred and One Nights 1995

Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife

★ 6.2
Life's Little Treasures 1994

Léna

★ 5.1
Hey Stranger 1994

Tania

★ 5
The Blue Exile 1993

The Actress

★ 4.6
Golem: The Petrified Garden 1993

Michelle

★ 4.2
Madame Bäurin 1993

Tante Agathe

★ 4
Golem, the Spirit of Exile 1992

L'Esprit de l'Exil

★ 4.7
Warsaw: Year 5703 1992

Stephania

★ 5.2
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me 1992

Self

★ 6.4
Dead Again 1991

Inga

★ 6.4
Adventure of Catherine C. 1990

Fanny Hohenstein

★ 3.7
Abraham's Gold 1990

Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger

★ NR
The Summer of Miss Forbes 1989

Mrs. Forbes

★ 3.5
Miss Arizona 1988

Mici

★ 5.6
Casanova 1987

Casanova's Mother

★ 4.2
Barnum 1986

Jenny Lind

★ 6.7
Forever, Lulu 1986

Elaine

★ 3.9
The Delta Force 1986

Ingrid

★ 6
Peter the Great 1986

Catherine Skevronskaya

★ 8
The Future Is Woman 1984

Anna

★ 5.8
L'aide-mémoire 1984

Suzanne

★ NR
A Love in Germany 1983

Pauline Kropp

★ 4.9
Sheer Madness 1983

Olga

★ 6.7
The Story of Piera 1983

Eugenia

★ 5.8
Antonieta 1982

Anna

★ 5.3
Godard's Passion 1982

Hanna

★ 5.9
The Night of Varennes 1982

Countess Sophie de la Borde

★ 6.9
Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario 1982

Self

★ NR
Scénario du film Passion 1982

Self

★ 5.6
Circle of Deceit 1981

Ariane Nassar

★ 6.1
Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1981

Self

★ 5
Das ABC ist subversiv 1981

Narrator

★ NR
Lili Marleen 1981

Willie

★ 6.4
Berlin Alexanderplatz 1980

Eva

★ 7.7
The Great Runaway 1979

Frau Piesch

★ 7
The Third Generation 1979

Susanne Gast

★ 6.1
The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979

Maria Braun

★ 7.4
New Year's Eve 1978

Society Woman

★ NR
Intermezzo für fünf Hände 1976

Lisa Wegner

★ NR
The Clown 1976

Marie

★ 5.7
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me 1976

Self - Interviewee (uncredited)

★ NR
Grüße von Rosita aus Peru 1976

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Der Stumme 1976

Martha

★ NR
Der Katzensteg 1975

Regine Hackelberg

★ NR
Wrong Move 1975

Therese

★ 6.8
Effi Briest 1974

Effi Briest

★ 6.7
Jail Bait 1973

Ärztin

★ 6.2
Bremen Freedom 1972

Luisa Mauer

★ 6
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day 1972

Marion Andreas

★ 7.6
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972

Karin Thimm

★ 7.4
The Merchant of Four Seasons 1972

Anna Epp, Hans's sister

★ 6.7
Jakob von Gunten 1971

Lisa Benjamenta

★ NR
Beware of a Holy Whore 1971

Hanna

★ 6.4
Whity 1971

Hanna

★ 5.2
Mathias Kneißl 1971

Mathilde Schreck

★ 5
Pioneers in Ingolstadt 1971

Berta

★ 5.3
Rio das Mortes 1971

Hanna

★ 5.4
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 1971

Self

★ NR
Scene of the Crime 1970

Catharina

★ 6.1
The Niklashausen Journey 1970

Johanna

★ 6
Gods of the Plague 1970

Joanna

★ 5.6
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? 1970

Hanna

★ 7.3
End of the Commune? 1970

Self

★ NR
The Coffee House 1970

Lisaura

★ 5.3
Love Is Colder Than Death 1970

Johanna

★ 6.2
Baal 1970

Luise

★ 6
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest 1969

Maria

★ 1
Katzelmacher 1969

Marie

★ 6.5
Die Revolte 1969

Sandra V.

★ NR
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria 1969

Paula

★ 6.9
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp 1968

Lucy

★ 4.6
Stars in the Ring 1959

Self

★ 5.3
Deutscher Filmpreis 1951

Self

★ 6
Bambi-Verleihung 1948

Self

★ 9

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