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Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

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Biography

Barbara Sukowa (born 2 February 1950) is a German theatre and film actress. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the film Rosa Luxemburg (1986). Her other film appearances include Lola (1981), Europa (1990), M. Butterfly (1993), and Hannah Arendt (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Sukowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993

Voyager

Voyager

1991

Lola

Lola

1981

Salomea's Nose

Salomea's Nose

2014

The Sicilian

The Sicilian

1987

Europa

Europa

1991

Veronika Decides to Die

Veronika Decides to Die

2009

A Birthday to Remember

A Birthday to Remember

2003

Johnny Mnemonic

Johnny Mnemonic

1995

Air

Air

2023

Marianne and Juliane

Marianne and Juliane

1981

Granny Nanny

Granny Nanny

2020

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009

Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001

White Noise

White Noise

2022

Nacht ohne Morgen

Nacht ohne Morgen

2011

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt

2012

The Port of Last Resort

The Port of Last Resort

1998

Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein

Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein

2021

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene

2023

Office Killer

Office Killer

1997

The Sky is Blue

The Sky is Blue

2014

Heinrich Heine

Heinrich Heine

1978

Women in New York

Women in New York

1977

Die Entdeckung der Currywurst

Die Entdeckung der Currywurst

2008

Klandestin WT

Klandestin WT

2025

The African Woman

The African Woman

1990

Nightworld: Lost Souls

Nightworld: Lost Souls

1999

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2004

The Misplaced World

The Misplaced World

2015

Days to Remember

Days to Remember

1987

In the Name of Innocence

In the Name of Innocence

1997

Un dimanche de flics

Un dimanche de flics

1983

Urbania

Urbania

2000

Equator

Equator

1983

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016

The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1999

The Third Miracle

The Third Miracle

1999

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

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

2007

Deadly Game

Deadly Game

1982

Atomic Blonde

Atomic Blonde

2017

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

My Art

My Art

2016

Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell

2019

Rocca Changes the World

Rocca Changes the World

2019

Native Son

Native Son

2019

Two of Us

Two of Us

2020

Dalíland

Dalíland

2022

Barbara Sukowa on Lola

Barbara Sukowa on Lola

2003

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

2024

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

2024

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

2024

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

2025

We're Not Done Yet

We're Not Done Yet

2024

Unknownia

Unknownia

ZOMA

ZOMA

2027

Servant

Servant

2019

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken

1979

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

2015

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften

2002

Space

Space

1985

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

1980

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

1974

Servant

Servant

2019

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

Grimme Award

Grimme Award

1964

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

Constellation

Constellation

2024

The Swarm

The Swarm

2023

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

1976

Colpo di coda

Colpo di coda

1993

DAS!

DAS!

1991

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979

Beckmann

Beckmann

1999

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002

Thadeusz

Thadeusz

2005

The Night Agent

The Night Agent

2023