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Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

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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

Lili Marleen

Lili Marleen

1981

The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979

Effi Briest

Effi Briest

1974

Gods of the Plague

Gods of the Plague

1970

A Love in Germany

A Love in Germany

1983

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

2022

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

1970

The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Merchant of Four Seasons

1972

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972

The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven

2007

Wrong Move

Wrong Move

1975

Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe

Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe

2012

Werckmeister Harmonies

Werckmeister Harmonies

2001

Katzelmacher

Katzelmacher

1969

Dead Again

Dead Again

1991

Beware of a Holy Whore

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971

Godard's Passion

Godard's Passion

1982

Love Is Colder Than Death

Love Is Colder Than Death

1970

Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms

Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms

2021

Sheer Madness

Sheer Madness

1983

That Night of Varennes

That Night of Varennes

1982

Antonieta

Antonieta

1982

Ophelia

Ophelia

2014

The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

Janela da Alma

Janela da Alma

2001

Circle of Deceit

Circle of Deceit

1981

Promised Land

Promised Land

2004

Peter von Kant

Peter von Kant

2022

The Future Is Woman

The Future Is Woman

1984

Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover

Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover

2015

The Story of Piera

The Story of Piera

1983

The Quiet Love

The Quiet Love

2005

Winter Journey

Winter Journey

2006

Life's Little Treasures

Life's Little Treasures

1994

One Hundred and One Nights

One Hundred and One Nights

1995

Faust

Faust

2011

Whity

Whity

1971

Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

1981

The Niklashausen Journey

The Niklashausen Journey

1970

The Third Generation

The Third Generation

1979

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

1968

Poor Things

Poor Things

2023

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria

1969

Warsaw: Year 5703

Warsaw: Year 5703

1992

The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995

Life, Love & Celluloid

Life, Love & Celluloid

1998

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

1971

The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me

The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me

1976

Bremen Freedom

Bremen Freedom

1972

The Blue Exile

The Blue Exile

1993

Rio das Mortes

Rio das Mortes

1971

The Coffee House

The Coffee House

1970

The Clown

The Clown

1976

Alicia Bustamante

Alicia Bustamante

2009

Von Sex bis Simmel

Von Sex bis Simmel

2005

The Quiet Roar

The Quiet Roar

2014

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002

Grüße von Rosita aus Peru

Grüße von Rosita aus Peru

1976

Das ABC ist subversiv

Das ABC ist subversiv

1981

Yunan

Yunan

2025

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

1971

Kuckucksei im Gangsternest

Kuckucksei im Gangsternest

1969

Jail Bait

Jail Bait

1973

Mathias Kneißl

Mathias Kneißl

1971

The Sunset Boys

The Sunset Boys

1995

The Girl of Your Dreams

The Girl of Your Dreams

1998

Die Revolte

Die Revolte

1969

Baal

Baal

1970

Golem: The Petrified Garden

Golem: The Petrified Garden

1993

Madame Bäurin

Madame Bäurin

1993

Das unreine Mal

Das unreine Mal

2006

Abraham's Gold

Abraham's Gold

1990

Golem, the Spirit of Exile

Golem, the Spirit of Exile

1992

Hey Stranger

Hey Stranger

1994

Fassbinder

Fassbinder

2015

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

1978

Intermezzo für fünf Hände

Intermezzo für fünf Hände

1976

Lea

Lea

1996

Casanova

Casanova

1987

Godard Cinema

Godard Cinema

2023

Forever, Lulu

Forever, Lulu

1986

Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time

Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time

2024

The Crossing

The Crossing

2021

Jakob von Gunten

Jakob von Gunten

1971

The Summer of Miss Forbes

The Summer of Miss Forbes

1989

Barnum

Barnum

1986

Der Stumme

Der Stumme

1976

Fassbinder's Women

Fassbinder's Women

2000

Unless

Unless

2016

Avanti

Avanti

2012

Adventure of Catherine C.

Adventure of Catherine C.

1990

Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte

Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte

2015

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

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

2007

Lucky

Lucky

2017

Der Katzensteg

Der Katzensteg

1975

Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun

Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun

2012

The Prayer

The Prayer

2018

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

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

2017

Angelo Nero

Angelo Nero

1998

Heiligendamm

Heiligendamm

2010

Miss Arizona

Miss Arizona

1988

Po-lin. Shards of Memory

Po-lin. Shards of Memory

2008

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

2020

Clara, une passion française

Clara, une passion française

2009

The Mystery of Henri Pick

The Mystery of Henri Pick

2019

Irmi

Irmi

2020

End of the Commune?

End of the Commune?

1970

Scénario du film Passion

Scénario du film Passion

1982

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

2017

Everything Went Fine

Everything Went Fine

2021

Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion

2010

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

2020

Lullaby to my Father

Lullaby to my Father

2012

L'aide-mémoire

L'aide-mémoire

1984

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

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

1982

Der große Zusammenbruch

Der große Zusammenbruch

Denkste Puppe

Denkste Puppe

2025

Татарская княжна

Татарская княжна

2009

Godard Cinema

Godard Cinema

2023

Vijay and I

Vijay and I

2013

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

1972

The Great Runaway

The Great Runaway

1979

Stars in the Ring

Stars in the Ring

1959

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

1980

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

1970

Peter the Great

Peter the Great

1986

Kommissar Stolberg

Kommissar Stolberg

2006

Ad Vitam

Ad Vitam

2018

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

German Film Award

German Film Award

1951

Bambi

Bambi

1948

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

2006

DAS!

DAS!

1991

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

1979

Beckmann

Beckmann

1999

Wortwechsel

Wortwechsel

1982

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002

5 nach 10

5 nach 10

1981

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995

Im Dialog

Im Dialog

1997

ZIBB

ZIBB

2003

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

1992

I Sell My Dreams

I Sell My Dreams

1994

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm

2026