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Hanna Schygulla

Born: 1943

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 Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth Chorzów, Polska

Resources

Movies

Lili Marleen

Willie in Lili Marleen

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Maria Braun in The Marriage of Maria Braun

Effi Briest

Effi Briest in Effi Briest

The Edge of Heaven

Susanne Staub in The Edge of Heaven

Gods of the Plague

Joanna in Gods of the Plague

A Love in Germany

Pauline Kropp in A Love in Germany

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Hanna in Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

The Merchant of Four Seasons

Anna Epp, Hans's sister in The Merchant of Four Seasons

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Karin Thimm in The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Wrong Move

Therese in Wrong Move

Dead Again

Inga in Dead Again

Werckmeister Harmonies

Tünde Eszter in Werckmeister Harmonies

Katzelmacher

Marie in Katzelmacher

Beware of a Holy Whore

Hanna in Beware of a Holy Whore

Godard's Passion

Hanna in Godard's Passion

Love Is Colder Than Death

Johanna in Love Is Colder Than Death

The Night of Varennes

Countess Sophie de la Borde in The Night of Varennes

Antonieta

Anna in Antonieta

The Delta Force

Ingrid in The Delta Force

Janela da Alma

Self in Janela da Alma

Circle of Deceit

Ariane Nassar in Circle of Deceit

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Self in Fassbinder in Hollywood

Promised Land

Hanna in Promised Land

The Future Is Woman

Anna in The Future Is Woman

The Story of Piera

Eugenia in The Story of Piera

The Quiet Love

Frau Marx in The Quiet Love

Winter Journey

Martha "Mucky" Brenninger in Winter Journey

Life's Little Treasures

Léna in Life's Little Treasures

One Hundred and One Nights

Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife in One Hundred and One Nights

Faust

Moneylender's Wife in Faust

Whity

Hanna in Whity

The Niklashausen Journey

Johanna in The Niklashausen Journey

The Third Generation

Susanne Gast in The Third Generation

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

Self in I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

Lucy in The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria

Paula in Hunting Scenes from Bavaria

Warsaw: Year 5703

Stephania in Warsaw: Year 5703

The Night of the Filmmakers

Self in The Night of the Filmmakers

Life, Love & Celluloid

Self in Life, Love & Celluloid

Pioneers in Ingolstadt

Berta in Pioneers in Ingolstadt

Bremen Freedom

Luisa Mauer in Bremen Freedom

The Blue Exile

The Actress in The Blue Exile

Rio das Mortes

Hanna in Rio das Mortes

The Coffee House

Lisaura in The Coffee House

The Clown

Marie in The Clown

Alicia Bustamante

Self in Alicia Bustamante

Von Sex bis Simmel

Self in Von Sex bis Simmel

The Quiet Roar

Eva in The Quiet Roar

Kuckucksei im Gangsternest

Maria in Kuckucksei im Gangsternest

Jail Bait

Ärztin in Jail Bait

Mathias Kneißl

Mathilde Schreck in Mathias Kneißl

The Sunset Boys

Ewa Loehwe in The Sunset Boys

Baal

Luise in Baal

Golem: The Petrified Garden

Michelle in Golem: The Petrified Garden

Die Revolte

Sandra V. in Die Revolte

Das unreine Mal

Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm in Das unreine Mal

Madame Bäurin

Tante Agathe in Madame Bäurin

Abraham's Gold

Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger in Abraham's Gold

Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

L'Esprit de l'Exil in Golem, l'esprit de l'exil

New Year's Eve

Society woman in New Year's Eve

Sheer Madness

Olga in Sheer Madness

Intermezzo für fünf Hände

Lisa Wegner in Intermezzo für fünf Hände

Fassbinder

Self in Fassbinder

Lea

Wanda in Lea

Casanova

Casanova's Mother in Casanova

Forever, Lulu

Elaine in Forever, Lulu

Jakob von Gunten

Lisa Benjamenta in Jakob von Gunten

The Summer of Miss Forbes

Mrs. Forbes in The Summer of Miss Forbes

Barnum

Jenny Lind in Barnum

Der Stumme

Martha in Der Stumme

Fassbinder’s Women

Self in Fassbinder’s Women

Unless

Danielle in Unless

Avanti

Suzanne in Avanti

Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte

Self in Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte

Adventure of Catherine C.

Fanny Hohenstein in Adventure of Catherine C.

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

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

Lucky

Lotte in Lucky

Der Katzensteg

Regine Hackelberg in Der Katzensteg

Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun

Self in Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun

The Prayer

Sister Myriam in The Prayer

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

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

Angelo Nero

Eloide in Angelo Nero

Heiligendamm

A. van der Qualen in Heiligendamm

Miss Arizona

Mici in Miss Arizona

Po-lin. Shards of Memory

Narrator - German version (voice) in Po-lin. Shards of Memory

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Self in Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Clara, une passion française

Clara in Clara, une passion française

The Mystery of Henri Pick

Ludmila Blavitsky in The Mystery of Henri Pick

Irmi

Narrator in Irmi

End of the Commune?

Self in End of the Commune?

Scénario du film Passion

Self in Scénario du film Passion

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Self in Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

Everything Went Fine

Swiss Lady in Everything Went Fine

Lusitanian Illusion

Erika Mann (voice) in Lusitanian Illusion

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

Self - Quote Reader (voice) in The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

Lullaby to my Father

Narrator (voice) in Lullaby to my Father

Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe

self in Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe

Hanna Schygulla

Self in Hanna Schygulla

Ophelia

Vera in Ophelia

Peter von Kant

Rosemarie in Peter von Kant

Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover

Self in Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover

Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Self in Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder

The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me

Self - Interviewee (uncredited) in The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me

Godard Cinema

Self in Godard Cinema

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Hilde Jary in Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair

Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Self in Filmlegenden. Deutsch

Poor Things

Martha Von Kurtzroc in Poor Things

Grüße von Rosita aus Peru

Narrator (voice) in Grüße von Rosita aus Peru

Das ABC ist subversiv

Narrator in Das ABC ist subversiv

Yunan

in Yunan

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

Self in Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

The Girl of Your Dreams

Magda Goebbels in The Girl of Your Dreams

Hey Stranger

Tania in Hey Stranger

Magdalena Hausen: Frozen Time

Magdalena #3 in Magdalena Hausen: Frozen Time

The Crossing

Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice) in The Crossing

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