Hanna Schygulla

Acting · Born 1943-12-25 in Chorzów, Polska

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).

Filmography

• Lili Marleen as Willie
• The Marriage of Maria Braun as Maria Braun
• Effi Briest as Effi Briest
• Gods of the Plague as Joanna
• A Love in Germany as Pauline Kropp
• Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair as Hilde Jary
• The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant as Karin Thimm
• Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? as Hanna
• The Merchant of Four Seasons as Anna Epp, Hans's sister
• The Edge of Heaven as Susanne Staub