Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla is a renowned German actress known for her collaborations with director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She gained recognition for her roles in films such as 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Berlin Alexanderplatz.' With a distinctive voice and strong presence, Schygulla has become an... Read More
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Mein liebster DokumentarfilmProminent filmmakers talk about documentaries that have moved, impressed, or had a lasting influence on them. |
Self | |
| 2025 |
YunanMunir travels to a remote island to contemplate a drastic action. He is haunted by a cryptic parable passed down... |
Valeska | |
| 2025 |
Denkste PuppeHanna Schygulla, one of the icons of European cinema and herself a refugee child, meets four young men again after... |
Self | |
| 2024 |
Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in TimeMagdalena Hausen was a German photographer who became known for successfully capturing a photograph of the wind. Today, fifteen years... |
Magdalena (voice) | |
| 2023 |
Poor ThingsBrought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure... |
Martha Von Kurtzroc | |
| 2023 |
Godard CinemaJean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 |
Godard CinemaJean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic... |
Self | |
| 2022 |
Douglas Sirk – Hope as in DespairAn investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all... |
Hilde Jary | |
| 2022 |
Peter von KantPeter von Kant, a successful, famous director, lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through... |
Rosemarie | |
| 2021 | Self | ||
| 2021 |
The CrossingIn a small town plunged into darkness, two children, Kyona and Adriel, are separated from their parents and, facing the... |
Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice) | |
| 2021 |
Everything Went FineWhen her elderly father has a stroke, Emmanuelle rushes to his bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he... |
Swiss Lady | |
| 2020 |
The Wonderful Journey of Selma LagerlöfThe extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and... |
Self - Quote Reader (voice) | |
| 2020 |
IrmiThe story of Irmi Selver, who lost her family while fleeing Germany in 1939 and overcame tragedy and upheavals to... |
Narrator | |
| 2020 |
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the BeautifulWomen were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton's work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
The Mystery of Henri PickIn a bizarre Breton library that collects rejected, never published manuscripts, a young editor discovers a novel that she considers... |
Ludmila Blavitsky | |
| 2018 |
Ad VitamIn a future where regeneration technology lets humans live indefinitely, a cop and a troubled young woman investigate a strange... |
- Participation - | |
| 2018 |
The PrayerThomas is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of... |
Sister Myriam | |
| 2017 |
LuckyThe story of a young mother with a failed marriage behind her, who fights daily for her dream to open... |
Lotte | |
| 2017 |
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But NecessaryMarco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary is a trip through the auteur's singular cosmos - at once supernatural and earthbound. He... |
Self | |
| 2017 |
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family ReunionDocumentary about the making of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 1972 German television series EIGHT HOURS DON'T MAKE A DAY, featuring interviews... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
UnlessA writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets. |
Danielle | |
| 2015 | Self | ||
| 2015 |
FassbinderA film portrait of the influential Bavarian actor, director, and screenwriter who publicly confessed his homosexuality, which chronologically covers all... |
Self | |
| 2015 |
Marcello Mastroianni, latin loverA documentary about Marcello Mastroianni. |
Self | |
| 2014 |
OpheliaVerging on Alzheimer’s, an aging actress (played by Hanna Schygulla) finds that the power of memory is stronger than ever. |
Vera | |
| 2014 |
The Quiet RoarMARIANNE (Evabritt Strandberg) is a 68-year old woman diagnosed with a terminal disease. Left with angst, she seeks therapy at... |
Eva | |
| 2013 |
Vijay and IWilhelm Wilder (Will) is a talented actor stuck on a New York City children's TV show where he portrays Bad... |
Will's Mother | |
| 2012 |
Lullaby to my FatherThe film intertwines historical events and intimate memories. I observe how architecture represents the transformations of society and those who... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 |
AvantiWhat does ‘normal’ actually mean? And what is ‘crazy’? Everybody attempts to convince Léa that her mother, Suzanne, is mentally... |
Suzanne | |
| 2012 |
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria BraunA documentary that focuses on the making of Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "The Marriage of Maria Braun". |
Self | |
| 2012 |
Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songeA deeply felt personal story of Hanna Schygulla filmed in 2012 at a moment when she was moving back to... |
self | |
| 2011 |
FaustA doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with... |
Moneylender's Wife | |
| 2010 |
Lusitanian IllusionImages and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an... |
Erika Mann (voice) | |
| 2010 |
HeiligendammShort film based on Thomas Mann's short story "Der Kleiderschrank". |
A. van der Qualen | |
| 2009 | Clara | ||
| 2009 | older Anna Akhmatova | ||
| 2009 |
Alicia BustamanteA cinematic portrait, filmed in Paris and Havana, which includes excerpts from films and theatrical performances by Alicia Bustamante, as... |
Self | |
| 2008 |
Po-lin. Shards of MemoryUnique archives show a world that no longer exists: pre-war Poland in which two cultures: Jewish and Polish, coexisted wall-in-wall;... |
Narrator - German version (voice) | |
| 2007 |
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its StoryA documentary about the making of the television mini-series by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including interviewees with the principal actors. |
Self | |
| 2007 |
The Edge of HeavenThe lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership,... |
Susanne Staub | |
| 2006 | Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm | ||
| 2006 |
Winter JourneyDespite advancing age, rural businessman Franz has remained fit and energetic, but serious mental illness and financial problems mean that... |
Martha "Mucky" Brenninger | |
| 2006 |
Kommissar StolbergStolberg is a German detective television series, starring chief inspector Martin Stolberg. The series is more serious and less flashy... |
Marita Dennett | |
| 2006 |
Filmlegenden. DeutschLegends recount legends who dominated German cinema in the 1940s and 1950s – with stories that are funny, dramatic, and... |
Self | |
| 2005 |
The Quiet LoveTwo very different love stories cross each other in warm and magical way. A humanistic and yet mysterious film about... |
Frau Marx | |
| 2005 |
Von Sex bis SimmelA documentary by Hans Günther Pflaum and Peter H. Schröder. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Promised Land"Promised Land" tells the story of a group of young unwitting Estonian girls smuggled through Egypt to be auctioned off... |
Hanna | |
| 2003 | Self | ||
| 2002 |
Fassbinder in HollywoodThough he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was... |
Self | |
| 2002 | Self | ||
| 2001 |
Janela da AlmaNineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see... |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Werckmeister HarmoniesA naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus... |
Tünde Eszter | |
| 2000 |
Fassbinder's WomenAn essay film in which filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim interviews "the willing victims of Rainer Werner Fassbinder." |
Self | |
| 1999 |
BeckmannReinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show. |
Self | |
| 1998 |
The Girl of Your DreamsDuring the Spanish Civil War, a troupe of Spanish filmmakers is invited to shoot a film at UFA studios in... |
Magda Goebbels | |
| 1998 |
Angelo NeroJack Altieri, a young Italian-American restaurant owner, arrives at Vesta awaits him a painting of the sixteenth century that depicts... |
Eloide | |
| 1998 |
Life, Love & CelluloidDocumentary musing upon the work of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. |
Self | |
| 1997 | self | ||
| 1996 |
Lea51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood... |
Wanda | |
| 1995 | self | ||
| 1995 |
The Sunset BoysErnest, Ted and August fulfill their friend Carl's dying wish and take him to Heidelberg, where they all first met... |
Ewa Loehwe | |
| 1995 |
The Night of the FilmmakersA meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers. |
Self | |
| 1995 |
One Hundred and One NightsMonsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a... |
Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife | |
| 1994 |
I Sell My DreamsTelenovela in six chapters adapted from the original screenplay by Gabriel García Marquez, directed by Ruy Guerra and shot in... |
Alma | |
| 1994 |
Life's Little TreasuresThis movie is about love affairs, simple pleasures of a few men and women who will gather for a few... |
Léna | |
| 1994 |
Hey StrangerAn actor and poet falls in love with a former mortuary photographer turned waitress. They find themselves caught up way... |
Tania | |
| 1993 |
The Blue ExileMavi Sürgün is a fictionalized account of one period of the life of a Turkish journalist who was condemned to... |
The Actress | |
| 1993 |
Golem: The Petrified GardenDanny Cornish, a sort of stateless man who arranges art exhibits, is called from Tel Aviv to Paris with the... |
Michelle | |
| 1993 |
Madame BäurinOn the Schiermoser farm tense expectation prevails. The 'Urban', the Schaubleins, surprisingly announced their arrival. In the past, they were... |
Tante Agathe | |
| 1992 |
Golem, the Spirit of ExileAn allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile, this film tells the story of a... |
L'Esprit de l'Exil | |
| 1992 |
Warsaw: Year 5703In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities underway in... |
Stephania | |
| 1992 | Self | ||
| 1992 |
I Don’t Just Want You to Love MeA documentary about the life and work of director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. |
Self | |
| 1991 |
Dead AgainIn 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes... |
Inga | |
| 1991 |
DAS!Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates... |
Self | |
| 1990 |
Adventure of Catherine C.In Paris, unhappy movie actress Catherine Crachat becomes infatuated with the mathematician Pierre Indemini, but then breaks up with him.... |
Fanny Hohenstein | |
| 1990 |
Abraham's GoldIn this tragic melodrama, a man who has been hiding his Nazi past has it come back to haunt him... |
Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger | |
| 1989 |
The Summer of Miss ForbesMrs. Forbes, a German governess, is hired for six weeks to take care of two children, while their parents are... |
Mrs. Forbes | |
| 1988 |
Miss ArizonaStory of the owners (Mastroianni and Schygulla) of a fancy nightclub in Budapest before and during WWII. |
Mici | |
| 1987 |
CasanovaThe life story of an 18th century womanizer who's arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because he's viewed... |
Casanova's Mother | |
| 1986 |
BarnumThe amazing biography of legendary circus impresario and unparalleled showman, P.T. Barnum. |
Jenny Lind | |
| 1986 |
Forever, LuluWhen Elaine, an adventurous young woman from Germany, arrives in New York City, she sets out to be a famous... |
Elaine | |
| 1986 |
The Delta ForceA 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese... |
Ingrid | |
| 1986 |
Peter the GreatPeter the Great is a 1986 NBC television mini-series starring Maximilian Schell as Russian emperor Peter the Great, and based... |
Catherine Skevronskaya | |
| 1984 |
The Future Is WomanIn this improbable, ponderous story about a couple who do not want to have children of their own, and a... |
Anna | |
| 1984 | Suzanne | ||
| 1983 |
A Love in GermanyIn May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden... |
Pauline Kropp | |
| 1983 |
Sheer MadnessTwo women–a literature professor and a painter–start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy relationships with... |
Olga | |
| 1983 |
The Story of PieraPiera is a young woman who grows up under the parentage of two extremely original overseers: both her mother and... |
Eugenia | |
| 1982 |
AntonietaAnna is a psychologist undertaking research about famous suicidal women. She takes a specific interest in the case of Antonieta... |
Anna | |
| 1982 |
Godard's PassionWhile shooting a film, the director becomes interested in the unfolding struggle of a young factory worker that has been... |
Hanna | |
| 1982 |
That Night of VarennesDuring the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps. |
Countess Sophie de la Borde | |
| 1982 |
Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénarioNotes on the movie Passion |
Self | |
| 1982 |
Scénario du film PassionGodard constructs a lyrical study of the cinematic and creative process by deconstructing the story of his 1982 film Passion.... |
Self | |
| 1982 | Self | ||
| 1981 |
Circle of DeceitTo escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce... |
Ariane Nassar | |
| 1981 |
Cinémania: Rainer Werner FassbinderA documentary about the director Fassbinder but edited as if it were a film of the master himself, with some... |
Self | |
| 1981 |
Das ABC ist subversivDocumentary directed by Hans Rolf Strobel |
Narrator | |
| 1981 | Self | ||
| 1981 |
Lili MarleenThe story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer... |
Willie | |
| 1980 |
Berlin AlexanderplatzIn late 1920s Berlin, Franz Biberkopf is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he soon finds himself... |
Eva | |
| 1979 |
The Great RunawayA miniseries about a pair of teenagers living in a slum at the fringes of Berlin. Alcoholism, prostitution, and violence... |
Frau Piesch | |
| 1979 |
The Third GenerationA wildly anarchic satire of guerrilla terrorism in which a band of leftist radicals inadvertently become puppets of the West... |
Susanne Gast | |
| 1979 |
The Marriage of Maria BraunMaria marries a young soldier in the last days of World War II, only for him to go missing in... |
Maria Braun | |
| 1979 | Self | ||
| 1978 |
New Year's EveA short film made by Sirk at the end of his life with one of his students. An adaptation of... |
Society Woman | |
| 1976 | Lisa Wegner | ||
| 1976 |
The ClownBased on the best-selling novel by Nobel-laureate Heinrich Böll, this drama is a passionate indictment of Catholicism. Hans Schnier (Helmut... |
Marie | |
| 1976 |
Grüße von Rosita aus PeruRosita Hernandez, a nine-year-old Indio girl, tells about the everyday life of her family living in the the desert plain... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1976 | Martha | ||
| 1976 |
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like MeAn attempt at a psychological profile of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who answers the author's questions about his artistic and personal... |
Self | |
| 1975 | Regine Hackelberg | ||
| 1975 |
Wrong MoveSix days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his mother gives... |
Therese | |
| 1974 |
Spécial cinémaMarcello Mastroianni, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Delon, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen... the biggest stars in cinema were welcomed by Christian Defaye... |
Self | |
| 1974 |
Effi BriestWhen 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a... |
Effi Briest | |
| 1973 |
Jail BaitIn a small German town, a 14-year-old girl's relationship with an older man draws scrutiny and leads to legal consequences,... |
Ärztin | |
| 1972 |
Bremen FreedomA very stylized TV version of the Fassbinder play. The set consists of a few pieces of furniture in front... |
Luisa Mauer | |
| 1972 |
Eight Hours Don’t Make a DayEight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) is a West German television drama miniseries written... |
Marion Andreas | |
| 1972 |
The Bitter Tears of Petra von KantPetra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and... |
Karin Thimm | |
| 1972 |
The Merchant of Four SeasonsHans is a street fruit peddler and born loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him to... |
Anna Epp, Hans's sister | |
| 1971 |
Jakob von GuntenAdaptation of Robert Walser's novel about a young man who enters an oppressive servant school. |
Lisa Benjamenta | |
| 1971 |
Beware of a Holy WhoreFilm director Jeff and his lead actor are taking their time getting to set. In their absence, the crew lack... |
Hanna | |
| 1971 |
Whity"Whity" is the mulatto butler of the dysfunctional Nicholson family in the American Southwest in 1878. The father, Ben Nicholson,... |
Hanna | |
| 1971 |
Mathias KneißlInspired by the real-life events of Mathias Kneißl, a marginal man, son of poor farmers from Bavaria, in the late... |
Mathilde Schreck | |
| 1971 |
Pioneers in IngolstadtBerta, a naive young maid, searches for love when the army engineers come to town to build a bridge. |
Berta | |
| 1971 |
Rio das MortesMichel and Guenther, working in dead-end jobs, are obsessed with going to Peru to find buried treasure, using a map... |
Hanna | |
| 1971 |
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8About the making of "Der amerikanische Soldat/The American Soldier" in 1970. |
Self | |
| 1970 |
Scene of the CrimeTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on... |
Catharina | |
| 1970 |
The Niklashausen JourneyCan a small group of people start a proletarian revolution, asks the "Black Monk" in a leather jacket? The medieval... |
Johanna | |
| 1970 |
Gods of the PlagueAfter his release from prison, ex-convict Franz Walsch finds his way back into the Munich criminal underworld. His attentions focus... |
Joanna | |
| 1970 |
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?Technical draftsman Herr R. is a dependable guy. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to... |
Hanna | |
| 1970 |
End of the Commune?A documentary about Fassbinder and the early years of the legendary Antiteater, the group he was a member/leader of. You... |
Self | |
| 1970 |
The Coffee HousePeople meet and chat at Ridolfo's Coffeehouse; the conversations are mostly about money, but also about feelings, ideals, friendship, love,... |
Lisaura | |
| 1970 |
Love Is Colder Than DeathSmall-time pimp Franz is torn between his mistress and Bruno, the gangster sent after him by a shady crime syndicate... |
Johanna | |
| 1970 |
BaalAn exploration of the cult of the genius, an anti-heroic figure who chooses to be a social outcast and live... |
Luise | |
| 1969 | Maria | ||
| 1969 |
KatzelmacherA group of young slackers spend most of their time hanging out in front of a Munich apartment building. When... |
Marie | |
| 1969 | Sandra V. | ||
| 1969 |
Hunting Scenes from BavariaAbram returns to his small village and although his repairing skills are needed, people's suspicion about his sexual preferences make... |
Paula | |
| 1968 |
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the PimpThree sequences are linked together in this short film by Straub; the first sequence is a long tracking shot from... |
Lucy | |
| 1959 |
Stars in the RingEvery year there was a Gala of the Stars at the Zirkus Krone in Munich. |
Self | |
| 1951 | Self | ||
| 1948 |
BambiThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda... |
Self | |
| TBA |
Der große ZusammenbruchThe story of André, a bohemian and loser of the reunification era, who gets by with small odd jobs in... |
Unknown character |
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Got a question about Hanna Schygulla?
Hanna Schygulla's career highlights include her roles in iconic films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, particularly 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Berlin Alexanderplatz.' She is celebrated for her contributions to New German Cinema.
Hanna Schygulla has received several awards throughout her career, including the German Film Award for Best Actress and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Hanna Schygulla's first film was 'The Devil's General' (1955), where she had a minor role. However, her breakout came with Fassbinder's films in the 1970s.
Some of Hanna Schygulla's most successful films include 'The Marriage of Maria Braun,' 'Berlin Alexanderplatz,' and 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant,' all of which received critical acclaim.
Hanna Schygulla was married to filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder from 1970 to 1975. She has one child, whose name remains private.
Hanna Schygulla's estimated net worth is approximately $5 million, reflecting her successful career in film and television.
Milestones in Hanna Schygulla's filmography include her performances in 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Berlin Alexanderplatz,' which solidified her status as a leading actress in European cinema.
Hanna Schygulla has had a profound impact on cinema, particularly in the New German Cinema movement, where her performances and collaborations with innovative directors shaped the narrative style and themes of the era.