Hanna Schygulla
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
All Movies (121)
- Yunan2025 · as Valeska
- Denkste Puppe2025 · as Self
- Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time2024 · as Magdalena (voice)
- Poor Things2023 · as Martha Von Kurtzroc
- Godard Cinema2023 · as Self
- Godard Cinema2023
- Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair2022 · as Hilde Jary
- Peter von Kant2022 · as Rosemarie
- Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms2021 · as Self
- The Crossing2021 · as Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)
- Everything Went Fine2021 · as Swiss Lady
- The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf2020 · as Self - Quote Reader (voice)
- Irmi2020 · as Narrator
- Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful2020 · as Self
- The Mystery of Henri Pick2019 · as Ludmila Blavitsky
- The Prayer2018 · as Sister Myriam
- Lucky2017 · as Lotte
- Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary2017 · as Self
- Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion2017 · as Self
- Unless2016 · as Danielle
- Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte2015 · as Self
- Fassbinder2015 · as Self
- Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover2015 · as Self
- Ophelia2014 · as Vera
- The Quiet Roar2014 · as Eva
- Vijay and I2013 · as Will's Mother
- Lullaby to my Father2012 · as Narrator (voice)
- Avanti2012 · as Suzanne
- Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun2012 · as Self
- Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe2012 · as self
- Faust2011 · as Moneylender's Wife
- Lusitanian Illusion2010 · as Erika Mann (voice)
- Heiligendamm2010 · as A. van der Qualen
- Clara, une passion française2009 · as Clara
- Татарская княжна2009 · as older Anna Akhmatova
- Alicia Bustamante2009 · as Self
- Po-lin. Shards of Memory2008 · as Narrator - German version (voice)
- Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story2007 · as Self
- The Edge of Heaven2007 · as Susanne Staub
- Das unreine Mal2006 · as Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm
- Winter Journey2006 · as Martha "Mucky" Brenninger
- The Quiet Love2005 · as Frau Marx
- Von Sex bis Simmel2005 · as Self
- Promised Land2004 · as Hanna
- Fassbinder in Hollywood2002 · as Self
- Janela da Alma2001 · as Self
- Werckmeister Harmonies2001 · as Tünde Eszter
- Fassbinder's Women2000 · as Self
- The Girl of Your Dreams1998 · as Magda Goebbels
- Angelo Nero1998 · as Eloide
- Life, Love & Celluloid1998 · as Self
- Lea1996 · as Wanda
- The Sunset Boys1995 · as Ewa Loehwe
- The Night of the Filmmakers1995 · as Self
- One Hundred and One Nights1995 · as Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
- Life's Little Treasures1994 · as Léna
- Hey Stranger1994 · as Tania
- The Blue Exile1993 · as The Actress
- Golem: The Petrified Garden1993 · as Michelle
- Madame Bäurin1993 · as Tante Agathe
- Golem, the Spirit of Exile1992 · as L'Esprit de l'Exil
- Warsaw: Year 57031992 · as Stephania
- I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me1992 · as Self
- Dead Again1991 · as Inga
- Adventure of Catherine C.1990 · as Fanny Hohenstein
- Abraham's Gold1990 · as Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger
- The Summer of Miss Forbes1989 · as Mrs. Forbes
- Miss Arizona1988 · as Mici
- Casanova1987 · as Casanova's Mother
- Barnum1986 · as Jenny Lind
- Forever, Lulu1986 · as Elaine
- The Delta Force1986 · as Ingrid
- The Future Is Woman1984 · as Anna
- L'aide-mémoire1984 · as Suzanne
- A Love in Germany1983 · as Pauline Kropp
- Sheer Madness1983 · as Olga
- The Story of Piera1983 · as Eugenia
- Antonieta1982 · as Anna
- Godard's Passion1982 · as Hanna
- That Night of Varennes1982 · as Countess Sophie de la Borde
- Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario1982 · as Self
- Scénario du film Passion1982 · as Self
- Circle of Deceit1981 · as Ariane Nassar
- Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder1981 · as Self
- Das ABC ist subversiv1981 · as Narrator
- Lili Marleen1981 · as Willie
- The Third Generation1979 · as Susanne Gast
- The Marriage of Maria Braun1979 · as Maria Braun
- New Year's Eve1978 · as Society Woman
- Intermezzo für fünf Hände1976 · as Lisa Wegner
- The Clown1976 · as Marie
- The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me1976 · as Self
- Grüße von Rosita aus Peru1976 · as Narrator (voice)
- Der Stumme1976 · as Martha
- Der Katzensteg1975 · as Regine Hackelberg
- Wrong Move1975 · as Therese
- Effi Briest1974 · as Effi Briest
- Jail Bait1973 · as Ärztin
- Bremen Freedom1972 · as Luisa Mauer
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972 · as Karin Thimm
- The Merchant of Four Seasons1972 · as Anna Epp, Hans's sister
- Jakob von Gunten1971 · as Lisa Benjamenta
- Beware of a Holy Whore1971 · as Hanna
- Whity1971 · as Hanna
- Mathias Kneißl1971 · as Mathilde Schreck
- Pioneers in Ingolstadt1971 · as Berta
- Rio das Mortes1971 · as Hanna
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 81971 · as Self
- The Niklashausen Journey1970 · as Johanna
- Gods of the Plague1970 · as Joanna
- Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?1970 · as Hanna
- End of the Commune?1970 · as Self
- The Coffee House1970 · as Lisaura
- Love Is Colder Than Death1970 · as Johanna
- Baal1970 · as Luise
- Kuckucksei im Gangsternest1969 · as Maria
- Katzelmacher1969 · as Marie
- Die Revolte1969 · as Sandra V.
- Hunting Scenes from Bavaria1969 · as Paula
- The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp1968 · as Lucy
- Der große Zusammenbruch—
All TV Shows (24)
- Mein liebster Dokumentarfilm2026 · as Self
- Ad Vitam2018 · as - Participation -
- Kommissar Stolberg2006 · as Marita Dennett
- Filmlegenden. Deutsch2006 · as Self
- ZIBB2003 · as Self
- Gero von Boehm begegnet...2002 · as Self
- Beckmann1999 · as Self
- Im Dialog1997 · as self
- Kulturzeit1995 · as self
- I Sell My Dreams1994 · as Alma
- Morgenmagazin1992 · as Self
- DAS!1991 · as Self
- Peter the Great1986 · as Catherine Skevronskaya
- Wortwechsel1982 · as Self
- 5 nach 101981 · as Self
- Berlin Alexanderplatz1980 · as Eva
- The Great Runaway1979 · as Frau Piesch
- NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
- Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
- Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day1972 · as Marion Andreas
- Scene of the Crime1970 · as Catharina
- Stars in the Ring1959 · as Self
- German Film Award1951 · as Self
- Bambi1948 · as Self







