
Hanna Schygulla
50Movies
8.5 Best Rating
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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Poor Things | Martha Von Kurtzroc | HIT | |
| 2022 | Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair | Hilde Jary | HIT | |
| 2022 | Peter von Kant | Rosemarie | FLOP | |
| 2021 | Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms | Self | HIT | |
| 2021 | The Crossing | Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice) | HIT | |
| 2021 | Everything Went Fine | Swiss Lady | HIT | |
| 2020 | Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful | Self | FLOP | |
| 2019 | The Mystery of Henri Pick | Ludmila Blavitsky | HIT | |
| 2018 | The Prayer | Sister Myriam | FLOP | |
| 2017 | Lucky | Lotte | FLOP | |
| 2017 | Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary | Self | HIT | |
| 2015 | Fassbinder | Self | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Lullaby to my Father | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 2011 | Faust | Moneylender's Wife | HIT | |
| 2010 | Lusitanian Illusion | Erika Mann (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Po-lin. Shards of Memory | Narrator - German version (voice) | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Edge of Heaven | Susanne Staub | HIT | |
| 2006 | Winter Journey | Martha "Mucky" Brenninger | HIT | |
| 2005 | The Quiet Love | Frau Marx | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Von Sex bis Simmel | Self | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Fassbinder in Hollywood | Self | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Janela da Alma | Self | HIT | |
| 2001 | Werckmeister Harmonies | Tünde Eszter | HIT | |
| 1998 | The Girl of Your Dreams | Magda Goebbels | HIT | |
| 1998 | Life, Love & Celluloid | Self | FLOP | |
| 1995 | The Sunset Boys | Ewa Loehwe | FLOP | |
| 1995 | One Hundred and One Nights | Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife | FLOP | |
| 1992 | I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me | Self | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Inga | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Barnum | Jenny Lind | HIT | |
| 1986 | The Delta Force | Ingrid | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Sheer Madness | Olga | HIT | |
| 1982 | Godard's Passion | Hanna | FLOP | |
| 1982 | The Night of Varennes | Countess Sophie de la Borde | HIT | |
| 1981 | Circle of Deceit | Ariane Nassar | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Lili Marleen | Willie | FLOP | |
| 1979 | The Third Generation | Susanne Gast | FLOP | |
| 1979 | The Marriage of Maria Braun | Maria Braun | HIT | |
| 1978 | New Year's Eve | Society Woman | HIT | |
| 1975 | Wrong Move | Therese | HIT | |
| 1974 | Effi Briest | Effi Briest | HIT | |
| 1973 | Jail Bait | Ärztin | FLOP | |
| 1972 | Bremen Freedom | Luisa Mauer | FLOP | |
| 1972 | The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | Karin Thimm | HIT | |
| 1971 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Hanna | FLOP | |
| 1971 | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Anna Epp, Hans's sister | HIT | |
| 1970 | Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? | Hanna | HIT | |
| 1970 | Love Is Colder Than Death | Johanna | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Katzelmacher | Marie | FLOP | |
| 1969 | Hunting Scenes from Bavaria | Paula | HIT |




