
Ingrid Caven
50Movies
9.0 Best Rating
Biography
Ingrid Caven was born on August 3, 1938 in Saarbrücken, Germany as Ingrid Schmidt. She is best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Portuguese Woman | Passageira | FLOP | |
| 2018 | Suspiria | Miss Vendegast | HIT | |
| 2017 | Sleeping Beauty | La méchante fée | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter | Self | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense | Self | FLOP | |
| 2009 | 35 Shots of Rum | Joséphine's German Aunt | HIT | |
| 2008 | Weitertanzen | Maja Mertens | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Here’s Looking at You, Boy | Self | FLOP | |
| 2000 | Fassbinder's Women | Self | FLOP | |
| 1999 | Time Regained | Russian Princess | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Silent Night | Sängerin | FLOP | |
| 1993 | My Favorite Season | La femme du bar | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Off Season | Lila | FLOP | |
| 1992 | I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me | Self | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Devil's Paradise | Madame | FLOP | |
| 1986 | The Satin Spider | La directrice | FLOP | |
| 1983 | Die wilden Fünfziger | Claudine | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Today We're Playing Boss | - | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Day of the Idiots | Dr. Laura | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Malou | Malou | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Looping | Lissy | FLOP | |
| 1978 | In a Year with 13 Moons | Zora la rouge | HIT | |
| 1978 | Despair | Hotel Manager | FLOP | |
| 1978 | Violanta | Alma | HIT | |
| 1976 | The American Soldier | Singer | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Satan’s Brew | Lisa | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Shadow of Angels | Lily Brest | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Nea | Anne | FLOP | |
| 1976 | Gold Flakes | - | HIT | |
| 1976 | I Only Want You to Love Me | Sewing machine saleswoman | HIT | |
| 1975 | Fear of Fear | Edda | FLOP | |
| 1975 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven | Corinna | HIT | |
| 1975 | Fox and His Friends | Singer in Bar | HIT | |
| 1975 | Playing with Fire | The servant of the brothel | FLOP | |
| 1974 | My Little Loves | Mother | HIT | |
| 1974 | La Paloma | Viola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma' | FLOP | |
| 1974 | Martha | Ilse | HIT | |
| 1973 | Tenderness of the Wolves | Dora | FLOP | |
| 1973 | Tonight or Never | Artist | FLOP | |
| 1972 | Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King | Lola Montez | FLOP | |
| 1972 | The Death of Maria Malibran | - | FLOP | |
| 1971 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Statistin | FLOP | |
| 1971 | Rio das Mortes | Hannas Kollegin | FLOP | |
| 1971 | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Hans's great love | HIT | |
| 1971 | Haytabo | (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1970 | The Niklashausen Journey | Schreiendes Mädchen | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Gods of the Plague | Magdalene Fuller | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? | Neighbor | HIT | |
| 1970 | The Coffee House | Placida | FLOP | |
| 1970 | Love Is Colder Than Death | Zweite Prostituierte | FLOP |




