Eva Mattes

Biography

Eva Mattes is a stage and screen actress who began acting in her teens. Born in 1954, she was the daughter of a film composer and an actress. She first gained notice in films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), and later won a Best Supporting award at Cannes for her role in Werner Herzog's Woyzeck (1979). She also starred in Herzog's Stroszek (1977) and In A Year of 13 Moons (1978) by Fassbinder. Her other credits include A Man Called EVA, in which she portrayed Fassbinder, and Céleste (1980). In Enemy at the Gates (2001), she played the mother of the young go-between. She later turned to singing, releasing a CD of English-language standards in 2006, and appeared in children's films, stage dramas, and musicals. She also starred in the long-running detective series Tatort.

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 47 years1972 to 2019

Genres

Drama64%, 7 films
Comedy36%, 4 films
Biography9%, 1 film
Crime9%, 1 film
Documentary9%, 1 film

First and latest

Eva Mattes movies on Netflix

Leberkäsjunkie2019IMDb rating 6.8as Liesl Mooshammer
Enemy at the Gates2001IMDb rating 7.5as Mother Filipov
The Slurb2001IMDb rating 5.7as Annemarie Rotkohl
Moloch1999IMDb rating 6.7as Eva Braun (voice)
My Best Fiend1999IMDb rating 7.8as Himself
Die wilden Fünfziger1983IMDb rating 5.2as Hilde Werwolf
Woyzeck1979IMDb rating 6.9as Marie
In a Year with 13 Moons1978IMDb rating 7.3as Marie-Ann Weishaupt
Stroszek1977IMDb rating 7.7as Eva
Born for Hell1976IMDb rating 5.2as Catherine
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972IMDb rating 7.5as Gabriele von Kant

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Enemy at the Gates2001 Drama, History, Waras Mother Filipov
IMDb rating 7.5296K votes
Stroszek1977 Comedy, Dramaas Eva
IMDb rating 7.717K votes
Woyzeck1979as Marie
IMDb rating 6.912K votes
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972as Gabriele von Kant
IMDb rating 7.513K votes
In a Year with 13 Moons1978as Marie-Ann Weishaupt
IMDb rating 7.35.2K votes
My Best Fiend1999as Himself
IMDb rating 7.813K votes
Leberkäsjunkie2019as Liesl Mooshammer
IMDb rating 6.82.3K votes
The Slurb2001as Annemarie Rotkohl
IMDb rating 5.71.4K votes

Most often with

Werner Herzog directed three of these films, Rainer Werner Fassbinder two. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Klaus Kinski

Ingrid Caven

Irm Hermann

Juraj Kukura

Werner HerzogDirector, 3 films

Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector, 2 films

Films together

Klaus Kinski2 films together, 1979 to 1999
Klaus Kinski's page
- My Best Fiend1999IMDb rating 7.8Mattes as HimselfKinski as Himself
- Woyzeck1979IMDb rating 6.9Mattes as MarieKinski as Woyzeck
Ingrid Caven2 films together, 1978 to 1983
Ingrid Caven's page
- Die wilden Fünfziger1983IMDb rating 5.2Mattes as Hilde WerwolfCaven as Claudine
- In a Year with 13 Moons1978IMDb rating 7.3Mattes as Marie-Ann WeishauptCaven as Die rote Zora
Irm Hermann2 films together, 1972 to 1979
Irm Hermann's page
- Woyzeck1979IMDb rating 6.9Mattes as MarieHermann as Margret
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972IMDb rating 7.5Mattes as Gabriele von KantHermann as Marlene
Juraj Kukura2 films together, 1983 to 2001
Juraj Kukura's page
- The Slurb2001IMDb rating 5.7Mattes as Annemarie RotkohlKukura as Headwaiter
- Die wilden Fünfziger1983IMDb rating 5.2Mattes as Hilde WerwolfKukura as Jakob Formann
Werner HerzogDirector, 3 films, 1977 to 1999
All films by Werner Herzog
- My Best Fiend1999IMDb rating 7.8Mattes as Himself
- Woyzeck1979IMDb rating 6.9Mattes as Marie
- Stroszek1977IMDb rating 7.7Mattes as Eva
Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector, 2 films, 1972 to 1978
All films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- In a Year with 13 Moons1978IMDb rating 7.3Mattes as Marie-Ann Weishaupt
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972IMDb rating 7.5Mattes as Gabriele von Kant

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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