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Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

17 movies on Netflix

Biography

German actress and chanson singer Hanna Schygulla was part of the New German Cinema and is best known for her work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Born in Chorzów, she arrived in Munich in 1945. In the 1960s she took acting lessons in Munich while also studying languages and German. Her first work with Fassbinder came in 1965. She appeared in his adaptation of Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) and won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979). In 1983 she won the best actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival for The Story of Piera. Her later films include Godard's Passion (1982), Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) and The Edge of Heaven (2007). She became a chanson singer in the 1990s and performed songs in Life, Love and Celluloid (1998). In 2010 she was given the Honorary Golden Bear by the Berlin Film Festival.

82years old

Turns 83 on December 25in 72 days

  • Born Chorzów
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
17
Career span
52 years1971 to 2023

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Schygulla led a revolt against Fassbinder over low pay while making Effi Briest, and he responded that he could not stand the sight of her face and that she busted his b*lls.

  2. Early training

    During the 1960s, Schygulla took acting lessons in Munich in her spare time while studying German studies and Romance languages.

  3. Beyond film

    Schygulla became a chanson singer in the 1990s and performed several songs in Juliane Lorenz's 1998 documentary Life, Love and Celluloid.

Hanna Schygulla movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. Poor Things2023 Romance, Sci-Fias Martha Von Kurtzroc

    IMDb rating 7.7423K votes

  2. The Marriage of Maria Braun1979 Dramaas Maria Braun

    IMDb rating 7.716K votes

  3. Werckmeister Harmonies2000as Tünde Eszter

    IMDb rating 7.918K votes

  4. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972as Karin Thimm

    IMDb rating 7.513K votes

  5. The Edge of Heaven2007as Susanne Staub

    IMDb rating 7.736K votes

  6. Lili Marleen1981as Willie

    IMDb rating 7.14.8K votes

  7. The Delta Force1986as Ingrid

    IMDb rating 5.725K votes

  8. Wrong Move1975as Therese Farner

    IMDb rating 6.84.7K votes

Most often with

Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed five of these films. Lilo Pempeit appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Hanna Schygulla's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$191 million

7 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 17 films: 7 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 7Worldwide figure
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Poor Things2023as Martha Von Kurtzroc
    $118M61.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Dead Again1991as Inga
    $38M19.9% of the total
  3. 3
    The Edge of Heaven2007as Susanne Staub
    $18M9.3% of the total
  4. 4
    The Delta Force1986as Ingrid
    $18M9.3% of the total
  5. 5
    $160K0.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Werckmeister Harmonies2000as Tünde Eszter
    $65K0.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Lili Marleen1981as Willie
    $8K0.0% of the total

Awards

Nine awards and honors from 1970 to 2024, two of them major.

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Hanna Schygulla's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Cannes Film Festival
1983Best ActressThe Story of PieraWon
Berlin Film Festival
Silver Bear for Best ActressWon
Other honors
2024German Film Honorary AwardHonorary
2008National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActressThe Edge of HeavenWon
1979German Film Award for Best ActressThe Marriage of Maria BraunWon
1970Schwabing Art PrizeWon
Bavarian Order of MeritWon
David di Donatello Award for Lifetime AchievementWon
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyWon

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