Hanna Schygulla
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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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.
Early training
During the 1960s, Schygulla took acting lessons in Munich in her spare time while studying German studies and Romance languages.
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
Poor Thingsas Martha Von Kurtzroc
Everything Went Fineas La dame suisse
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautifulas Himself
The Edge of Heavenas Susanne Staub
Werckmeister Harmoniesas Tünde Eszter
The Girl of Your Dreamsas Magda Goebbels
One Hundred and One Nightsas Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
Dead Againas Inga
The Delta Forceas Ingrid
Godard's Passionas Hanna
The Night of Varennesas Countess Sophie de la Borde
Lili Marleenas Willie
The Marriage of Maria Braunas Maria Braun
The Third Generationas Susanne Gast
Wrong Moveas Therese Farner
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kantas Karin Thimm
Rio das Mortesas Hanna
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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.








Films together
Lilo Pempeit4 films together, 1971 to 1981
Lilo Pempeit's page Lili Marleen1981IMDb rating 7.1Schygulla as WilliePempeit as Tamara
The Marriage of Maria Braun1979IMDb rating 7.7Schygulla as Maria BraunPempeit as Frau Ehmke
The Third Generation1979IMDb rating 6.7Schygulla as Susanne GastPempeit as Mutter Gast
Rio das Mortes1971IMDb rating 6.2Schygulla as HannaPempeit as Günthers Mutter
Günther Kaufmann3 films together, 1971 to 1979
Günther Kaufmann's page The Marriage of Maria Braun1979IMDb rating 7.7Schygulla as Maria BraunKaufmann as American on train
The Third Generation1979IMDb rating 6.7Schygulla as Susanne GastKaufmann as Franz Walsch
Rio das Mortes1971IMDb rating 6.2Schygulla as HannaKaufmann as Günther
Hark Bohm3 films together, 1979 to 1981
Hark Bohm's page Lili Marleen1981IMDb rating 7.1Schygulla as WillieBohm as Taschner
The Marriage of Maria Braun1979IMDb rating 7.7Schygulla as Maria BraunBohm as Senkenberg
The Third Generation1979IMDb rating 6.7Schygulla as Susanne GastBohm as Gerhard Gast
Udo Kier2 films together, 1979 to 1981
Udo Kier's page Lili Marleen1981IMDb rating 7.1Schygulla as WillieKier as Drewitz
The Third Generation1979IMDb rating 6.7Schygulla as Susanne GastKier as Edgar Gast
Charlotte Rampling2 films together, 2020 to 2021
Charlotte Rampling's page Everything Went Fine2021IMDb rating 6.8Schygulla as La dame suisseRampling as Claude de Soria
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful2020IMDb rating 7.1Schygulla as HimselfRampling as Himself
Catherine Deneuve2 films together, 1995 to 2020
Catherine Deneuve's page Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful2020IMDb rating 7.1Schygulla as HimselfDeneuve as Himself
One Hundred and One Nights1995IMDb rating 6.5Schygulla as Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wifeDeneuve as The Star-Fantasy
Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector, 5 films, 1971 to 1981
All films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder Lili Marleen1981IMDb rating 7.1Schygulla as Willie
The Marriage of Maria Braun1979IMDb rating 7.7Schygulla as Maria Braun
The Third Generation1979IMDb rating 6.7Schygulla as Susanne Gast
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant1972IMDb rating 7.5Schygulla as Karin Thimm
Rio das Mortes1971IMDb rating 6.2Schygulla as Hanna
Also two films together13 more actors
- Marcello MastroianniOne Hundred and One Nights (1995) and The Night of Varennes (1982)
- Michel PiccoliOne Hundred and One Nights (1995) and Godard's Passion (1982)
- Jean-Claude BrialyOne Hundred and One Nights (1995) and The Night of Varennes (1982)
- Gottfried JohnLili Marleen (1981) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
- Ivan DesnyThe Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) and Wrong Move (1975)
- Lars RudolphThe Edge of Heaven (2007) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
- Harry BaerThe Third Generation (1979) and Rio das Mortes (1971)
- Volker SpenglerThe Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) and The Third Generation (1979)
- Claus HolmThe Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) and The Third Generation (1979)
- Karl-Heinz von HasselLili Marleen (1981) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
- Katrin SchaakeThe Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) and Rio das Mortes (1971)
- Margit CarstensenThe Third Generation (1979) and The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
- Raúl GimenezLili Marleen (1981) and The Third Generation (1979)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Hanna Schygulla's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
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$118M61.4% of the total
- 2$38M19.9% of the total
- 3$18M9.3% of the total
- 4$18M9.3% of the total
- 5$160K0.1% of the total
- 6$65K0.0% of the total
- 7$8K0.0% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 1970 to 2024, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 1983 | Best Actress | The Story of Piera | Won |
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| Silver Bear for Best Actress | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | German Film Honorary Award | Honorary | |
| 2008 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress | The Edge of Heaven | Won |
| 1979 | German Film Award for Best Actress | The Marriage of Maria Braun | Won |
| 1970 | Schwabing Art Prize | Won | |
| Bavarian Order of Merit | Won | ||
| David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement | Won | ||
| Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Won | ||
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