Irmgard Hermann (4 October 1942 – 26 May 2020) was a German actress. She worked in film, television, and the stage, appearing in over 160 film and television productions. She was discovered, without formal training, by Rainer Werner Fassbinder who cast her in many of his films.
Known For
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Krankenschwester
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Woyzeck
(1979)
Margret
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
(2017)
Ploppis Oma
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Marlene
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974)
Krista
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
(2009)
Immobilienmarklerin
A Woman in Berlin
(2008)
Witwe
The Magic Mountain
(1982)
Frl. Engelhart
Slow Attack
(1980)
Apothekerin
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Neighbor
Full Filmography
Acting
The City Tramp
(1966)
Ms M. Piguet
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
(1968)
Desiree
Katzelmacher
(1969)
Elisabeth
Die Revolte
(1969)
Mädchen auf Gocartbahn
Gods of the Plague
(1970)
Barkeeper
Love Is Colder Than Death
(1970)
Sonnenbrillenverkäuferin
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Neighbor
Baal
(1970)
Hausfrau
End of the Commune?
(1970)
Self (uncredited)
The American Soldier
(1970)
Whore
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Alma
Mathias Kneißl
(1971)
The Ancestress
(1971)
die Köchin
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972)
Irmgard Epp
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Marlene
Jail Bait
(1973)
Polizeibeamtin
Ein unheimlich starker Abgang
(1973)
Gnädige
Tenderness of the Wolves
(1973)
Frau, die Kleider hergibt
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
(1974)
Krista
Effi Briest
(1974)
Johanna
Nora Helmer
(1974)
Helene
Fear of Fear
(1975)
Lore
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Helene
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Shadow of Angels
(1976)
Emma
The Sternstein Manor
(1976)
Sali
Women in New York
(1977)
Maniküre Olga/ Miriam
Die Ängste des Dr. Schenk
(1978)
Mittags auf dem Roten Platz
(1978)
Woyzeck
(1979)
Margret
Dreams Don't Make Noise When They Die
(1979)
Margit, Eriks kone
Slow Attack
(1980)
Apothekerin
Today We're Playing Boss
(1981)
Kater Lampe
(1981)
Gletzenbichlerin
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Krankenschwester
The Magic Mountain
(1982)
Frl. Engelhart
Last Five Days
(1982)
Else Gebel
Bananen-Paul
(1982)
Ivas Mutter
Eisenhans
(1983)
Sozialhelferin
Edith's Diary
(1983)
Sabina Angerwolf
Der Zappler
(1983)
Nachbarin
The Swing
(1983)
Frau Erlendicht
Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press
(1984)
Passat / Norn
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie
(1985)
Winn Wigmore
Das Totenreich
(1986)
Seven Women, Seven Sins
(1986)
Superbia (segment "Pride")
The Case of Mr. Spalt
(1988)
Frau Spalt
The Passenger – Welcome to Germany
(1988)
KZ-Kommandantin
Innocence Unknown
(1988)
Elisabeth von Bayern
Superbia – The Pride
(1988)
Bankdirektorin
Spider's Web
(1989)
Gefangene
Johanna d‘Arc of Mongolia
(1989)
Secondary-school teacher Mueller-Vohwinkel
Adrian und die Römer
(1989)
Kioskverkäuferin
Waller's Last Trip
(1989)
The German Chainsaw Massacre
(1990)
Zöllnerin
Latest from the DaDaeR
(1990)
Sie
Pappa ante Portas
(1991)
Hedwig
Lippels Traum
(1991)
Frau Jakob, die böse Tante
Alles Lüge
(1992)
Mother
Grüß Gott, Genosse
(1993)
Rosl Kattner
Fünf Millionen und ein paar Zerquetschte
(1994)
Zu treuen Händen
(1995)
Isolde Krautinger
Deutschlandlied
(1995)
Frl. Kitzing
Hades
(1995)
Die Fremde
(1995)
Willi and the Windsors
(1996)
Queen Elizabeth
Gnadenlos - Zur Prostitution gezwungen
(1996)
Mrs. Kallus
Babuschka
(1996)
The 120 Days of Bottrop
(1997)
Self / Liselotte Pulver
Walli, die Eisfrau
(1998)
Vermieterin
Schalom, meine Liebe
(1998)
Esther-Edith
Tigerstripe Baby Is Waiting for Tarzan
(1998)
Männer und andere Katastrophen
(1999)
Frau Kiebig
Zum Sterben schön
(1999)
Gefährliche Hochzeit
(1999)
Jasmin Sager
Paradiso: Seven Days with Seven Women
(2000)
Berenice
Fassbinder’s Women
(2000)
Self
Three Wishes
(2000)
Hamlet: This Is Your Family
(2001)
Herself
Gnadenlose Bräute
(2001)
Gefängnispastorin
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
(2002)
Mother (segment "The Enlightenment")
Die Novizin
(2002)
Schwester Agatha
Germanikus
(2004)
Germanikus' Mother
Verführung in 6 Gängen
(2004)
Frau Hirschfuß
Mein Bruder ist ein Hund
(2004)
Oma Gerda
In einem anderen Leben
(2005)
Frau Landgraf
Die letzte Schlacht
(2005)
Herzlichen Glückwunsch
(2005)
Tante Hildegard
The Man from the Embassy
(2007)
Frau Speck
Fashion Victims
(2007)
Frau Retzlaff
TRUST.Wohltat
(2007)
Anna-Maria Brecht
Fjorde der Sehnsucht
(2007)
Christina Dahl
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
(2008)
Self
A Woman in Berlin
(2008)
Witwe
Schokolade für den Chef
(2008)
Waltraud Schmitt-Lombard
10 Sekunden
(2008)
Lisbeth Hofer
Krauses Kur
(2009)
Oberschwester Ilse
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
(2009)
Immobilienmarklerin
Playoff
(2011)
Bertha
Faust Sonnengesang
(2011)
(voice)
My Name Is Not Ali
(2011)
Self
Die Libelle und das Nashorn
(2012)
Verlegerin
Vatertage - Opa über Nacht
(2012)
Frau Oberrotter
Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake
(2012)
Herself
Say Goodbye to the Story (ATT 1/11)
(2012)
The Invention of Love
(2013)
Johanna von Kirsch
Fassbinder: Love Without Demands
(2015)
Self
Fassbinder
(2015)
Self
Der Bulle und das Landei - Goldrausch
(2016)
Hermine Blücher
A French Summer
(2016)
Nora
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
(2017)
Ploppis Oma
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion
(2017)
Self
Zwei Herren im Anzug
(2018)
Philomena
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Directing