Hanna Schygulla (born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer. She is generally considered the most prominent German actress of the New German Cinema. Over 12 years, Hanna Schygulla appeared in 23 Fassbinder movies (including his first feature film), the most-acclaimed being The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) (for which she won the Silver Bear).
Cannes Film Festival
Best Actress
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Best Supporting Actress
Known For
Poor Things
(2023)
Martha Von Kurtzroc
The Delta Force
(1986)
Ingrid
Dead Again
(1991)
Inga
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Willie
Werckmeister Harmonies
(2001)
Tünde Eszter
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Maria Braun
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Karin Thimm
Faust
(2011)
Moneylender's Wife
Everything Went Fine
(2021)
Swiss Lady
Wrong Move
(1975)
Therese
Lucky
(2017)
Lotte
Peter von Kant
(2022)
Rosemarie
Godard's Passion
(1982)
Hanna
The Edge of Heaven
(2007)
Susanne Staub
The Girl of Your Dreams
(1998)
Magda Goebbels
The Prayer
(2018)
Sister Myriam
Full Filmography
Acting
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
(1968)
Lucy
Katzelmacher
(1969)
Marie
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
(1969)
Paula
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
(1969)
Maria
Die Revolte
(1969)
Sandra V.
Gods of the Plague
(1970)
Joanna
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Hanna
Love Is Colder Than Death
(1970)
Johanna
The Niklashausen Journey
(1970)
Johanna
The Coffee House
(1970)
Lisaura
Baal
(1970)
Luise
End of the Commune?
(1970)
Self
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Hanna
Whity
(1971)
Hanna
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Berta
Rio das Mortes
(1971)
Hanna
Mathias Kneißl
(1971)
Mathilde Schreck
Jakob von Gunten
(1971)
Lisa Benjamenta
Fassbinder produces: Film No. 8
(1971)
Self
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Karin Thimm
The Merchant of Four Seasons
(1972)
Anna Epp, Hans's sister
Bremen Freedom
(1972)
Luisa Mauer
Jail Bait
(1973)
Ärztin
Effi Briest
(1974)
Effi Briest
Wrong Move
(1975)
Therese
Der Katzensteg
(1975)
Regine Hackelberg
The Clown
(1976)
Marie
Intermezzo für fünf Hände
(1976)
Lisa Wegner
Der Stumme
(1976)
Martha
Der Kulturbetrieb braucht sowas wie mich
(1976)
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
Grüße von Rosita aus Peru
(1976)
Narrator (voice)
New Year's Eve
(1978)
Society woman
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Maria Braun
The Third Generation
(1979)
Susanne Gast
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Willie
Circle of Deceit
(1981)
Ariane Nassar
Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder
(1981)
Self
Das ABC ist subversiv
(1981)
Narrator
Godard's Passion
(1982)
Hanna
The Night of Varennes
(1982)
Countess Sophie de la Borde
Antonieta
(1982)
Anna
Scénario du film Passion
(1982)
Self
A Love in Germany
(1983)
Pauline Kropp
The Story of Piera
(1983)
Eugenia
Sheer Madness
(1983)
Olga
The Future Is Woman
(1984)
Anna
The Delta Force
(1986)
Ingrid
Forever, Lulu
(1986)
Elaine
Barnum
(1986)
Jenny Lind
Casanova
(1987)
Casanova's Mother
Miss Arizona
(1988)
Mici
The Summer of Miss Forbes
(1989)
Mrs. Forbes
Abraham's Gold
(1990)
Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger
Adventure of Catherine C.
(1990)
Fanny Hohenstein
Dead Again
(1991)
Inga
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
(1992)
Self
Warsaw: Year 5703
(1992)
Stephania
Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
(1992)
L'Esprit de l'Exil
The Blue Exile
(1993)
The Actress
Golem: The Petrified Garden
(1993)
Michelle
Madame Bäurin
(1993)
Tante Agathe
Life's Little Treasures
(1994)
Léna
Hey Stranger
(1994)
Tania
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
The Night of the Filmmakers
(1995)
Self
The Sunset Boys
(1995)
Ewa Loehwe
Lea
(1996)
Wanda
Life, Love & Celluloid
(1998)
Self
Angelo Nero
(1998)
Eloide
The Girl of Your Dreams
(1998)
Magda Goebbels
Fassbinder’s Women
(2000)
Self
Werckmeister Harmonies
(2001)
Tünde Eszter
Janela da Alma
(2001)
Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
(2002)
Self
Promised Land
(2004)
Hanna
The Quiet Love
(2005)
Frau Marx
Von Sex bis Simmel
(2005)
Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
(2005)
Self
Winter Journey
(2006)
Martha "Mucky" Brenninger
Das unreine Mal
(2006)
Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm
The Edge of Heaven
(2007)
Susanne Staub
Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story
(2007)
Self
Po-lin. Shards of Memory
(2008)
Narrator - German version (voice)
Alicia Bustamante
(2009)
Self
Clara, une passion française
(2009)
Clara
Heiligendamm
(2010)
A. van der Qualen
Lusitanian Illusion
(2010)
Erika Mann (voice)
Faust
(2011)
Moneylender's Wife
Avanti
(2012)
Suzanne
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun
(2012)
Self
Lullaby to my Father
(2012)
Narrator (voice)
Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe
(2012)
self
The Quiet Roar
(2014)
Eva
Ophelia
(2014)
Vera
Fassbinder
(2015)
Self
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte
(2015)
Self
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover
(2015)
Self
Unless
(2016)
Danielle
Lucky
(2017)
Lotte
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion
(2017)
Self
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
(2017)
Self
The Prayer
(2018)
Sister Myriam
The Mystery of Henri Pick
(2019)
Ludmila Blavitsky
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
(2020)
Self
Irmi
(2020)
Narrator
The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf
(2020)
Self - Quote Reader (voice)
Everything Went Fine
(2021)
Swiss Lady
Hanna Schygulla
(2021)
Self
The Crossing
(2021)
Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)
Peter von Kant
(2022)
Rosemarie
Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
(2022)
Hilde Jary
Godard Cinema
(2023)
Self
Poor Things
(2023)
Martha Von Kurtzroc
Directing