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
Dead Again
(1991)
Inga
The Delta Force
(1986)
Ingrid
Werckmeister Harmonies
(2001)
Tünde Eszter
Everything Went Fine
(2021)
Swiss Lady
Faust
(2011)
Moneylender's Wife
Katzelmacher
(1969)
Marie
The Edge of Heaven
(2007)
Susanne Staub
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Maria Braun
The Prayer
(2018)
Sister Myriam
The Mystery of Henri Pick
(2019)
Ludmila Blavitsky
The Night of Varennes
(1982)
Countess Sophie de la Borde
Godard's Passion
(1982)
Hanna
Wrong Move
(1975)
Therese
Lucky
(2017)
Lotte
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
Full Filmography
Acting
The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp
(1968)
Lucy
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
(1969)
Maria
Die Revolte
(1969)
Sandra V.
Katzelmacher
(1969)
Marie
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria
(1969)
Paula
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
(1970)
Hanna
Love Is Colder Than Death
(1970)
Johanna
The Niklashausen Journey
(1970)
Johanna
Gods of the Plague
(1970)
Joanna
Baal
(1970)
Luise
The Coffee House
(1970)
Lisaura
End of the Commune?
(1970)
Self
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Hanna
Whity
(1971)
Hanna
Mathias Kneißl
(1971)
Mathilde Schreck
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
(1971)
Berta
Rio das Mortes
(1971)
Hanna
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
Grüße von Rosita aus Peru
(1976)
Narrator (voice)
Der Stumme
(1976)
Martha
The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me
(1976)
Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
The Clown
(1976)
Marie
Intermezzo für fünf Hände
(1976)
Lisa Wegner
New Year's Eve
(1978)
Society woman
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Maria Braun
The Third Generation
(1979)
Susanne Gast
Das ABC ist subversiv
(1981)
Narrator
Circle of Deceit
(1981)
Ariane Nassar
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Willie
Cinémania : Rainer Werner Fassbinder
(1981)
Self
The Night of Varennes
(1982)
Countess Sophie de la Borde
Scénario du film Passion
(1982)
Self
Godard's Passion
(1982)
Hanna
Antonieta
(1982)
Anna
Sheer Madness
(1983)
Olga
The Story of Piera
(1983)
Eugenia
A Love in Germany
(1983)
Pauline Kropp
The Future Is Woman
(1984)
Anna
Forever, Lulu
(1986)
Elaine
The Delta Force
(1986)
Ingrid
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
Warsaw: Year 5703
(1992)
Stephania
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
(1992)
Self
Golem, l'esprit de l'exil
(1992)
L'Esprit de l'Exil
The Blue Exile
(1993)
The Actress
Madame Bäurin
(1993)
Tante Agathe
Golem: The Petrified Garden
(1993)
Michelle
Life's Little Treasures
(1994)
Léna
Hey Stranger
(1994)
Tania
The Night of the Filmmakers
(1995)
Self
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife
The Sunset Boys
(1995)
Ewa Loehwe
Lea
(1996)
Wanda
Angelo Nero
(1998)
Eloide
Life, Love & Celluloid
(1998)
Self
The Girl of Your Dreams
(1998)
Magda Goebbels
Fassbinder’s Women
(2000)
Self
Janela da Alma
(2001)
Self
Werckmeister Harmonies
(2001)
Tünde Eszter
Fassbinder in Hollywood
(2002)
Self
Promised Land
(2004)
Hanna
Von Sex bis Simmel
(2005)
Self
Filmlegenden. Deutsch
(2005)
Self
The Quiet Love
(2005)
Frau Marx
Das unreine Mal
(2006)
Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm
Winter Journey
(2006)
Martha "Mucky" Brenninger
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
Lusitanian Illusion
(2010)
Erika Mann (voice)
Heiligendamm
(2010)
A. van der Qualen
Faust
(2011)
Moneylender's Wife
Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun
(2012)
Self
Avanti
(2012)
Suzanne
Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe
(2012)
self
Lullaby to my Father
(2012)
Narrator (voice)
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
Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
(2017)
Self
Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion
(2017)
Self
Lucky
(2017)
Lotte
The Prayer
(2018)
Sister Myriam
The Mystery of Henri Pick
(2019)
Ludmila Blavitsky
Irmi
(2020)
Narrator
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
(2020)
Self
The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf
(2020)
Self - Quote Reader (voice)
Hanna Schygulla
(2021)
Self
Everything Went Fine
(2021)
Swiss Lady
The Crossing
(2021)
Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)
Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair
(2022)
Hilde Jary
Peter von Kant
(2022)
Rosemarie
Godard Cinema
(2023)
Self
Poor Things
(2023)
Martha Von Kurtzroc
Directing