
Hanna Schygulla
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 25, 1943
- Birthplace
- Chorzów, Polska
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).
Filmography
- Heureka
Heureka TBA
Actor
- Der große Zusammenbruch
Der große Zusammenbruch 2026
as Fr. Rau

Yunan 2025
as Valeska
- Denkste Puppe
Denkste Puppe 2025
as Self, Director

Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time 2024
as Magdalena (voice)

Poor Things 2023
as Martha Von Kurtzroc

Godard Cinema 2023
as Self

Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair 2022
as Hilde Jary

Peter von Kant 2022
as Rosemarie

Hanna Schygulla - Ikone des deutschen Autorenfilms 2021
as Self

The Crossing 2021
as Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)

Everything Went Fine 2021
as Swiss Lady

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf 2020
as Self - Quote Reader (voice)

Irmi 2020
as Narrator

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful 2020
as Self

The Mystery of Henri Pick 2019
as Ludmila Blavitsky

The Prayer 2018
as Sister Myriam

Lucky 2017
as Lotte

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary 2017
as Self

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion 2017
as Self

Unless 2016
as Danielle
- Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte
Hotel Bogota - Eine einmalige Geschichte 2015
as Self

Fassbinder 2015
as Self
- Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover
Marcello Mastroianni, latin lover 2015
as Self
- Ophelia
Ophelia 2014
as Vera

The Quiet Roar 2014
as Eva

Vijay and I 2013
as Will's Mother

Lullaby to my Father 2012
as Narrator (voice)

Avanti 2012
as Suzanne

Once Upon a Time… The Marriage of Maria Braun 2012
as Self
- Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe
Hanna Schygulla – quel que soit le songe 2012
as self

Faust 2011
as Moneylender's Wife

Lusitanian Illusion 2010
as Erika Mann (voice)

Heiligendamm 2010
as A. van der Qualen

Clara, une passion française 2009
as Clara
- Татарская княжна
Татарская княжна 2009
as older Anna Akhmatova
- Alicia Bustamante
Alicia Bustamante 2009
as Self, Director

Po-lin. Shards of Memory 2008
as Narrator - German version (voice)

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story 2007
as Self

The Edge of Heaven 2007
as Susanne Staub
- Das unreine Mal
Das unreine Mal 2006
as Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm

Winter Journey 2006
as Martha "Mucky" Brenninger

The Quiet Love 2005
as Frau Marx
- Von Sex bis Simmel
Von Sex bis Simmel 2005
as Self

Promised Land 2004
as Hanna

Fassbinder in Hollywood 2002
as Self

Window of the Soul 2001
as Self

Werckmeister Harmonies 2001
as Tünde Eszter

Fassbinder's Women 2000
as Self

The Girl of Your Dreams 1998
as Magda Goebbels

Angelo Nero 1998
as Eloide
- Life, Love & Celluloid
Life, Love & Celluloid 1998
as Self

Lea 1996
as Wanda

The Sunset Boys 1995
as Ewa Loehwe

The Night of the Filmmakers 1995
as Self

One Hundred and One Nights 1995
as Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife

Life's Little Treasures 1994
as Léna

Hey Stranger 1994
as Tania

The Blue Exile 1993
as The Actress

Madame Bäurin 1993
as Tante Agathe

Golem: The Petrified Garden 1993
as Michelle

Golem, the Spirit of Exile 1992
as L'Esprit de l'Exil

Warsaw: Year 5703 1992
as Stephania

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me 1992
as Self

Dead Again 1991
as Inga

Adventure of Catherine C. 1990
as Fanny Hohenstein
- Abraham's Gold
Abraham's Gold 1990
as Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger

The Summer of Miss Forbes 1989
as Mrs. Forbes

Miss Arizona 1988
as Mici

Casanova 1987
as Casanova's Mother

Barnum 1986
as Jenny Lind

Forever, Lulu 1986
as Elaine

The Delta Force 1986
as Ingrid

The Future Is Woman 1984
as Anna

L'aide-mémoire 1984
as Suzanne

A Love in Germany 1983
as Pauline Kropp

Sheer Madness 1983
as Olga

The Story of Piera 1983
as Eugenia

Antonieta 1982
as Anna

Godard's Passion 1982
as Hanna

That Night of Varennes 1982
as Countess Sophie de la Borde

Passion, le travail et l'amour: Introduction à un scénario 1982
as Self

Scénario du film Passion 1982
as Self

Circle of Deceit 1981
as Ariane Nassar

Cinémania: Rainer Werner Fassbinder 1981
as Self

Das ABC ist subversiv 1981
as Narrator

Lili Marleen 1981
as Willie

The Third Generation 1979
as Susanne Gast

The Marriage of Maria Braun 1979
as Maria Braun

New Year's Eve 1978
as Society Woman
- Intermezzo für fünf Hände
Intermezzo für fünf Hände 1976
as Lisa Wegner

The Clown 1976
as Marie
- Der Stumme
Der Stumme 1976
as Martha
- Grüße von Rosita aus Peru
Grüße von Rosita aus Peru 1976
as Narrator (voice)

The Culture Industry Needs Something Like Me 1976
as Self

Der Katzensteg 1975
as Regine Hackelberg

Wrong Move 1975
as Therese

Effi Briest 1974
as Effi Briest

Jail Bait 1973
as Ärztin

Bremen Freedom 1972
as Luisa Mauer

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972
as Karin Thimm

The Merchant of Four Seasons 1971
as Anna Epp, Hans's sister

Jakob von Gunten 1971
as Lisa Benjamenta

Beware of a Holy Whore 1971
as Hanna

Whity 1971
as Hanna

Mathias Kneißl 1971
as Mathilde Schreck

Pioneers in Ingolstadt 1971
as Berta

Rio das Mortes 1971
as Hanna
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 1971
as Self

The Niklashausen Journey 1970
as Johanna

Gods of the Plague 1970
as Joanna

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? 1970
as Hanna

End of the Commune? 1970
as Self

The Coffee House 1970
as Lisaura

Love Is Colder Than Death 1970
as Johanna

Baal 1970
as Luise
- Kuckucksei im Gangsternest
Kuckucksei im Gangsternest 1969
as Maria

Katzelmacher 1969
as Marie
- Die Revolte
Die Revolte 1969
as Sandra V.

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria 1969
as Paula

The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp 1968
as Lucy
Credits from TMDB.