Biography
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).
Awards & recognition
- German Film Honorary Award · 2024
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2008
- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 1983
- German Film Award — Best Actress · 1979
- Schwabing Art Prize · 1970
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- Bavarian Order of Merit
- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Silver Bear — Best Actress
Filmography29 titles
Werckmeister Harmonies
Poor Things
The Marriage of Maria Braun
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Edge of Heaven
Sheer Madness
That Night in Varennes
Wrong Move
The Merchant of Four Seasons
Everything Went Fine
Faust
Effi Briest
The Mystery of Henri Pick
Fortunata
Dead Again
Katzelmacher
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Beware of a Holy Whore
Scene of the Crime
Love Is Colder Than Death
One Hundred and One Nights
The Delta Force
The Third Generation
Peter von Kant
Gods of the Plague
Godard Cinema
Baal
Fassbinder's Women