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Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Birthday: 1943-12-25 | Place of Birth: 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. Schygulla was born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia, to German parents Antonie (née Mzyk) and Joseph Schygulla. Her father, a timber merchant by profession, was then drafted as an infantryman in the German Army and was captured by American forces in Italy, subsequently being held as a prisoner of war until 1948. In the 1960s, Schygulla studied Romance languages and German studies, while taking acting lessons in Munich during her spare time. Acting eventually became her focus, and she became particularly known for her film work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. During the making of Effi Briest (1974), an adaptation of a classic German novel, Fassbinder and Schygulla fell out over divergent interpretations of the character. Also a problem for Schygulla was low pay, and she led a revolt against Fassbinder on this issue during the making of Effi Briest. Fassbinder's response was typically blunt: "I can't stand the sight of your face any more. You bust my balls". After this, they did not work together for several years until The Marriage of Maria Braun in 1978. The film was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where Schygulla won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her performance. Schygulla has acted in French, Italian, and American films. In the 1990s she also became known and well regarded as a chanson singer. In Juliane Lorenz's documentary film Life, Love and Celluloid (1998), on Fassbinder and related topics, Schygulla performs several songs. In 2002, she appeared in VB51, a performance by the artist Vanessa Beecroft. In 2007, she appeared in the film The Edge of Heaven, directed by Fatih Akın, to wide acclaim. In 2007 she received the Honorary Award from the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and in 2010 she received the Honorary Golden Bear from the Berlin Film Festival. Hanna Schygulla has lived in Paris since 1981. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hanna Schygulla, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Everything Went Fine

as    Swiss Lady

2022
Peter von Kant

as    Rosemarie

2021
Hanna Schygulla

as    Self

2020
The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

as    Self - Quote Reader (voice)

2019
The Mystery of Henri Pick

as    Ludmila Blavitsky

2018
Ad Vitam

as    - Participation -

2014
The Quiet Roar

as    Eva

2011
Faust

as    Moneylender's Wife

2007
The Edge of Heaven

as    Susanne Staub

2006
Winter Journey

as    Martha "Mucky" Brenninger

2005
The Quiet Love

as    Frau Marx

2004
Promised Land

as    Hanna

1998
Life, Love & Celluloid

as    Herself

1996
Lea

as    Wanda

1992
Warsaw: Year 5703

as    Stephania

1991
Dead Again

as    Inga

1986
Peter the Great

as    Catherine Skevronskaya

1986
The Delta Force

as    Ingrid

1983
The Story of Piera

as    Eugenia

1982
The Night of Varennes

as    Countess Sophie de la Borde

1982
Godard's Passion

as    Hanna

1981
Lili Marleen

as    Willie

1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun

as    Maria Braun

1975
Wrong Move

as    Therese

1974
Effi Briest

as    Effi Briest

1971
Rio das Mortes

as    Hanna

1971
Whity

as    Hanna

1970
Gods of the Plague

as    Joanna

1969
Katzelmacher

as    Marie