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Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Actor · Born December 25, 1943 (82) · 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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 25, 1943 (82)
From
Chorzów, Polska
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are Hanna Schygulla's films like?

Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
21%
Society
18%
Bonds
18%
Power
14%
Survival
12%
Morality
11%
Ideas
6%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 6 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 16 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
4 of 13
Hero
4 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Shadow
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Mentor
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
16
Melancholic
16
Tense
13
Cold
8
Romantic
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Thought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hanna Schygulla's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hanna Schygulla's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 40 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Yunan(2025)

    as Valeska

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Denkste Puppe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · as Self

  • Magdalena Hausen: Frozen in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Magdalena (voice)

  • Poor Things(2023)

    as Martha Von Kurtzroc

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Douglas Sirk – Hope as in Despair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hilde Jary

  • Peter von Kant(2022)

    as Rosemarie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Crossing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kyona (alt)/Erzählerin (voice)

  • Everything Went Fine(2021)

    as Swiss Lady

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Irmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator

  • The Mystery of Henri Pick(2019)

    as Ludmila Blavitsky

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ad Vitam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as - Participation -

  • The Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sister Myriam

  • Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lotte

  • Unless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Danielle

  • Ophelia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Vera

  • The Quiet Roar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Eva

  • Vijay and I(2013)

    as Will's Mother

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lullaby to my Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Avanti(2012)

    as Suzanne

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Faust(2011)

    as Moneylender's Wife

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Lusitania Illusion(2010)

    as Erika Mann (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Heiligendamm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as A. van der Qualen

  • Clara, une passion française (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Clara

  • Татарская княжна (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as older Anna Akhmatova

  • Alicia Bustamante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · as Self

  • Po-lin. Shards of Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Narrator - German version (voice)

  • The Edge of Heaven(2007)

    as Susanne Staub

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Das unreine Mal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gerda Albrecht geb. Böhm

  • Winter Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Martha "Mucky" Brenninger

  • Kommissar Stolberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Marita Dennett

  • The Quiet Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Frau Marx

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hanna

  • Werckmeister Harmonies(2000)

    as Tünde Eszter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Girl of Your Dreams(1998)

    as Magda Goebbels

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Angelo Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Eloide

  • Lea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Wanda

  • The Sunset Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ewa Loehwe

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as Mr. Cinéma's Second Ex-wife

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • I Sell My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alma

  • Life's Little Treasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Léna

  • Hey Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Tania

  • The Blue Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Actress

  • Golem: The Petrified Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Michelle

  • Madame Bäurin(1993)

    as Tante Agathe

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Golem, the Spirit of Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as L'Esprit de l'Exil

  • Warsaw: Year 5703 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Stephania

  • Dead Again(1991)

    as Inga

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Adventure of Catherine C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Fanny Hohenstein

  • Abraham's Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Barbara 'Bärbel' Hunzinger

  • The Summer of Miss Forbes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mrs. Forbes

  • Miss Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mici

  • Casanova(1987)

    as Casanova's Mother

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Barnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Jenny Lind

  • Forever, Lulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Elaine

  • The Delta Force(1986)

    as Ingrid

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Peter the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 4 episodes · as Catherine Skevronskaya

  • The Future Is Woman(1984)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • L'aide-mémoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Suzanne

  • A Love in Germany(1983)

    as Pauline Kropp

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sheer Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Olga

  • The Story of Piera(1983)

    as Eugenia

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Antonieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Anna

  • Godard's Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Hanna

  • That Night in Varennes(1982)

    as Countess Sophie de la Borde

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Circle of Deceit(1981)

    as Ariane Nassar

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Das ABC ist subversiv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Narrator

  • Lili Marleen(1981)

    as Willie

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Berlin Alexanderplatz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 14 episodes · as Eva

  • The Great Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Frau Piesch

  • The Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Susanne Gast

  • The Marriage of Maria Braun(1979)

    as Maria Braun

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Society Woman

  • Intermezzo für fünf Hände (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lisa Wegner

  • The Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Marie

  • Der Stumme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Martha

  • Grüße von Rosita aus Peru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Der Katzensteg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Regine Hackelberg

  • Wrong Move(1975)

    as Therese

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Effi Briest(1974)

    as Effi Briest

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Jail Bait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ärztin

  • Bremen Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Luisa Mauer

  • Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 5 episodes · as Marion Andreas

  • The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant(1972)

    as Karin Thimm

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Merchant of Four Seasons(1972)

    as Anna Epp, Hans's sister

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Jakob von Gunten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lisa Benjamenta

  • Beware of a Holy Whore(1971)

    as Hanna

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Whity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hanna

  • Mathias Kneißl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mathilde Schreck

  • Pioneers in Ingolstadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Berta

  • Rio das Mortes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hanna

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Catharina

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Niklashausen Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Johanna

  • Gods of the Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Joanna

  • Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?(1970)

    as Hanna

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Coffee House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Lisaura

  • Love Is Colder Than Death(1969)

    as Johanna

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Baal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Luise

  • Kuckucksei im Gangsternest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Maria

  • Katzelmacher(1969)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Die Revolte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sandra V.

  • Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Paula

  • The Bridegroom, the Actress, and the Pimp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Lucy

  • Der große Zusammenbruch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles, 103 of them dated from 1968 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Poor Things (2023)

$118M worldwide

Highest rated

The Edge of Heaven (2007)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Poor Things (2023)

Film career

19682025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 104: 102 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thDirecting2 of 104: 2 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s29 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s11 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s13 · acting2020s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 31 roles
69748404

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hanna Schygulla's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Madame Bäurin (1993)

76th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Edge of Heaven (2007)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hanna Schygulla's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles24–71 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hanna Schygulla work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hanna Schygulla's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rainer Werner Fassbinder shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles