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Barbara Sukowa

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Barbara Sukowa

Born February 2, 1950 in Bremen, Germany53 films

Barbara Sukowa (born 2 February 1950) is a German theatre and film actress. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the film Rosa Luxemburg (1986). Her other film appearances include Lola (1981), Europa (1990), M. Butterfly (1993), and Hannah Arendt (2012).

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Filmography

53 films as actor
  1. TBAUnknownia
  2. TBASpiritual World
  3. 2027ZOMA
  4. 2026EurotrashHelene
  5. 2025Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost PaintingKurfürstin Sophie von Hannover
  6. 2025Klandestin WTMathilda
  7. 2024We're Not Done YetBettina
  8. 2023Enkel für FortgeschrittenePhilippa
  9. 2023AirKathy Dassler
  10. 2022White NoiseSister Hermann Marie
  11. 2022DalílandGala
  12. 2020Two of UsNina Dorn
  13. 2020Granny NannyPhilippa
  14. 2019Rocca Changes the WorldDodo
  15. 2019Gloria BellMelinda
  16. 2019Native SonPeggy
  17. 2017Atomic BlondeCoroner
  18. 2016My Art
  19. 2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to EuropeFriderike Zweig
  20. 2015The Misplaced WorldCaterina Fabiani / Evelyn Kromberger
  21. 2014Salomea's NoseSalomea (voice)
  22. 2014The Sky is BlueMarquez
  23. 2012Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt
  24. 2011Nacht ohne MorgenKatharina
  25. 2009Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von BingenHildegard von Bingen
  26. 2009Veronika Decides to DieMom
  27. 2008Die Entdeckung der CurrywurstLena Brücker
  28. 2006Romance & CigarettesGracie
  29. 2004The Other WomanVera Glaubitz
  30. 2003A Birthday to RememberRosemarie
  31. 2001Thirteen Conversations About One ThingHelen
  32. 2000UrbaniaClara - The Married Woman
  33. 1999The Lady in QuestionRachel Singer
  34. 1999Cradle Will RockSophie Silvano
  35. 1999The Third MiracleHelen O’Regan
  36. 1999Nightworld: Lost SoulsSheila Robinson
  37. 1997Office KillerVirginia Wingate
  38. 1997In the Name of InnocenceAnna Loeser
  39. 1995Johnny MnemonicAnna Kalmann
  40. 1993M. ButterflyJeanne Gallimard
  41. 1991EuropaKatharina Hartmann
  42. 1991VoyagerHannah
  43. 1990The African WomanMartha
  44. 1987The SicilianCamilla, Duchess of Crotone
  45. 1987Days to RememberKatharina
  46. 1986Rosa LuxemburgRosa Luxemburg
  47. 1983Un dimanche de flicsPatricia
  48. 1983EquatorAdele
  49. 1982Deadly GameDaniela Mathiesen
  50. 1981Marianne and JulianeMarianne
  51. 1981LolaLola
  52. 1978Heinrich HeineAmalie Friedländer
  53. 1977Women in New YorkCrystal Allen