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Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Acting October 16, 1954 (72 years old) Suhl, Germany

Biography

Corinna Harfouch (born 16 October 1954) is a German actress. Widely regarded as one of the most important performers in German film and theatre, she is known for her portrayals of complex, often emotionally layered characters across more than four decades on stage and screen. Among her most beloved and unexpected performances is her turn as Rabia in Bibi Blocksberg, in which her scene-stealing energy has since been embraced by audiences as camp and iconic, earning her a cult following and status as an unlikely queer icon. For this performance, she received the German Film Award (Lola) for Best Supporting Actress in 2003. Trained at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst “Ernst Busch” in Berlin, Harfouch began her career in theatre before transitioning to film and television, where she has appeared in over 80 productions. Her early breakthrough came with Die Schauspielerin (1988), followed by roles in films such as Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997), Der Untergang (2004), Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders (2006), Finsterworld (2013), and Lara (2019). She has also been part of the long-running crime series Tatort since 2023. Among her numerous accolades, Harfouch has received the Bavarian Film Award, the Adolf Grimme Award, the German Television Award, and the German Film Award. She won Best Actress at the Shanghai International Film Festival for Frei nach Plan (2007) and received the German Film Award for Best Actress in 2024 for Sterben. In addition to her screen work, Harfouch is an acclaimed stage actress, performing at major theatres including the Deutsches Theater Berlin, the Berliner Ensemble, and the Volksbühne. In 1997, she was named Actress of the Year by Theater heute and awarded the Gertrud-Eysoldt-Ring for her performance in Des Teufels General. Born in Suhl, East Germany, Harfouch initially trained as a nurse before studying acting. She has three children, including actor Robert Gwisdek.

Movies 113

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 7.4

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

as Madame Arnulfi

2006
Downfall 7.9

Downfall

as Magda Goebbels

2004
23 000 Lives 6.2

23 000 Lives

as Mrs. Gans

2026
Knockin' on Heaven's Door 7.7

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

as Ward B Nurse

1997
Suck Me Shakespeer 3 6.1

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

as Kerstin BIZ

2017
Berlin Calling 6.8

Berlin Calling

as Prof. Dr. Petra Paul

2008
Bibi Blocksberg 6.0

Bibi Blocksberg

as Rabia

2002
Dying 7.6

Dying

as Lissy Lunies

2024
Kundschafter des Friedens 2 5.3

Kundschafter des Friedens 2

as Helene

2025
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

as Marianne

2026
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls 6.1

Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls

as Rabia von Katzenstein

2004
Move 6.4

Move

as Mutter

2012
Zwischen uns 6.3

Zwischen uns

as Child psychologist

2022
Lara 6.7

Lara

as Lara

2019
What You Can See from Here 6.4

What You Can See from Here

as Selma

2022
The Boy Who Owns the World 7.3

The Boy Who Owns the World

as Edna

2024
Bloodsuckers 5.7

Bloodsuckers

as Tante Erkentrud

2022
Right Here Right Now 4.2

Right Here Right Now

as Innensenatorin

2018
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil 4.5

The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil

as Frau Schmächtig

2002
Rage 5.9

Rage

as Christa Laub

2006
The Elementary Particles 6.2

The Elementary Particles

as Dr. Schäfer

2006
Helen, Fred und Ted 3.7

Helen, Fred und Ted

as Biggie Schwarz

2006
In My Mother's Mirror

In My Mother's Mirror

as Ursula Scheuer

2026
This Is Love 5.0

This Is Love

as Maggie

2009
A Year Ago in Winter 6.3

A Year Ago in Winter

as Eliane Richter

2008
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen 6.1

Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen

as Sabine Kröger

1994
Moon Man 6.8

Moon Man

as Conquistadora (voice)

2012
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' 7.0

Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'

as Self

2005
Yasemin 6.2

Yasemin

as Frau Rathjens

1988
Mostly Minimalistic 6.0

Mostly Minimalistic

as Marlen

2022
The Green Desert 7.8

The Green Desert

as Krankenschwester

1999
An die Grenze 4.8

An die Grenze

as Frau Dobbs

2007
Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen 4.0

Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2018
The Irony of Life 5.8

The Irony of Life

as Eva

2024
Free to Leave 5.0

Free to Leave

as Hanni Hudetz

2007
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits 6.0

Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits

as Lisa Mosdi

1997
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung 5.5

Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung

as Theresa

2011
Jack 4.5

Jack

as Susanne Sönnmann

2015
Kiss Kiss Wolf

Kiss Kiss Wolf

Solo for Clarinet 5.7

Solo for Clarinet

as Anna Weller

1998
My Father The Turk

My Father The Turk

as Sprecherin

2006
Inge, April und Mai 4.7

Inge, April und Mai

1993
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts

Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts

as Corinna

The Devil and Ms. D 5.2

The Devil and Ms. D

as Cora Dulz

1999
The Girl With the Golden Hands 5.3

The Girl With the Golden Hands

as Gudrun

2022
Now or Never 6.3

Now or Never

as Flora

2000
The Promise 6.6

The Promise

as Sophie II

1995
Gates of Fire 9.0

Gates of Fire

as Stromberg

1996
Stockholm Marathon 5.0

Stockholm Marathon

as Monica Lundin

1994
Verdammt, er liebt mich 7.0

Verdammt, er liebt mich

as Paula

1996
Cracks in the Shell 6.0

Cracks in the Shell

as Nina

2012
Wer anhält stirbt 10.0

Wer anhält stirbt

as Heike

1996
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit

Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit

as Hannah

2012
Goldstaub 7.0

Goldstaub

as Kerstin

1993
Pestalozzi's Mountain 6.5

Pestalozzi's Mountain

as Juliette Benoit

1989
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence 6.0

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

as Self (archive footage)

2020
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf 8.0

Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf

as Isolde Wünsche

1991
Immer der Nase nach 4.8

Immer der Nase nach

as Imke

2021
Faust Sonnengesang 7.5

Faust Sonnengesang

as (voice)

2011
Sexy Sadie 4.8

Sexy Sadie

as Lucy / Sadie

1996
The House on the River 7.0

The House on the River

as Emmi Voß

1986
Through This Night 8.0

Through This Night

as Bozena Nemcová

2005
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich! 5.0

Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!

as Susanne

2008
Cloud Whispers 4.4

Cloud Whispers

as Charlotte

2018
The Tango Player 7.0

The Tango Player

as Elke

1991
Whiskey with Vodka 5.9

Whiskey with Vodka

as Bettina Moll

2009
Finsterworld 6.4

Finsterworld

as Inga Sandberg

2013
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball? 7.0

Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?

as Michaela

1983
Thea und Nat 3.7

Thea und Nat

as Thea Friedberg

1992
Rose 6.1

Rose

as Rose Steher

2005
Gefährliche Freundin 4.0

Gefährliche Freundin

as Bibi Bratseth

1996
C(r)ook 7.1

C(r)ook

as Maria

2004
The Big Mambo 8.0

The Big Mambo

as Maria

1998
Home for the Weekend 5.5

Home for the Weekend

as Gitte Heidtmann

2012
Reunion in Travers 8.0

Reunion in Travers

as Therese Forster

1989
Hamlet_X 4.8

Hamlet_X

as Gertrude

2003
Looking for Simon 5.8

Looking for Simon

as Valerie

2011
Puppe 4.5

Puppe

as Geena

2013
Kranke Geschäfte 7.0

Kranke Geschäfte

2019
The Actress 7.0

The Actress

as Maria Rheine

1988
Ein Dorf sieht Mord 5.0

Ein Dorf sieht Mord

as Maria Bonk

2009
Irren ist männlich 4.3

Irren ist männlich

as Bettina

1996
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle

Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle

as Katharina Holl

2016
Der kleine Staatsanwalt 7.0

Der kleine Staatsanwalt

as Frau Meffert

1987
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar 6.7

Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar

as Rosa

2021
Farewell to Agnes 8.0

Farewell to Agnes

as Agnes

1994
The Missing Woman 3.4

The Missing Woman

as Karen

2016
Fallada: The Last Chapter 6.0

Fallada: The Last Chapter

as Else-Marie Bukonje

1988
Gebürtig 4.3

Gebürtig

as Else Sachs

2002
Tod einer Schülerin 6.6

Tod einer Schülerin

as Susanne Berger

2010
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers 3.8

Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers

as Lisa Mohrbrink

1992
Julia's Disappearance 6.7

Julia's Disappearance

as Giulia

2009
Wengler & Sons 4.7

Wengler & Sons

as Jenny Weinhold

1987
Bis zum Horizont und weiter 8.0

Bis zum Horizont und weiter

as Beate Nelken

1999
Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand

as Heike Laurens

2009
According to Plan 6.8

According to Plan

as Iris

2007
Persona 4.0

Persona

as Schwester Alma

2019
Die fremde Frau 5.3

Die fremde Frau

as Helen Berg

2004
Silberhochzeit 5.5

Silberhochzeit

as Alexandra

2006
Fandango - Members Only 6.0

Fandango - Members Only

as Duke

2000
Verlobung in Hullerbusch 10.0

Verlobung in Hullerbusch

as Schwester Erika

1979
The Boyfriend 5.3

The Boyfriend

as Henriette

2023
Verrückt nach Paris 6.9

Verrückt nach Paris

as Frau Hermann

2002
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten 7.0

5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten

as Viviane Sperling

1996
Schmidt & Schwarz

Schmidt & Schwarz

as Carolin Schwarz

2012
Der Fall Bruckner 7.0

Der Fall Bruckner

as Katharina Bruckner

2014
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein

Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein

1981
Stunde des Wolfs 3.7

Stunde des Wolfs

as Gisela Grosche

2000
Des Teufels General 7.0

Des Teufels General

as Fliegergeneral Harras

1997
Brennende Themen

Brennende Themen

as Ms. Platek

Too Close 2.0

Too Close

as Caro

2017
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf 10.0

Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf

as Ms. Daniels

1991
Das Monstrum 9.0

Das Monstrum

as Helene

2001

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