Acting
Corinna Harfouch
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.
Filmography
In My Mother's Mirror
Film · 2026
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Film · 2026
23 000 Lives
Film · 2026
Gefahrengebiet
Film · 2026
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
Film · 2025
The Boy Who Owns the World
Film · 2024
Dying
Film · 2024
Die Ironie des Lebens
Film · 2024
The Boyfriend
Film · 2023
Mostly Minimalistic
Film · 2022
Zwischen uns
Film · 2022
What You Can See from Here
Film · 2022
Bloodsuckers
Film · 2022
The Girl With the Golden Hands
Film · 2022
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
Film · 2021
Immer der Nase nach
Film · 2021
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Film · 2020
2 Minuten
Series · 2020
Persona
Film · 2019
Lara
Film · 2019
Kranke Geschäfte
Film · 2019
Holiday Secrets
Series · 2019
Right Here Right Now
Film · 2018
Cloud Whispers
Film · 2018
Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen
Film · 2018
Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt
Series · 2018
Too Close
Film · 2017
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Film · 2017
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
Film · 2016
The Missing Woman
Film · 2016
Jack
Film · 2015
Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
Series · 2015
Der Fall Bruckner
Film · 2014
Finsterworld
Film · 2013
Puppe
Film · 2013
Home for the Weekend
Film · 2012
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
Film · 2012
Cracks in the Shell
Film · 2012
Move
Film · 2012
Schmidt & Schwarz
Film · 2012
Moon Man
Film · 2012
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
Film · 2011
Looking for Simon
Film · 2011
Faust Sonnengesang
Film · 2011
Tod einer Schülerin
Film · 2010
Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
Series · 2010
Whiskey with Vodka
Film · 2009
Julia's Disappearance
Film · 2009
This Is Love
Film · 2009
Hand in Hand
Film · 2009
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
Film · 2009
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
Film · 2008
Berlin Calling
Film · 2008
A Year Ago in Winter
Film · 2008
Teufelsbraten
Series · 2008
According to Plan
Film · 2007
An die Grenze
Film · 2007
Free to Leave
Film · 2007
The Elementary Particles
Film · 2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Film · 2006
Silberhochzeit
Film · 2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
Film · 2006
Rage
Film · 2006
My Father The Turk
Film · 2006
Helen, Fred und Ted
Series · 2006
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Film · 2005
Rose
Film · 2005
Through This Night
Film · 2005
Downfall
Film · 2004
C(r)ook
Film · 2004
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Film · 2004
Die fremde Frau
Film · 2004
Hamlet_X
Film · 2003
Bibi Blocksberg
Film · 2002
Verrückt nach Paris
Film · 2002
Gebürtig
Film · 2002
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
Film · 2002
Blond: Eva Blond!
Series · 2002
Das Duo
Series · 2002
Das Monstrum
Film · 2001
Vera Brühne
Series · 2001
Now or Never
Film · 2000
Fandango - Members Only
Film · 2000
Stunde des Wolfs
Film · 2000
The Devil and Ms. D
Film · 1999
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
Film · 1999
The Green Desert
Film · 1999
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Series · 1999
Solo for Clarinet
Film · 1998
The Big Mambo
Film · 1998
Der letzte Zeuge
Series · 1998
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Film · 1997
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
Film · 1997
Des Teufels General
Film · 1997
Irren ist männlich
Film · 1996
Gefährliche Freundin
Film · 1996
Sexy Sadie
Film · 1996
Gates of Fire
Film · 1996
Verdammt, er liebt mich
Film · 1996
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
Film · 1996
Wer anhält stirbt
Film · 1996
The Promise
Film · 1995
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
Film · 1994
Stockholm Marathon
Film · 1994
Farewell to Agnes
Film · 1994
Ärzte
Series · 1994
Goldstaub
Film · 1993
Inge, April und Mai
Film · 1993
Bella Block
Series · 1993
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
Film · 1992
Thea und Nat
Film · 1992
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
Series · 1992
The Tango Player
Film · 1991
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
Film · 1991
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
Film · 1991
Pestalozzi's Mountain
Film · 1989
Reunion in Travers
Film · 1989
Blauer Panther
Series · 1989
The Actress
Film · 1988
Yasemin
Film · 1988
Fallada: The Last Chapter
Film · 1988
Wengler & Sons
Film · 1987
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
Film · 1987
The House on the River
Film · 1986
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
Film · 1983
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
Film · 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
Film · 1979
Bavarian Film Awards
Series · 1979
Polizeiruf 110
Series · 1971
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Grimme Award
Series · 1964
German Film Award
Series · 1951
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
Film
Brennende Themen
Film
Kiss Kiss Wolf
Film