Barbara Sukowa
Biography
Barbara Sukowa is a German theatre and film actress born on 2 February 1950 in Bremen, Germany. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. Sukowa has appeared in numerous films, including Lola, Europa, M. Butterfly, and Hannah Arendt. She has a total of 81 known credits in her acting career. Sukowa is also known by the alternative name Barbara Sukova.
Career overview
Barbara Sukowa is a German theatre and film actress. She has worked with various directors, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. Sukowa's film appearances include a range of notable titles.
Some of her notable film roles include appearances in Lola, Europa, M. Butterfly, and Hannah Arendt. Sukowa's work has been recognized in the film industry, with one notable achievement being a win at the Cannes Film Festival. This award was given for her performance in the film Rosa Luxemburg.
Barbara Sukowa's acting career spans multiple decades, with a significant number of film credits to her name. She has appeared in a total of 81 known credits, indicating a diverse and extensive body of work. Sukowa's acting career has been marked by her collaborations with various directors and her performances in a range of notable films.
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- ZOMA (2027)
- Klandestin WT (2025) as Mathilda
- Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting (2025) as Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover
- Constellation (2024) as Irena Lysenko
- We're Not Done Yet (2024) as Bettina
- Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt (2024)
- François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay (2024) as Helen Hessel (voice)
- Sukowa - Playful Like A Child (2024)
- The Night Agent (2023) as Jacqueline Laurent
- The Swarm (2023) as Prof. Katherina Lehmann
- Air (2023) as Kathy Dassler
- Enkel für Fortgeschrittene (2023) as Philippa
- White Noise (2022) as Sister Hermann Marie
- Dalíland (2022) as Gala
- Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein (2021) as Voice of Lilo Stein
- Granny Nanny (2020) as Philippa
- Two of Us (2020) as Nina Dorn
- Servant (2019) as Aunt Josephine
- Servant (2019) as Aunt Josephine (voice)
- Gloria Bell (2019) as Melinda
- Rocca Changes the World (2019) as Dodo
- Native Son (2019) as Peggy
- Atomic Blonde (2017) as Coroner
- Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) as Friderike Zweig
- My Art (2016)
- 12 Monkeys (2015) as Katarina Jones
- The Misplaced World (2015) as Caterina Fabiani / Evelyn Kromberger
- The Sky is Blue (2014) as Marquez
- Salomea's Nose (2014) as Salomea (voice)
- Hannah Arendt (2012) as Hannah Arendt
- Nacht ohne Morgen (2011) as Katharina
- Veronika Decides to Die (2009) as Mom
- Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009) as Hildegard von Bingen
- Die Entdeckung der Currywurst (2008) as Lena Brücker
- Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story (2007) as Self
- Thadeusz (2005) as self
- Romance & Cigarettes (2005) as Gracie
- Transamerica (2005) Thanks
- The Other Woman (2004) as Vera Glaubitz
- A Birthday to Remember (2003) as Rosemarie
- Barbara Sukowa on Lola (2003) as Self
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... (2002) as Self
- Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften (2002) as Barbara Landau
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) as Helen
- Urbania (2000) as Clara - The Married Woman
- Beckmann (1999) as Self
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) as Sophie Silvano
- The Third Miracle (1999) as Helen O’Regan
- Nightworld: Lost Souls (1999) as Sheila Robinson
- The Lady in Question (1999) as Rachel Singer
- The Port of Last Resort (1998) as Annie Witting (voice)
- Office Killer (1997) as Virginia Wingate
- In the Name of Innocence (1997) as Anna Loeser
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995) as Anna Kalmann
- M. Butterfly (1993) as Jeanne Gallimard
- Colpo di coda (1993) as Regina
- DAS! (1991) as Self
- Europa (1991) as Katharina Hartmann
- Voyager (1991) as Hannah
- The African Woman (1990) as Martha
- Days to Remember (1987) as Katharina
- The Sicilian (1987) as Camilla, Duchess of Crotone
- Rosa Luxemburg (1986) as Rosa Luxemburg
- Space (1985) as Liesl Kolff
- Equator (1983) as Adele
- Un dimanche de flics (1983) as Patricia
- Deadly Game (1982) as Daniela Mathiesen
- Lola (1981) as Lola
- Marianne and Juliane (1981) as Marianne
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) as Mieze
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) as Emilie "Mieze" Karsunke
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1979) as Anka
- Heinrich Heine (1978) as Amalie Friedländer
- Women in New York (1977) as Crystal Allen
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1974) as Viktoria Herbst
- Scene of the Crime (1970) as Babsi Meyer
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Unknownia