Margarethe von Trotta
Biography
Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress who was born on February 21, 1942, in Berlin. She has been referred to as a leading force of the New German Cinema movement and is also associated with feminist film. Her extensive body of work has won awards internationally. She was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff. Von Trotta is the daughter of Baltic noblewoman Elisabeth. Her professional credits include directing, and she has a total of 98 known credits according to database records.
Career overview
Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress who was born in Berlin on February 21, 1942. She is the daughter of Baltic noblewoman Elisabeth. Recognized as a leading force of the New German Cinema movement, she is also noted as a representative of feminist cinema. Her extensive body of work has won awards internationally.
Throughout her career, von Trotta was married to and collaborated with director Volker Schlöndorff. Her cinematic background includes finding a gateway to cinema through The Seventh Seal, which she described as a revelation. Her professional credits span directing, screenwriting, and acting within the film industry.
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125 titles- Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces (2024) as Self
- Sukowa - Playful Like A Child (2024)
- Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert (2023) Director
- Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert (2023) Writer
- Margarethe von Trotta: A Women's Director (2022) as Self - Filmmaker
- Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors (2022) as Self
- Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021) as Self
- It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf (2019) as Self
- Rosa Luxemburg: Der Preis der Freiheit (2019) as herself
- Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018) as Self - Filmmaker
- Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018) Director
- Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018) Writer
- Sympathisanten - Unser deutscher Herbst (2018) as Self
- Forget About Nick (2017) Director
- Les réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des choses (2016) as Self
- The Misplaced World (2015) Writer
- The Misplaced World (2015) Director
- Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione (2014) as Self
- Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014) as Self
- Forbidden Films (2014) as Herself
- Square (2012) as Self
- Hannah Arendt (2012) Screenplay
- Hannah Arendt (2012) Director
- Never for Love (2012) Director
- Nuits transparentes (2011)
- Sister (2010) Director
- Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009) Director
- Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009) Screenplay
- Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009) Art Direction
- Foreign Directors on Directing (2008)
- Screenwriters on Screenwriting (2008)
- I Am the Other Woman (2006) Director
- Von Sex bis Simmel (2005) as Self
- The Other Woman (2004) Director
- Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich (2003) as Self
- Rosenstrasse (2003) Director
- Rosenstrasse (2003) Screenplay
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... (2002) as Self
- Jahrestage (2000) Director
- At Fifty, Men Kiss Differently (1999) Director
- Dark Days (1999) Director
- Dark Days (1999) Writer
- Lebensläufe (1998) as Self
- Winter Child (1997) Director
- Winter Child (1997) Writer
- The Promise (1995) Writer
- The Promise (1995) Director
- The Night of the Filmmakers (1995) as Self
- The Long Silence (1993) Director
- Berlín: Léta zdi (1992) Director
- The African Woman (1990) Director
- The African Woman (1990) Writer
- The African Woman (1990) Story
- The Heart and the Legs (1989) as Self
- Love and Fear (1988) Screenplay
- Love and Fear (1988) Director
- Calling the Shots (1988) as Self
- Felix (1988) Director
- Felix (1988) Writer
- Rosa Luxemburg (1986) Director
- Rosa Luxemburg (1986) Writer
- Hands Up! (1985) as Self (1981 footage) (uncredited)
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Unerreichbare Nähe (1984) Writer
- Blaubart (1984) as Jutta
- Sheer Madness (1983)
- Sheer Madness (1983) Director
- Sheer Madness (1983) Writer
- Circle of Deceit (1981) Writer
- Marianne and Juliane (1981) Director
- Marianne and Juliane (1981) Writer
- NDR Talk Show (1979) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Zeugen des Jahrhunderts (1979) as Self
- Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979) Director
- Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979) Writer
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Germany in Autumn (1978) as Self (uncredited)
- Cinématon (1978) as N°576
- The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978) Director
- The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978) Writer
- Beer Chase (1977) as Frau mit Kind
- Kölner Treff (1976) as Self
- Coup de Grâce (1976) as Sophie de Reval
- Coup de Grâce (1976) Writer
- Henry James Stories (1976) as Kate Theory
- The American Soldier (1976) as Maid
- The Atlantic Swimmers (1976) as Schwimmlehrerin
- Das Andechser Gefühl (1975)
- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) as (uncredited)
- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) Screenplay
- The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) Director
- Georginas Gründe (1975) as Kate Theory
- 3 nach 9 (1974) as Self
- Motiv Liebe (1974)
- Unter einem Dach (1974)
- Stayover in Tirol (1974) as Katja
- Histoires insolites (1974)
- An Invitation to the Hunt (1974) as Paulette
- Ein Fall für Männdli (1973) as Gerlinde Furtner
- Desaster (1973) as Ulla Werther
- A Free Woman (1972) as Elisabeth Junker
- A Free Woman (1972) Writer
- The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972) as Doris Vogelsang
- The Morals of Ruth Halbfass (1972) Assistant Director
- Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) as Babs
- The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) as Sophie
- The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach (1971) Writer
- Paul Esbeck (1971) as Ute
- Scene of the Crime (1970) Director
- Hauptbahnhof München (1970) as Karin Lohmann
- Der Fall von nebenan (1970)
- Drücker (1970) as Gitte
- Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
- Gods of the Plague (1970) as Margarethe
- Baal (1970) as Sophie
- The Commissioner (1969) as Irma Klenze
- The Commissioner (1969) as Amanda Gruber
- The Commissioner (1969) as Ute Hinz
- Spielst Du mit schrägen Vögeln (1969) as Helga
- Brandstifter (1969) as Anka
- Ein Sommer mit Nicole (1969)
- Tränen trocknet der Wind (1967)
- Das Vergnügen, anständig zu sein (1966) as Zimmermädchen
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Margarethe von Trotta best known for?
Margarethe von Trotta is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Square (2012), Heart of Greed (2007), Angel Town (1990), Circle of Deceit (1981).
When and where was Margarethe von Trotta born?
Margarethe von Trotta was born on February 21, 1942 in Berlin, Germany.
How many credits does Margarethe von Trotta have?
Margarethe von Trotta has accumulated over 125 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2024.
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Margarethe von Trotta is a German film director, screenwriter, and actress who was born on February 21, 1942, in Berlin. She has been referred to as a leading force of the New German Cinema movement and is also associated with feminist film. Her extensive body of work has won awards internationally. She was married to ...