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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-02-02 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Bremen, Germany

Also Known As

Barbara Sukova

Barbara Sukowa

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Sukowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Europa

Europa

Air

Air

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene

Rocca Changes the World

Rocca Changes the World

Acting

M. Butterfly

1993

M. Butterfly

as

Jeanne Gallimard

Voyager

1991

Voyager

as

Hannah

Lola

1981

Lola

as

Lola

Salomea's Nose

2014

Salomea's Nose

as

Salomea (voice)

The Sicilian

1987

The Sicilian

as

Camilla, Duchess of Crotone

Europa

1991

Europa

as

Katharina Hartmann

Veronika Decides to Die

2009

Veronika Decides to Die

as

Mom

A Birthday to Remember

2003

A Birthday to Remember

as

Rosemarie

Johnny Mnemonic

1995

Johnny Mnemonic

as

Anna Kalmann

Air

2023

Air

as

Kathy Dassler

Marianne and Juliane

1981

Marianne and Juliane

as

Marianne

Granny Nanny

2020

Granny Nanny

as

Philippa

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

2009

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

as

Hildegard von Bingen

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as

Gracie

Rosa Luxemburg

1986

Rosa Luxemburg

as

Rosa Luxemburg

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

as

Helen

White Noise

2022

White Noise

as

Sister Hermann Marie

Nacht ohne Morgen

2011

Nacht ohne Morgen

as

Katharina

Hannah Arendt

2012

Hannah Arendt

as

Hannah Arendt

The Port of Last Resort

1998

The Port of Last Resort

as

Annie Witting (voice)

Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein

2021

Out of Exile: The Photography of Fred Stein

as

Voice of Lilo Stein

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene

2023

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene

as

Philippa

Office Killer

1997

Office Killer

as

Virginia Wingate

The Sky is Blue

2014

The Sky is Blue

as

Marquez

Heinrich Heine

1978

Heinrich Heine

as

Amalie Friedländer

Women in New York

1977

Women in New York

as

Crystal Allen

Die Entdeckung der Currywurst

2008

Die Entdeckung der Currywurst

as

Lena Brücker

Klandestin WT

2025

Klandestin WT

as

Mathilda

The African Woman

1990

The African Woman

as

Martha

Nightworld: Lost Souls

1999

Nightworld: Lost Souls

as

Sheila Robinson

The Other Woman

2004

The Other Woman

as

Vera Glaubitz

The Misplaced World

2015

The Misplaced World

as

Caterina Fabiani / Evelyn Kromberger

Days to Remember

1987

Days to Remember

as

Katharina

In the Name of Innocence

1997

In the Name of Innocence

as

Anna Loeser

Un dimanche de flics

1983

Un dimanche de flics

as

Patricia

Urbania

2000

Urbania

as

Clara - The Married Woman

Equator

1983

Equator

as

Adele

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

2016

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

as

Friderike Zweig

The Lady in Question

1999

The Lady in Question

as

Rachel Singer

The Third Miracle

1999

The Third Miracle

as

Helen O’Regan

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

2007

Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

as

Self

Deadly Game

1982

Deadly Game

as

Daniela Mathiesen

Atomic Blonde

2017

Atomic Blonde

as

Coroner

Cradle Will Rock

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as

Sophie Silvano

My Art

2016

My Art

as

Gloria Bell

2019

Gloria Bell

as

Melinda

Rocca Changes the World

2019

Rocca Changes the World

as

Dodo

Native Son

2019

Native Son

as

Peggy

Two of Us

2020

Two of Us

as

Nina Dorn

Dalíland

2022

Dalíland

as

Gala

Barbara Sukowa on Lola

2003

Barbara Sukowa on Lola

as

Self

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

2024

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

as

Helen Hessel (voice)

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

2024

Sukowa - Playful Like A Child

as

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

2024

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

as

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

2025

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

as

Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover

We're Not Done Yet

2024

We're Not Done Yet

as

Bettina

Unkownia

Unkownia

as

Servant

Servant

as

Aunt Josephine

Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime

as

Babsi Meyer

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken

St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken

as

Anka

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

as

Katarina Jones

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften

as

Barbara Landau

Space

Space

as

Liesl Kolff

Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

as

Mieze

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit

as

Viktoria Herbst

Servant

Servant

as

Aunt Josephine (voice)

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Grimme Award

Grimme Award

as

Self

German Film Award

German Film Award

as

Self

Constellation

Constellation

as

Irena Lysenko

The Swarm

The Swarm

as

Prof. Katherina Lehmann

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

as

Self

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff

as

Self

Colpo di coda

Colpo di coda

as

Regina

DAS!

DAS!

as

Self

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show

as

Self

Beckmann

Beckmann

as

Self

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

as

Self

Thadeusz

Thadeusz

as

self

The Night Agent

The Night Agent

as

Jacqueline Laurent

Production

Crew

Transamerica

2005

Transamerica

as

Directing