Ingrid Caven
Ingrid Caven (born Ingrid Schmidt; August 3, 1938) is a German actress best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982.
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Movies (65)

Sixteen Moments of My Life
2026 · self

The Portuguese Woman
2019 · Passageira

Suspiria
2018 · Miss Vendegast

Sleeping Beauty
2017 · La méchante fée

Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
2012 · Self

Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter
2012 · Self

In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner Schroeter
2012 · Self

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2011 · Self

Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
2010 · Self

35 Shots of Rum
2009 · Joséphine's German Aunt

Weitertanzen
2008 · Maja Mertens

Here’s Looking at You, Boy
2007 · Self

Deepfrozen
2006 · Vicky

Fassbinder's Women
2000 · Self

Time Regained
1999 · Russian Princess

Silent Night
1995 · Sängerin

My Favorite Season
1993 · La femme du bar

Off Season
1992 · Lila

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992 · Self

Yearning for Sodom
1989 · Self

Devil's Paradise
1987 · Madame

The Satin Spider
1986 · La directrice

The Roaring Fifties
1983 · Claudine

Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn
1982
Today We're Playing Boss
1981

Day of the Idiots
1981 · Dr. Laura

Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel
1981

Malou
1981 · Malou

Looping
1981 · Lissy

In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Zora la rouge

Despair
1978 · Hotel Manager

Violanta
1978 · Alma
Ingrid Caven at Pigall's
1978 · Self

Fear of Fear
1976 · Edda

The American Soldier
1976 · Singer

Satan’s Brew
1976 · Lisa

Shadow of Angels
1976 · Lily Brest

Nea
1976 · Anne

Gold Flakes
1976

I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Sewing machine saleswoman

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975 · Corinna

Fox and His Friends
1975 · Singer in Bar

Playing with Fire
1975 · The servant of the brothel

Joan's Dream
1975

My Little Loves
1974 · Mother

La Paloma
1974 · Viola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma'

Martha
1974 · Ilse

1 Berlin-Harlem
1974

Tenderness of the Wolves
1973 · Dora

Tonight or Never
1973 · Artist

Adele Spitzeder
1972

Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972 · Lola Montez

The Death of Maria Malibran
1972

The Ancestress
1971 · Geist

The Merchant of Four Seasons
1971 · Hans's great love, Production Manager

Beware of a Holy Whore
1971 · Statistin

Rio das Mortes
1971 · Hannas Kollegin
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
1971 · Self

Haytabo
1971 · (uncredited)

The Niklashausen Journey
1970 · Schreiendes Mädchen

Gods of the Plague
1970 · Magdalene Fuller

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970 · Neighbor

The Coffee House
1970 · Placida

Love Is Colder Than Death
1970 · Zweite Prostituierte

Frühstück in Rom
1965 · Sandra






