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.
Fotos
Películas (113)
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
2026 · Marianne
In My Mother's Mirror
2026 · Ursula Scheuer
23 000 Lives
2026 · Mrs. Gans
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
2025 · Helene
Die Ironie des Lebens
2024 · Eva
Dying
2024 · Lissy Lunies
The Boy Who Owns the World
2024 · Edna
The Boyfriend
2023 · Henriette
What You Can See from Here
2022 · Selma
Zwischen uns
2022 · Child psychologist
Mostly Minimalistic
2022 · Marlen
Bloodsuckers
2022 · Tante Erkentrud
The Girl With the Golden Hands
2022 · Gudrun
Immer der Nase nach
2021 · Imke
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
2021 · Rosa
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Lara
2019 · Lara
Kranke Geschäfte
2019
Persona
2019 · Schwester Alma
Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Right Here Right Now
2018 · Innensenatorin
Cloud Whispers
2018 · Charlotte
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
2017 · Kerstin BIZ
Too Close
2017 · Caro
The Missing Woman
2016 · Karen
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
2016 · Katharina Holl
Jack
2015 · Susanne Sönnmann
Der Fall Bruckner
2014 · Katharina Bruckner
Finsterworld
2013 · Inga Sandberg
Puppe
2013 · Geena
Moon Man
2012 · Conquistadora (voice)
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
2012 · Hannah
Move
2012 · Mutter
Schmidt & Schwarz
2012 · Carolin Schwarz
Home for the Weekend
2012 · Gitte Heidtmann
Cracks in the Shell
2012 · Nina
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
2011 · Theresa
Looking for Simon
2011 · Valerie
Faust Sonnengesang
2011 · (voice)
Tod einer Schülerin
2010 · Susanne Berger
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
2009 · Maria Bonk
Julia's Disappearance
2009 · Giulia
Hand in Hand
2009 · Heike Laurens
This Is Love
2009 · Maggie
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Bettina Moll
A Year Ago in Winter
2008 · Eliane Richter
Berlin Calling
2008 · Prof. Dr. Petra Paul
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
2008 · Susanne
An die Grenze
2007 · Frau Dobbs
According to Plan
2007 · Iris
Free to Leave
2007 · Hanni Hudetz
Rage
2006 · Christa Laub
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 · Madame Arnulfi
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006 · Biggie Schwarz
My Father The Turk
2006 · Sprecherin
The Elementary Particles
2006 · Dr. Schäfer
Silberhochzeit
2006 · Alexandra
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
2005 · Self
Through This Night
2005 · Bozena Nemcová
Rose
2005 · Rose Steher
C(r)ook
2004 · Maria
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004 · Rabia von Katzenstein
Downfall
2004 · Magda Goebbels
Die fremde Frau
2004 · Helen Berg
Hamlet_X
2003 · Gertrude
Bibi Blocksberg
2002 · Rabia
Verrückt nach Paris
2002 · Frau Hermann
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
2002 · Frau Schmächtig
Gebürtig
2002 · Else Sachs
Das Monstrum
2001 · Helene
Fandango - Members Only
2000 · Duke
Now or Never
2000 · Flora
Stunde des Wolfs
2000 · Gisela Grosche
The Green Desert
1999 · Krankenschwester
The Devil and Ms. D
1999 · Cora Dulz
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
1999 · Beate Nelken
Solo for Clarinet
1998 · Anna Weller
The Big Mambo
1998 · Maria
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1997 · Lisa Mosdi
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997 · Ward B Nurse
Des Teufels General
1997 · Fliegergeneral Harras
Gefährliche Freundin
1996 · Bibi Bratseth
Gates of Fire
1996 · Stromberg
Irren ist männlich
1996 · Bettina
Sexy Sadie
1996 · Lucy / Sadie
Verdammt, er liebt mich
1996 · Paula
Wer anhält stirbt
1996 · Heike
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
1996 · Viviane Sperling
The Promise
1995 · Sophie II
Stockholm Marathon
1994 · Monica Lundin
Farewell to Agnes
1994 · Agnes
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
1994 · Sabine Kröger
Inge, April und Mai
1993
Goldstaub
1993 · Kerstin
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
1992 · Lisa Mohrbrink
Thea und Nat
1992 · Thea Friedberg
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
1991 · Isolde Wünsche
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
1991 · Ms. Daniels
The Tango Player
1991 · Elke
Reunion in Travers
1989 · Therese Forster
Pestalozzi's Mountain
1989 · Juliette Benoit
The Actress
1988 · Maria Rheine
Fallada: The Last Chapter
1988 · Else-Marie Bukonje
Yasemin
1988 · Frau Rathjens
Wengler & Sons
1987 · Jenny Weinhold
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
1987 · Frau Meffert
The House on the River
1986 · Emmi Voß
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
1983 · Michaela
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
1981
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
1979 · Schwester Erika
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
· Corinna
Brennende Themen
· Ms. Platek
Kiss Kiss Wolf
Series (23)
2 Minuten
2020 · Dr. Vogel
Holiday Secrets
2019
Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt
2018 · Sprecherin
Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
2015 · Tilda
Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
2010 · Self
Teufelsbraten
2008 · Wachtel
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006 · Biggie Schwarz
Blond: Eva Blond!
2002 · Eva Blond
Das Duo
2002 · Anna Mundorf
Vera Brühne
2001 · Vera Brühne
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
1999 · Self
Der letzte Zeuge
1998 · Malia Reh
Ärzte
1994 · Vera Haeusler
Bella Block
1993 · Bianca Kling
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
1992 · Dr. Lilo von Barnim
Blauer Panther
1989 · Self
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979 · Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971 · Sonja
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Lore Ewers, Anna Cordes, Valerie, Conny Seegmeister, Sabine Korsack, Martha Kandis, Susanne Bonard, Barbara
Grimme Award
1964 · Self
German Film Award
1951 · Self