Name
Corinna Harfouch
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1954-10-16 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Suhl, Germany
Biography
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.
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- 1997 Knockin' on Heaven's Door as Ward B Nurse
- 2004 Downfall as Magda Goebbels
- 2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Madame Arnulfi
- 1998 Solo for Clarinet as Anna Weller
- 1996 Irren ist männlich as Bettina
- 2008 Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich! as Susanne
- 1994 Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen as Sabine Kröger
- 2006 Silberhochzeit as Alexandra
- 1988 The Actress as Maria Rheine
- 2022 Mostly Minimalistic as Marlen
- 2008 Berlin Calling as Prof. Dr. Petra Paul
- 2007 According to Plan as Iris
- 2007 An die Grenze as Frau Dobbs
- 2008 A Year Ago in Winter as Eliane Richter
- 2004 C(r)ook as Maria
- 1994 Stockholm Marathon as Monica Lundin
- 2009 Whiskey with Vodka as Bettina Moll
- 2002 Bibi Blocksberg as Rabia
- 1999 The Devil and Ms. D as Cora Dulz
- 2009 Julia's Disappearance as Giulia
- 2002 Verrückt nach Paris as Frau Hermann
- 2005 Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall' as Self
- 2004 Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls as Rabia von Katzenstein
- 2002 Gebürtig as Else Sachs
- 2009 This Is Love as Maggie
- 2011 Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung as Theresa
- 2012 Home for the Weekend as Gitte Heidtmann
- 1995 The Promise as Sophie II
- 2007 Free to Leave as Hanni Hudetz
- 2010 Tod einer Schülerin as Susanne Berger
- 1996 Gefährliche Freundin as Bibi Bratseth
- 2013 Finsterworld as Inga Sandberg
- 1988 Yasemin as Frau Rathjens
- 1991 The Tango Player as Elke
- 2011 Looking for Simon as Valerie
- 2013 Puppe as Geena
- 2022 Zwischen uns as Child psychologist
- 1991 Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf as Isolde Wünsche
- 1996 Sexy Sadie as Lucy / Sadie
- 1992 Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers as Lisa Mohrbrink
- 2023 The Boyfriend as Henriette
- 2000 Now or Never as Flora
- 2002 The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil as Frau Schmächtig
- 1989 Pestalozzi's Mountain as Juliette Benoit
- 2012 Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit as Hannah
- 1986 The House on the River as Emmi Voß
- 2024 The Boy Who Owns the World as Edna
- 2012 Cracks in the Shell as Nina
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- 1983 Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball? as Michaela
- 1987 Wengler & Sons as Jenny Weinhold
- 1996 Verdammt, er liebt mich as Paula
- 1993 Goldstaub as Kerstin
- 2006 Helen, Fred und Ted as Biggie Schwarz
- 2009 Hand in Hand as Heike Laurens
- 1998 The Big Mambo as Maria
- 2001 Das Monstrum as Helene
- 1999 Bis zum Horizont und weiter as Beate Nelken
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- 1989 Reunion in Travers as Therese Forster
- 2000 Fandango - Members Only as Duke
- 1993 Inge, April und Mai
- 2022 What You Can See from Here as Selma
- 1997 Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits as Lisa Mosdi
- 1999 The Green Desert as Krankenschwester
- 2014 Der Fall Bruckner as Katharina Bruckner
- 2024 Dying as Lissy Lunies
- 1996 5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten as Viviane Sperling
- 1992 Thea und Nat as Thea Friedberg
- 2006 Rage as Christa Laub
- 2024 Die Ironie des Lebens as Eva
- 1981 Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
- 2005 Rose as Rose Steher
- 2009 Ein Dorf sieht Mord as Maria Bonk
- 2012 Move as Mutter
- 2025 Kundschafter des Friedens 2 as Helene
- 2015 Jack as Susanne Sönnmann
- 2019 Persona as Schwester Alma
- 2004 Die fremde Frau as Helen Berg
- 1987 Der kleine Staatsanwalt as Frau Meffert
- 2012 Schmidt & Schwarz as Carolin Schwarz
- 2000 Stunde des Wolfs as Gisela Grosche
- 1994 Farewell to Agnes as Agnes
- 1996 Wer anhält stirbt as Heike
- 2003 Hamlet_X as Gertrude
- 2016 Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle as Katharina Holl
- 2016 The Missing Woman as Karen
- 2026 In My Mother's Mirror as Ursula Scheuer
- 2018 Right Here Right Now as Innensenatorin
- 2005 Through This Night as Bozena Nemcová
- 2006 My Father The Turk as Sprecherin
- 2017 Too Close as Caro
- 2012 Moon Man as Conquistadora (voice)
- 2017 Suck Me Shakespeer 3 as Kerstin BIZ
- 1979 Verlobung in Hullerbusch as Schwester Erika
- 1997 Des Teufels General as Fliegergeneral Harras
- 2011 Faust Sonnengesang as (voice)
- 2018 Cloud Whispers as Charlotte
- 1991 Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf as Ms. Daniels
- 2019 Lara as Lara
- 2022 Bloodsuckers as Tante Erkentrud
- 2020 Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 Kranke Geschäfte
- 2021 Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar as Rosa
- 2022 The Girl With the Golden Hands as Gudrun
- 2021 Immer der Nase nach as Imke
- 2026 Let Sleeping Dogs Lie as Marianne
- 2026 23 000 Lives as Mrs. Gans
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- Soon Kiss Kiss Wolf
- 2018 Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen
- 2026 Gefahrengebiet as Susanne Bonard
- 2020 2 Minuten ( 0 episode ) as Dr. Vogel
- 1971 Polizeiruf 110 ( 1 episode ) as Sonja
- 1993 Bella Block ( 1 episode ) as Bianca Kling
- 2001 Vera Brühne ( 2 episodes ) as Vera Brühne
- 2018 Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt ( 4 episodes ) as Sprecherin
- 2015 Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten ( 1 episode ) as Tilda
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Lore Ewers
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Anna Cordes
- 2002 Blond: Eva Blond! ( 6 episodes ) as Eva Blond
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Valerie
- 2002 Das Duo ( 1 episode ) as Anna Mundorf
- 1998 Der letzte Zeuge ( 1 episode ) as Malia Reh
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Conny Seegmeister
- 1994 Ärzte ( 1 episode ) as Vera Haeusler
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 German Television Award ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Deutscher Hörbuchpreis ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Sabine Korsack
- 1970 Scene of the Crime ( 1 episode ) as Martha Kandis
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- 1989 Blauer Panther ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Goldene Kamera ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1964 Grimme Award ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1979 Bavarian Film Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
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- 2008 Teufelsbraten ( 2 episodes ) as Wachtel
- 2006 Helen, Fred und Ted ( 2 episodes ) as Biggie Schwarz
