Acting · Suhl, Germany · Born October 16, 1954
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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as Marianne
MovieIn My Mother's Mirror
2026
as Ursula Scheuer
Movie23 000 Lives
2026
as Mrs. Gans
MovieKundschafter des Friedens 2
2025
as Helene
MovieDie Ironie des Lebens
2024
as Eva
MovieDying
2024
as Lissy Lunies
MovieThe Boy Who Owns the World
2024
as Edna
MovieThe Boyfriend
2023
as Henriette
MovieWhat You Can See from Here
2022
as Selma
MovieZwischen uns
2022
as Child psychologist
MovieMostly Minimalistic
2022
as Marlen
MovieBloodsuckers
2022
as Tante Erkentrud
MovieThe Girl With the Golden Hands
2022
as Gudrun
MovieImmer der Nase nach
2021
as Imke
MovieRuhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
2021
as Rosa
TV2 Minuten
2020
as Dr. Vogel
MovieSchlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TVHoliday Secrets
2019
MovieLara
2019
as Lara
MovieKranke Geschäfte
2019
MoviePersona
2019
as Schwester Alma
TVBerlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt
2018
as Sprecherin
MovieRight Here Right Now
2018
as Innensenatorin
MovieCloud Whispers
2018
as Charlotte
MovieSuck Me Shakespeer 3
2017
as Kerstin BIZ
MovieToo Close
2017
as Caro
MovieThe Missing Woman
2016
as Karen
MovieEmma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
2016
as Katharina Holl
TVBlochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
2015
as Tilda
MovieJack
2015
as Susanne Sönnmann
MovieDer Fall Bruckner
2014
as Katharina Bruckner
MovieFinsterworld
2013
as Inga Sandberg
MoviePuppe
2013
as Geena
MovieMoon Man
2012
as Conquistadora (voice)
MovieIhr Brief zur Hochzeit
2012
as Hannah
MovieMove
2012
as Mutter
MovieSchmidt & Schwarz
2012
as Carolin Schwarz
MovieHome for the Weekend
2012
as Gitte Heidtmann
MovieCracks in the Shell
2012
as Nina
MovieKein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
2011
as Theresa
MovieLooking for Simon
2011
as Valerie
MovieFaust Sonnengesang
2011
as (voice)
MovieTod einer Schülerin
2010
as Susanne Berger
Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
2010
as Self
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
2009
as Maria Bonk
MovieJulia's Disappearance
2009
as Giulia
Hand in Hand
2009
as Heike Laurens
MovieThis Is Love
2009
as Maggie
MovieWhiskey with Vodka
2009
as Bettina Moll
MovieA Year Ago in Winter
2008
as Eliane Richter
MovieBerlin Calling
2008
as Prof. Dr. Petra Paul
MovieMeine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
2008
as Susanne
TVTeufelsbraten
2008
as Wachtel
MovieAn die Grenze
2007
as Frau Dobbs
MovieAccording to Plan
2007
as Iris
MovieFree to Leave
2007
as Hanni Hudetz
MovieRage
2006
as Christa Laub
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2006
as Madame Arnulfi
MovieHelen, Fred und Ted
2006
as Biggie Schwarz
TVHelen, Fred und Ted
2006
as Biggie Schwarz
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2006
as Sprecherin
MovieThe Elementary Particles
2006
as Dr. Schäfer
MovieSilberhochzeit
2006
as Alexandra
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2005
as Self
MovieThrough This Night
2005
as Bozena Nemcová
MovieRose
2005
as Rose Steher
MovieC(r)ook
2004
as Maria
MovieBibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
as Rabia von Katzenstein
MovieDownfall
2004
as Magda Goebbels
MovieDie fremde Frau
2004
as Helen Berg
MovieHamlet_X
2003
as Gertrude
Blond: Eva Blond!
2002
as Eva Blond
MovieBibi Blocksberg
2002
as Rabia
MovieVerrückt nach Paris
2002
as Frau Hermann
MovieThe Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
2002
as Frau Schmächtig
MovieGebürtig
2002
as Else Sachs
Das Duo
2002
as Anna Mundorf
MovieDas Monstrum
2001
as Helene
TVVera Brühne
2001
as Vera Brühne
MovieFandango - Members Only
2000
as Duke
MovieNow or Never
2000
as Flora
Stunde des Wolfs
2000
as Gisela Grosche
MovieThe Green Desert
1999
as Krankenschwester
MovieThe Devil and Ms. D
1999
as Cora Dulz
German Television Award
1999
as Self
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
1999
as Beate Nelken
MovieSolo for Clarinet
1998
as Anna Weller
MovieThe Big Mambo
1998
as Maria
TVDer letzte Zeuge
1998
as Malia Reh
MovieGeisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1997
as Lisa Mosdi
MovieKnockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
as Ward B Nurse
Des Teufels General
1997
as Fliegergeneral Harras
MovieGefährliche Freundin
1996
as Bibi Bratseth
MovieGates of Fire
1996
as Stromberg
MovieIrren ist männlich
1996
as Bettina
MovieSexy Sadie
1996
as Lucy / Sadie
MovieVerdammt, er liebt mich
1996
as Paula
Wer anhält stirbt
1996
as Heike
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
1996
as Viviane Sperling
TVKulturzeit
1995
as self
MovieThe Promise
1995
as Sophie II
MovieStockholm Marathon
1994
as Monica Lundin
MovieFarewell to Agnes
1994
as Agnes
MovieCharlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
1994
as Sabine Kröger
TVÄrzte
1994
as Vera Haeusler
TVBella Block
1993
as Bianca Kling
MovieInge, April und Mai
1993
Goldstaub
1993
as Kerstin
MovieDie Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
1992
as Lisa Mohrbrink
TVUnser Lehrer Doktor Specht
1992
as Dr. Lilo von Barnim
MovieThea und Nat
1992
as Thea Friedberg
MovieZwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
1991
as Isolde Wünsche
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
1991
as Ms. Daniels
MovieThe Tango Player
1991
as Elke
MovieReunion in Travers
1989
as Therese Forster
MoviePestalozzi's Mountain
1989
as Juliette Benoit
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
MovieThe Actress
1988
as Maria Rheine
MovieFallada: The Last Chapter
1988
as Else-Marie Bukonje
MovieYasemin
1988
as Frau Rathjens
MovieWengler & Sons
1987
as Jenny Weinhold
MovieDer kleine Staatsanwalt
1987
as Frau Meffert
MovieThe House on the River
1986
as Emmi Voß
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
MovieVerzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
1983
as Michaela
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
1981
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
MovieVerlobung in Hullerbusch
1979
as Schwester Erika
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
as Sonja
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Dr. Lore Ewers
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
as Corinna
MovieBrennende Themen
as Ms. Platek
