Cast
Corinna Harfouch
Acting
Cast
Corinna Harfouch
Known for
Acting
Born
1954-10-16
From
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 fĂŒr Schauspielkunst âErnst Buschâ 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 VolksbĂŒhne. 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.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Madame Arnulfi
Downfall
as Magda Goebbels
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
as Ward B Nurse
Berlin Calling
as Prof. Dr. Petra Paul
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
as Kerstin BIZ
Bibi Blocksberg
as Rabia
23000 Lives
A Year Ago in Winter
as Eliane Richter
The Green Desert
as Krankenschwester
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
as Helene
Yasemin
as Frau Rathjens
Dying
as Lissy Lunies
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
as Rabia von Katzenstein
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
as Self
Finsterworld
as Inga Sandberg
Cracks in the Shell
as Nina
The Elementary Particles
as Dr. SchÀfer
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
as Sabine Kröger
Schlingensief â A Voice That Shook the Silence
as Self (archive footage)
GebĂŒrtig
as Else Sachs
Stockholm Marathon
as Monica Lundin
In My Mother's Mirror
as Ursula Scheuer
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
as Frau SchmÀchtig
Lara
as Lara
Move
as Mutter
Right Here Right Now
as Innensenatorin
Verzeihung, sehen Sie FuĂball?
as Michaela
Mostly Minimalistic
as Marlen
The Promise
as Sophie II
Moon Man
as Conquistadora (voice)
An die Grenze
as Frau Dobbs
Zwischen uns
as Child psychologist
The Devil and Ms. D
as Cora Dulz
The Actress
as Maria Rheine
Irren ist mÀnnlich
as Bettina
The Tango Player
as Elke
Persona
as Schwester Alma
This Is Love
as Maggie
Free to Leave
as Hanni Hudetz
Now or Never
as Flora
Jack
as Susanne Sönnmann
Solo for Clarinet
as Anna Weller
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
as Lisa Mohrbrink
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
as Theresa
The Missing Woman
as Karen
The Big Mambo
as Maria
What You Can See from Here
as Selma
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
as Lisa Mosdi
Tod einer SchĂŒlerin
as Susanne Berger
Julia's Disappearance
as Giulia
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
as Susanne
Immer der Nase nach
as Imke
According to Plan
as Iris
Hamlet_X
as Gertrude
Thea und Nat
as Thea Friedberg
Sexy Sadie
as Lucy / Sadie
C(r)ook
as Maria
The Girl With the Golden Hands
as Gudrun
Goldstaub
as Kerstin
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
as Hannah
Rose
as Rose Steher
Bloodsuckers
as Tante Erkentrud
Gates of Fire
as Stromberg
Whiskey with Vodka
as Bettina Moll
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
as Katharina Holl
Fandango - Members Only
as Duke
VerrĂŒckt nach Paris
as Frau Hermann
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
as Isolde WĂŒnsche
Helen, Fred und Ted
as Biggie Schwarz
Die Ironie des Lebens
as Eva
Faust Sonnengesang
as (voice)
Cloud Whispers
as Charlotte
Reunion in Travers
as Therese Forster
Der Fall Bruckner
as Katharina Bruckner
Rage
as Christa Laub
Kranke GeschÀfte
Home for the Weekend
as Gitte Heidtmann
Die fremde Frau
as Helen Berg
Brennende Themen
as Ms. Platek
Too Close
as Caro
HĂŒpf, HĂ€schen, hĂŒpf
as Ms. Daniels
5 Stunden Angst â Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
as Viviane Sperling
Pestalozzi's Mountain
as Juliette Benoit
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
as Schwester Erika
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
Inge, April und Mai
My Father The Turk
as Sprecherin
Wengler & Sons
as Jenny Weinhold
Silberhochzeit
as Alexandra
Puppe
as Geena
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
as Marianne
The House on the River
as Emmi VoĂ
Stunde des Wolfs
as Gisela Grosche
Through This Night
as Bozena NemcovĂĄ
Looking for Simon
as Valerie
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
as Frau Meffert
Schmidt & Schwarz
as Carolin Schwarz
The Boyfriend
as Henriette
Des Teufels General
as Fliegergeneral Harras
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
as Maria Bonk
GefÀhrliche Freundin
as Bibi Bratseth
The Boy Who Owns the World
as Edna
Wer anhÀlt stirbt
as Heike
Fallada: The Last Chapter
as Else-Marie Bukonje
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
as Rosa
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
as Corinna
Das Monstrum
as Helene
Hand in Hand
as Heike Laurens
Verdammt, er liebt mich
as Paula
Farewell to Agnes
as Agnes
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
as Beate Nelken