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 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.

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Biography

23 000 Lives

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Downfall

Move

Zwischen uns

Suck Me Shakespeer 3

Dying

Brennende Themen

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

The Green Desert

Yasemin

In My Mother's Mirror

Sexy Sadie

Rage

Wer anhält stirbt

Cracks in the Shell

Moon Man

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Faust Sonnengesang

Bibi Blocksberg

Helen, Fred und Ted

Gefährliche Freundin

Kundschafter des Friedens 2

Mostly Minimalistic

Looking for Simon

Lara

Persona

Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?

Goldstaub

Berlin Calling

Bloodsuckers

Thea und Nat

Verdammt, er liebt mich

Tod einer Schülerin

This Is Love

Jack

Free to Leave

The Missing Woman

My Father The Turk

Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung

Bis zum Horizont und weiter

Die Ironie des Lebens

Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts

The Elementary Particles

Right Here Right Now

Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf

Finsterworld

Julia's Disappearance

A Year Ago in Winter

The Tango Player

The Devil and Ms. D

Fallada: The Last Chapter

Pestalozzi's Mountain

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls

The Promise

The House on the River

Gebürtig

Gates of Fire

The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil

Too Close

Wengler & Sons

Home for the Weekend

Now or Never

An die Grenze

C(r)ook

Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen

The Big Mambo

Fandango - Members Only

Farewell to Agnes

Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers

Solo for Clarinet

Stockholm Marathon

Puppe

Cloud Whispers

What You Can See from Here

Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar