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

Brennende Themen

Dying

Bloodsuckers

Bibi Blocksberg

Free to Leave

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Moon Man

Faust Sonnengesang

Yasemin

Rage

In My Mother's Mirror

Cracks in the Shell

The Green Desert

Gefährliche Freundin

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Goldstaub

Sexy Sadie

Persona

Kundschafter des Friedens 2

The Elementary Particles

Wer anhält stirbt

Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?

Helen, Fred und Ted

This Is Love

Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung

Jack

Mostly Minimalistic

Verdammt, er liebt mich

Tod einer Schülerin

Berlin Calling

Thea und Nat

Lara

My Father The Turk

The Missing Woman

Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls

Looking for Simon

Julia's Disappearance

An die Grenze

A Year Ago in Winter

Die Ironie des Lebens

The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil

C(r)ook

Pestalozzi's Mountain

Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen

The Devil and Ms. D

The Promise

Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts

Irren ist männlich

Solo for Clarinet

Gates of Fire

Stockholm Marathon

Home for the Weekend

The Actress

Right Here Right Now

Finsterworld

Silberhochzeit

Fallada: The Last Chapter

Whiskey with Vodka

Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!

Hamlet_X

Now or Never

Cloud Whispers

Rose

Verrückt nach Paris

Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers

Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence

Die fremde Frau

The Girl With the Golden Hands

Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"

Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits

Bis zum Horizont und weiter