Corinna Harfouch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 16, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- 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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Filmography
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
Movie · as Corinna
Brennende Themen
Movie · as Ms. Platek
Kiss Kiss Wolf
Movie
In My Mother's Mirror
Movie · as Ursula Scheuer
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Movie · as Marianne
23 000 Lives
Movie · as Mrs. Gans
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
Movie · as Helene
The Boy Who Owns the World
Movie · as Edna
Dying
Movie · as Lissy Lunies
The Irony of Life
Movie · as Eva
The Boyfriend
Movie · as Henriette
Mostly Minimalistic
Movie · as Marlen
Zwischen uns
Movie · as Child psychologist
What You Can See from Here
Movie · as Selma
Bloodsuckers
Movie · as Tante Erkentrud
The Girl With the Golden Hands
Movie · as Gudrun
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
Movie · as Rosa
Immer der Nase nach
Movie · as Imke
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
2 Minuten
TV · as Dr. Vogel
Persona
Movie · as Schwester Alma
Lara
Movie · as Lara
Kranke Geschäfte
Movie
Holiday Secrets
TV · 3 eps
Right Here Right Now
Movie · as Innensenatorin
Cloud Whispers
Movie · as Charlotte
Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt
TV · as Sprecherin · 4 eps
Too Close
Movie · as Caro
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Movie · as Kerstin BIZ
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
Movie · as Katharina Holl
The Missing Woman
Movie · as Karen
Jack
Movie · as Susanne Sönnmann
Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
TV · as Tilda · 1 ep
Der Fall Bruckner
Movie · as Katharina Bruckner
Finsterworld
Movie · as Inga Sandberg
Puppe
Movie · as Geena
Home for the Weekend
Movie · as Gitte Heidtmann
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
Movie · as Hannah
Cracks in the Shell
Movie · as Nina
Move
Movie · as Mutter
Schmidt & Schwarz
Movie · as Carolin Schwarz
Moon Man
Movie · as Conquistadora (voice)
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
Movie · as Theresa
Looking for Simon
Movie · as Valerie
Faust Sonnengesang
Movie · as (voice)
Tod einer Schülerin
Movie · as Susanne Berger
Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Whiskey with Vodka
Movie · as Bettina Moll
Julia's Disappearance
Movie · as Giulia
This Is Love
Movie · as Maggie
Hand in Hand
Movie · as Heike Laurens
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
Movie · as Maria Bonk
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
Movie · as Susanne
Berlin Calling
Movie · as Prof. Dr. Petra Paul
A Year Ago in Winter
Movie · as Eliane Richter
Teufelsbraten
TV · as Wachtel · 2 eps
According to Plan
Movie · as Iris
An die Grenze
Movie · as Frau Dobbs
Free to Leave
Movie · as Hanni Hudetz
The Elementary Particles
Movie · as Dr. Schäfer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Movie · as Madame Arnulfi
Silberhochzeit
Movie · as Alexandra
Helen, Fred und Ted
Movie · as Biggie Schwarz
Rage
Movie · as Christa Laub
My Father The Turk
Movie · as Sprecherin
Helen, Fred und Ted
TV · as Biggie Schwarz · 2 eps
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Movie · as Self
Rose
Movie · as Rose Steher
Through This Night
Movie · as Bozena Nemcová
Downfall
Movie · as Magda Goebbels
C(r)ook
Movie · as Maria
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Movie · as Rabia von Katzenstein
Die fremde Frau
Movie · as Helen Berg
Hamlet_X
Movie · as Gertrude
Bibi Blocksberg
Movie · as Rabia
Verrückt nach Paris
Movie · as Frau Hermann
Gebürtig
Movie · as Else Sachs
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
Movie · as Frau Schmächtig
Blond: Eva Blond!
TV · as Eva Blond · 6 eps
Das Duo
TV · as Anna Mundorf · 1 ep
Das Monstrum
Movie · as Helene
Vera Brühne
TV · as Vera Brühne · 2 eps
Now or Never
Movie · as Flora
Fandango - Members Only
Movie · as Duke
Stunde des Wolfs
Movie · as Gisela Grosche
The Devil and Ms. D
Movie · as Cora Dulz
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
Movie · as Beate Nelken
The Green Desert
Movie · as Krankenschwester
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Solo for Clarinet
Movie · as Anna Weller
The Big Mambo
Movie · as Maria
Der letzte Zeuge
TV · as Malia Reh · 1 ep
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Movie · as Ward B Nurse
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
Movie · as Lisa Mosdi
Des Teufels General
Movie · as Fliegergeneral Harras
Irren ist männlich
Movie · as Bettina
Gefährliche Freundin
Movie · as Bibi Bratseth
Sexy Sadie
Movie · as Lucy / Sadie
Gates of Fire
Movie · as Stromberg
Verdammt, er liebt mich
Movie · as Paula
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
Movie · as Viviane Sperling
Wer anhält stirbt
Movie · as Heike
The Promise
Movie · as Sophie II
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
Movie · as Sabine Kröger
Stockholm Marathon
Movie · as Monica Lundin
Farewell to Agnes
Movie · as Agnes
Ärzte
TV · as Vera Haeusler · 1 ep
Goldstaub
Movie · as Kerstin
Inge, April und Mai
Movie
Bella Block
TV · as Bianca Kling · 1 ep
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
Movie · as Lisa Mohrbrink
Thea und Nat
Movie · as Thea Friedberg
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
TV · as Dr. Lilo von Barnim · 28 eps
The Tango Player
Movie · as Elke
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
Movie · as Isolde Wünsche
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
Movie · as Ms. Daniels
Pestalozzi's Mountain
Movie · as Juliette Benoit
Reunion in Travers
Movie · as Therese Forster
Blauer Panther
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Actress
Movie · as Maria Rheine
Yasemin
Movie · as Frau Rathjens
Fallada: The Last Chapter
Movie · as Else-Marie Bukonje
Wengler & Sons
Movie · as Jenny Weinhold
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
Movie · as Frau Meffert
The House on the River
Movie · as Emmi Voß
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
Movie · as Michaela
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
Movie
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
Movie · as Schwester Erika
Bavarian Film Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Polizeiruf 110
TV · as Sonja · 1 ep
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Lore Ewers, Anna Cordes, Valerie, Conny Seegmeister, Sabine Korsack, Martha Kandis, Susanne Bonard, Barbara · 1 ep
Grimme Award
TV · as Self · 2 eps
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 4 eps