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name: "Claudia Raschke"
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tmdb_id: 1144397
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
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average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T00:35:31.315209+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Claudia Raschke

## Identity

Claudia Raschke

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/claudia-raschke
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** claudia-raschke
- **IMDb ID:** nm0711070
- **TMDB ID:** 1144397
- **Wikidata ID:** Q60662042
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60662042, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1144397

Cinematographer. Born in Northern Germany (Hamburg area).

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Also known as:** Claudia Raschke-Robinson
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60662042, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0711070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1144397

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*RBG*](https://film.one/film/rbg.md) (74)

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## Biography

Claudia Raschke, also credited as Claudia Raschke-Robinson, is a German-born cinematographer based in New York. She grew up in northern Germany, where her mother owned a chain of cinemas, and moved to the city in 1983 to study modern dance. She later trained in filmmaking at New York University and worked her way up through camera department roles before becoming a director of photography in the late 1980s.

Raschke is best known for her documentary work. She served as cinematographer on the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning *RBG* (2018), about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Other credits include the Oscar-nominated *God Is the Bigger Elvis* (2011), the Oscar-shortlisted *Mad Hot Ballroom* (2005) and *Julia* (2021), *Particle Fever* (2013), *Fauci* (2021), and the Peabody-winning *My Name Is Pauli Murray* (2021). She has also shot series such as *House of Hammer* (2022).

She is a founding member of the NYC Kamera Kollektiv, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and joined the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: imdb.com, provideocoalition.com, productionhub.com, nyfa.edu.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *RBG* (2018), Fi1m 74, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/rbg.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Top of the World* (2026), Director of Photography
- *The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story* (2026), series, Director of Photography
- *Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Obsessed with Light* (2023), Cinematography
- *Yours in Freedom, Bill Baird* (2023), Director of Photography
- *I Am We* (2022), Director of Photography
- *House of Hammer* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *Julia* (2021), Director of Photography
- *My Name Is Pauli Murray* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Fauci* (2021), Director of Photography
- *Coup 53* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Bit Player* (2019), Director of Photography
- *The Good, The Bad, The Hungry* (2019), Cinematography
- *RBG* (2018), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/rbg.md)
- *The Jewish Journey: America* (2015), Director of Photography
- *God Is the Bigger Elvis* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Virgin Tales* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Deaf Jam* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Frame Of Mind* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Let's Talk About Sex* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Black Magic* (2008), series, Director of Photography
- *Walking on the Sky* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Mad Hot Ballroom* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Me, Guido* (1997), Director of Photography
- *No Way Home* (1997), Director of Photography
- *His and Hers* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Last Good Time* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Trust* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Charlie's Ear* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Indian Camp* (1990), Cinematography
- *The Voice-Over Queen* (1990), Cinematography
- *Home* (1990), Assistant Camera
- *Dr. Ded Bug* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Last Exit to Brooklyn* (1989), Second Assistant Camera
- *Not Just Any Flower* (1988), Assistant Camera
- *The Dummy* (1982), Camera Operator

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