--- name: "Corinna Harfouch" canonical: "https://film.one/person/corinna-harfouch" fi1m_id: "corinna-harfouch" imdb_id: "nm0362896" tmdb_id: 680 wikidata_id: "Q65116" roles: ["Actor"] born: "16 October 1954" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T22:52:00.769584+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." --- # Corinna Harfouch ## Identity Corinna Harfouch - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/corinna-harfouch - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** corinna-harfouch - **IMDb ID:** nm0362896 - **TMDB ID:** 680 - **Wikidata ID:** Q65116 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinna_Harfouch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362896/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/680 Actor. Born 16 October 1954 in Suhl, Germany. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 16 October 1954, Suhl, Germany - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinna_Harfouch, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65116, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362896/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/680 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Downfall*](https://film.one/film/downfall.md) (81) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Corinna Harfouch > Corinna Harfouch makes stern, difficult women compelling without asking us to like them. We rate her ability to give supporting characters weight, though her work across drama, comedy and thrillers deserves more than the familiar label of cool authority. In *Downfall* (2004), Corinna Harfouch gives us someone to watch besides Bruno Ganz, which is no small service to a film so crowded with people. Her Magda Goebbels, alongside Ulrich Matthes as Joseph Goebbels, helps make Oliver Hirschbiegel's bunker drama worth watching for its ensemble. We found her unsettling because of the conviction she gives a character we have no wish to like. Bernd Eichinger's screenplay tries to follow too many people, but Harfouch is one reason we would not want the supporting cast simply pared away. We recommend the film for performances such as hers, while finding its divided attention a real limitation. Her breakthrough as Maria Rheine in *Die Schauspielerin* (1988) came after work in East German theatre and DEFA films. She continued into reunified German cinema and television without giving up the stage, and the later leading parts prevent the supporting roles from defining her. *Lara* (2019) centres on a mother-son story, while *Sterben* (2024) gives her a leading role in a story of family and mortality. Those leads are a useful corrective to any impression of her as an actor brought in mainly to give a supporting character authority. Her familiar casting as strong or cool-seeming women does carry a risk: we may begin to recognise the type before paying attention to the person. That is a reason to ask more of the casting, not to invent a fault in the acting. Her work stretches across drama, comedy and thrillers, so severity is plainly not the only thing she has been employed to provide. In *Downfall*, we value the way she keeps another character distinct within a crowded ensemble, even when the script makes that harder than it should be. We would welcome more parts that do not require her to look formidable on arrival. ## Biography Corinna Harfouch is a German actress. She was born on 16 October 1954 in Suhl, East Germany. After training as a nurse and studying textile engineering, she attended the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst “Ernst Busch” in Berlin from 1978 to 1981. Harfouch began her career in East German theatre and film before reunification. She is known for her performance as Magda Goebbels in *Downfall* (2004), as well as roles in *Bibi Blocksberg* (2002) and *Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls* (2004), *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), *The Elementary Particles* (2006), *Berlin Calling* (2008) and *Lara* (2019). She has been a regular cast member in the crime series *Tatort* since 2023. Harfouch has received the German Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (2003) and Best Actress (2024), among other honours. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Downfall* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Magda Goebbels — [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md) ## Complete filmography (127) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Let Sleeping Dogs Lie* (2026), as Marianne - *In My Mother's Mirror* (2026), as Ursula Scheuer - *23 000 Lives* (2026), as Mrs. Gans - *Gefahrengebiet* (2026), as Susanne Bonard - *Kundschafter des Friedens 2* (2025), as Helene - *Die Ironie des Lebens* (2024), as Eva - *Dying* (2024), as Lissy Lunies - *The Boy Who Owns the World* (2024), as Edna - *The Boyfriend* (2023), as Henriette - *What You Can See from Here* (2022), as Selma - *Zwischen uns* (2022), as Child psychologist - *Mostly Minimalistic* (2022), as Marlen - *Bloodsuckers* (2022), as Tante Erkentrud - *The Girl With the Golden Hands* (2022), as Gudrun - *Immer der Nase nach* (2021), as Imke - *Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar* (2021), as Rosa - *2 Minuten* (2020), series, as Dr. Vogel - *Holiday Secrets* (2019), series, Actor - *Lara* (2019), as Lara - *Kranke Geschäfte* (2019), Actor - *Persona* (2019), as Schwester Alma - *Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt* (2018), series, as Sprecherin - *Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen* (2018), Actor - *Right Here Right Now* (2018), as Innensenatorin - *Cloud Whispers* (2018), as Charlotte - *Suck Me Shakespeer 3* (2017), as Kerstin BIZ - *Too Close* (2017), as Caro - *The Missing Woman* (2016), as Karen - *Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle* (2016), as Katharina Holl - *Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten* (2015), series, as Tilda - *Jack* (2015), as Susanne Sönnmann - *Der Fall Bruckner* (2014), as Katharina Bruckner - *Finsterworld* (2013), as Inga Sandberg - *Puppe* (2013), as Geena - *Moon Man* (2012), as Conquistadora (voice) - *Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit* (2012), as Hannah - *Move* (2012), as Mutter - *Schmidt & Schwarz* (2012), as Carolin Schwarz - *Home for the Weekend* (2012), as Gitte Heidtmann - *Cracks in the Shell* (2012), as Nina - *Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung* (2011), as Theresa - *Looking for Simon* (2011), as Valerie - *Faust Sonnengesang* (2011), as (voice) - *Tod einer Schülerin* (2010), as Susanne Berger - *Ein Dorf sieht Mord* (2009), as Maria Bonk - *Julia's Disappearance* (2009), as Giulia - *Hand in Hand* (2009), as Heike Laurens - *This Is Love* (2009), as Maggie - *Whiskey with Vodka* (2009), as Bettina Moll - *A Year Ago in Winter* (2008), as Eliane Richter - *Berlin Calling* (2008), as Prof. Dr. Petra Paul - *Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!* (2008), as Susanne - *Teufelsbraten* (2008), series, as Wachtel - *An die Grenze* (2007), as Frau Dobbs - *According to Plan* (2007), as Iris - *Free to Leave* (2007), as Hanni Hudetz - *Rage* (2006), as Christa Laub - *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), as Madame Arnulfi - *Helen, Fred und Ted* (2006), as Biggie Schwarz - *Helen, Fred und Ted* (2006), series, as Biggie Schwarz - *My Father The Turk* (2006), as Sprecherin - *The Elementary Particles* (2006), as Dr. Schäfer - *Silberhochzeit* (2006), as Alexandra - *Through This Night* (2005), as Bozena Nemcová - *Rose* (2005), as Rose Steher - *C(r)ook* (2004), as Maria - *Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls* (2004), as Rabia von Katzenstein - *Downfall* (2004), as Magda Goebbels — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md) - *Die fremde Frau* (2004), as Helen Berg - *Hamlet_X* (2003), as Gertrude - *Blond: Eva Blond!* (2002), series, as Eva Blond - *Bibi Blocksberg* (2002), as Rabia - *Verrückt nach Paris* (2002), as Frau Hermann - *The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil* (2002), as Frau Schmächtig - *Gebürtig* (2002), as Else Sachs - *Das Duo* (2002), series, as Anna Mundorf - *Das Monstrum* (2001), as Helene - *Vera Brühne* (2001), series, as Vera Brühne - *Fandango - Members Only* (2000), as Duke - *Now or Never* (2000), as Flora - *Stunde des Wolfs* (2000), as Gisela Grosche - *The Green Desert* (1999), as Krankenschwester - *The Devil and Ms. D* (1999), as Cora Dulz - *Bis zum Horizont und weiter* (1999), as Beate Nelken - *Solo for Clarinet* (1998), as Anna Weller - *The Big Mambo* (1998), as Maria - *Der letzte Zeuge* (1998), series, as Malia Reh - *Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits* (1997), as Lisa Mosdi - *Knockin' on Heaven's Door* (1997), as Ward B Nurse - *Des Teufels General* (1997), as Fliegergeneral Harras - *Gefährliche Freundin* (1996), as Bibi Bratseth - *Gates of Fire* (1996), as Stromberg - *Irren ist männlich* (1996), as Bettina - *Sexy Sadie* (1996), as Lucy / Sadie - *Verdammt, er liebt mich* (1996), as Paula - *Wer anhält stirbt* (1996), as Heike - *5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten* (1996), as Viviane Sperling - *The Promise* (1995), as Sophie II - *Stockholm Marathon* (1994), as Monica Lundin - *Farewell to Agnes* (1994), as Agnes - *Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen* (1994), as Sabine Kröger - *Ärzte* (1994), series, as Vera Haeusler - *Bella Block* (1993), series, as Bianca Kling - *Inge, April und Mai* (1993), Actor - *Goldstaub* (1993), as Kerstin - *Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers* (1992), as Lisa Mohrbrink - *Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht* (1992), series, as Dr. Lilo von Barnim - *Thea und Nat* (1992), as Thea Friedberg - *Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf* (1991), as Isolde Wünsche - *Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf* (1991), as Ms. Daniels - *The Tango Player* (1991), as Elke - *Reunion in Travers* (1989), as Therese Forster - *Pestalozzi's Mountain* (1989), as Juliette Benoit - *The Actress* (1988), as Maria Rheine - *Fallada: The Last Chapter* (1988), as Else-Marie Bukonje - *Yasemin* (1988), as Frau Rathjens - *Wengler & Sons* (1987), as Jenny Weinhold - *Der kleine Staatsanwalt* (1987), as Frau Meffert - *The House on the River* (1986), as Emmi Voß - *Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?* (1983), as Michaela - *Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein* (1981), Actor - *Verlobung in Hullerbusch* (1979), as Schwester Erika - *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Sonja - *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Dr. Lore Ewers, Anna Cordes, Valerie, Conny Seegmeister, Sabine Korsack, Martha Kandis, Susanne Bonard, Barbara - *Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts*, as Corinna - *Brennende Themen*, as Ms. Platek - *Kiss Kiss Wolf*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Bodenplatte auf dem „Meininger Walk of Fame“ für Corinna Harfouch anlässlich einer Benefizveranstaltung im Jahr 2017 zwecks Restaurierung historischer Bühnenbil (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-4b85d6ecd205.jpg) Bodenplatte auf dem „Meininger Walk of Fame“ für Corinna Harfouch anlässlich einer Benefizveranstaltung im Jahr 2017 zwecks Restaurierung historischer Bühnenbil (2020) — Kramer96, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/2017_Harfouch.jpg/1280px-2017_Harfouch.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![German actress Corinna Harfouch, September 2012.](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-73f9aa91bc58.jpg) German actress Corinna Harfouch, September 2012. — Roger Weil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Corinna_Harfouch.JPG/1280px-Corinna_Harfouch.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Star of Corinna Harfouch at "Boulevard der Stars" in Berlin.](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-a34f1a783d9c.jpg) Star of Corinna Harfouch at "Boulevard der Stars" in Berlin. — Times, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Corinna_Harfouch_-_Boulevard_der_Stars.jpg/1280px-Corinna_Harfouch_-_Boulevard_der_Stars.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Corinna Harfouch at Berlinale 2024](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-a3f84a060fc8.jpg) Corinna Harfouch at Berlinale 2024 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Corinna_Harfouch_at_Berlinale_2024.jpg/1280px-Corinna_Harfouch_at_Berlinale_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Corinna Harfouch](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-62b4747661c6.jpg) Corinna Harfouch — Image via TMDB - ![Corinna Harfouch](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-56b5f0356232.jpg) Corinna Harfouch — Image via TMDB - ![Corinna Harfouch](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-0051a1c08cc4.jpg) Corinna Harfouch — Image via TMDB - ![Corinna Harfouch](https://film.one/media/person/98476/gallery-13e1dfc80599.jpg) Corinna Harfouch — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Corinna_Harfouch_at_Berlinale_2024_Ausschnitt.jpg/1280px-Corinna_Harfouch_at_Berlinale_2024_Ausschnitt.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated - Goldener Ochse 2023: Goldener Ochse (won) - Bavarian TV Awards 1997: Bavarian TV Awards (won) - European Film Award for Best Actress 1989: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Treffen in Travers* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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