---
name: "Steffi Kühnert"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/steffi-kuhnert"
fi1m_id: "steffi-kuhnert"
imdb_id: "nm0478165"
tmdb_id: 4618
wikidata_id: "Q2338858"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 February 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:01:50.222305+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."
---

# Steffi Kühnert

## Identity

Steffi Kühnert

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/steffi-kuhnert
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** steffi-kuhnert
- **IMDb ID:** nm0478165
- **TMDB ID:** 4618
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2338858
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffi_K%C3%BChnert, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2338858, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4618

Actor. Born 19 February 1963 in Berlin, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 February 1963, Berlin, Germany
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steffi_K%C3%BChnert, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2338858, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4618

## Coming up

- *Krux* (2027-02-04)
- *Roland* (2027-02-11)

## Biography

Steffi Kühnert is a German actress. She was born on 19 February 1963 in East Berlin. After an apprenticeship as a tailor, she studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin from 1981 to 1985.

She worked extensively in theatre in the German Democratic Republic, including as an ensemble member at the National Theatre in Weimar from 1988 to 1992. After reunification she appeared at theatres including in Bochum, Munich, Vienna, Salzburg and Zurich. Since 2005 she has been a member of the ensemble at the Schaubühne in Berlin, and since 2009 she has been a professor of acting at the Ernst Busch Academy. She has also directed theatre since 2017.

Kühnert is known for film roles including in *Grill Point* (2002), *The White Ribbon* (2009) as the Pastor's Wife, *We Are the Night* (2010), *Stopped on Track* (2011) and *Kleo* (2022) as Margot Honecker. She received the Federal Cross of Merit in 1993.

*Sources: imdb.com, filmportal.de, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The White Ribbon* (2009), Fi1m 86, as The Pastor's Wife — [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)

## Complete filmography (90)

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

- *Roland* (2027), Actor
- *Krux* (2027), Actor
- *Memory Hotel* (2025), as Mother
- *Feste feiern* (2025), as Uschi
- *Mensch Mutti!* (2025), as Christa Hopp
- *Punching the World* (2025), as Frau Wenzer
- *From Hilde, with Love* (2024), as Hebamme
- *Mit Herz und Hilde* (2024), as Hilde Bornowski
- *Sterben für Beginner* (2024), as Birgit
- *Familie is nich* (2024), as Luise
- *Der Fall Marianne Voss* (2024), as Hilde Wagner
- *Das Mädchen von früher* (2023), as Sybille Matussek
- *McLenBurger - 100% Heimat* (2022), as Hilde Bornowski
- *Kleo* (2022), series, as Margot Honecker
- *A Stasi Comedy* (2022), as Majorin Drastow
- *Love Your Enemies* (2022), as Sigrid Holmer
- *What Now, Tina?* (2021), series, as Iris
- *3 1/2 Hours* (2021), as VP Ulrike
- *WaPo Berlin* (2020), series, as Bille Mischewski
- *System Crasher* (2019), as Nette Autofahrerin
- *Diving Into Life* (2019), as Susanne
- *The Invisibles* (2017), as Frau Gehre
- *Zorn - Kalter Rauch* (2017), as Alma
- *Familie ist kein Wunschkonzert* (2017), as Marion
- *Hey Bunny* (2017), as Roswitha
- *The Same Sky* (2017), series, as Erika Haas
- *The Legend of Timm Thaler: or The Boy Who Sold His Laughter* (2017), as Lydia
- *Das singende, klingende Bäumchen* (2016), as Amme
- *Zwei verlorene Schafe* (2016), as Sina
- *Fortune Favors the Brave* (2016), as Sabine
- *Herr Lenz reist in den Frühling* (2016), as Ilona Lenz
- *Anderst schön* (2015), as Hilde
- *The Snow Queen* (2014), as Robber Woman
- *Eine wie diese* (2014), as Hilde Thieme
- *Die Frau, die sich traut* (2013), as Beate
- *Herzensbrecher – Vater von vier Söhnen* (2013), series, as Larissa Mainz
- *Kripo Holstein - Mord und Meer* (2013), series, as Birgit Willy
- *Hai-Alarm am Müggelsee* (2013), as Mutter
- *The Tower* (2012), series, as Barbara Rohde
- *Eine Hand wäscht die Andere* (2012), as Jenny Pullmann
- *Fly Away* (2012), Actor
- *Schmidt & Schwarz* (2012), as Bruni Homann
- *Geliebtes Kind* (2012), as Karin
- *Letzte Spur Berlin* (2012), series, as Schwester Erika
- *Bankraub für Anfänger* (2012), as Rosalie Westermann
- *2 für alle Fälle - Manche mögen Mord* (2012), as Imogen von Wrede
- *Krauses Braut* (2011), as Antje Liebmann
- *Stopped on Track* (2011), as Simone Lange
- *Hotel Lux* (2011), as Lotte Kühn
- *Der kleine Nazi* (2010), as Dorothea
- *We Are the Night* (2010), as Lenas Mutter
- *Solange du schliefst* (2010), as Sabine Wilke
- *Dinosaurier - Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus!* (2009), as Sister Erika
- *Die Entbehrlichen* (2009), as Silke Weiss
- *The White Ribbon* (2009), as The Pastor's Wife — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)
- *November Child* (2008), as Kerstin
- *Robert Zimmermann Is Tangled Up in Love* (2008), as Inga
- *Doctor's Diary* (2008), series, as Cousine
- *Cloud 9* (2008), as Petra
- *Krauses Fest* (2007), as Frau Karsunke
- *Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps* (2007), as schwangere Sekretärin
- *Zeit der Fische* (2007), as Mutter Anna
- *Zu schön für mich* (2007), as Anke
- *Liebe nach Rezept* (2007), as Beate Specht
- *Moppel-Ich* (2007), as Maja
- *Guten Morgen, Herr Grothe* (2007), as Mrs. Brock, Nico's mother
- *KDD - Kriminaldauerdienst* (2007), series, as Britta Niegisch
- *Post Mortem* (2007), series, as Maya Haag
- *Der Kriminalist* (2006), series, as Jackie Kunoldt
- *Spreewaldkrimi* (2006), series, as Therese Bartko
- *Not All Were Murderers* (2006), as Käthe Hotze, Käthe
- *Kommissar Stolberg* (2006), series, as Jadwiga Riehl
- *Elbe* (2006), as Ulrike
- *In a Sweatbox* (2005), as Karin Lose
- *NVA* (2005), as Frau Heidler
- *The Wedding Party* (2005), as Irene Emmerich
- *SOKO Wismar* (2004), series, as Lisa Wankelsdorf
- *Das Schwalbennest* (2004), as Bärbel
- *SOKO Köln* (2003), series, as Daniela Fitz, Rita Schmidt
- *Berlin Blues* (2003), as Trinkerin aus dem Elefanten
- *Grill Point* (2002), as Ellen
- *Abschnitt 40* (2001), series, as Frau Schleinitz
- *Wilsberg* (1995), series, as Rosemarie Dettmer
- *The Country Doctor* (1987), series, as Gerda Breeker
- *Romance with Amelie* (1982), as Dorie
- *Doppelt gebacken* (1981), as Silke Westphal
- *Patricia* (1979), as Patricia Gürtler
- *Polizeiruf 110* (1971), series, as Kati, Frau Walter, Birte Waltz
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Lousiana, Sabine Teichert, Cornelia Harms
- *Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort* (1965), series, as Silke

## Awards

### Other awards — 5 won

- Hessian TV Award 2020: Hessian TV Award (won), for *My Neighbours with the Fat Dog*
- Bavarian Film Awards 2012: Bavarian Film Awards (won), for *Stopped on Track*
- Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress 2002: Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress (won), for *Grill Point*
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1993: Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (won)
- Alfred Kerr Prize 1991: Alfred Kerr Prize (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/steffi-kuhnert