Corinna Harfouch
Acting
- Born:
- 1954-10-16
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
In My Mother's Mirror
23 000 Lives
Gefahrengebiet
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
Die Ironie des Lebens
Dying
The Boy Who Owns the World
The Boyfriend
What You Can See from Here
Zwischen uns
Mostly Minimalistic
Bloodsuckers
The Girl With the Golden Hands
Immer der Nase nach
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
2 Minuten
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
Holiday Secrets
Lara
Kranke Geschäfte
Persona
Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt
Ingmar Bergman - Herr der Dämonen
Right Here Right Now
Cloud Whispers
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Too Close
The Missing Woman
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
Jack
Der Fall Bruckner
Finsterworld
Puppe
Moon Man
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
Move
Schmidt & Schwarz
Home for the Weekend
Cracks in the Shell
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
Looking for Simon
Faust Sonnengesang
Tod einer Schülerin
Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
Julia's Disappearance
Hand in Hand
This Is Love
Whiskey with Vodka
A Year Ago in Winter
Berlin Calling
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
Teufelsbraten
An die Grenze
According to Plan
Free to Leave
Rage
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Helen, Fred und Ted
Helen, Fred und Ted
My Father The Turk
The Elementary Particles
Silberhochzeit
Hitler's Final Days: The Movie 'Downfall'
Through This Night
Rose
C(r)ook
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Downfall
Die fremde Frau
Hamlet_X
Blond: Eva Blond!
Bibi Blocksberg
Verrückt nach Paris
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
Gebürtig
Das Duo
Das Monstrum
Vera Brühne
Fandango - Members Only
Now or Never
Stunde des Wolfs
The Green Desert
The Devil and Ms. D
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
Solo for Clarinet
The Big Mambo
Der letzte Zeuge
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Des Teufels General
Gefährliche Freundin
Gates of Fire
Irren ist männlich
Sexy Sadie
Verdammt, er liebt mich
Wer anhält stirbt
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
The Promise
Stockholm Marathon
Farewell to Agnes
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
Ärzte
Bella Block
Inge, April und Mai
Goldstaub
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
Thea und Nat
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
The Tango Player
Reunion in Travers
Pestalozzi's Mountain
Blauer Panther
The Actress
Fallada: The Last Chapter
Yasemin
Wengler & Sons
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
The House on the River
Goldene Kamera
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
Wetten, dass..?
Bavarian Film Awards
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
Polizeiruf 110
Scene of the Crime
Grimme Award
German Film Award
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
Brennende Themen
Kiss Kiss Wolf