Corinna Harfouch
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.
135 acting credits
Acting · 135
Scene of the Crime
1970
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Kulturzeit
1995
German Film Award
1951
Goldene Kamera
1984
Grimme Award
1964
Der letzte Zeuge
1998
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Blauer Panther
1989
Bella Block
1993
Downfall
2004
German Television Award
1999
Das Duo
2002
Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht
1992
Ärzte
1994
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
Blond: Eva Blond!
2002
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
2017
Berlin - Schicksalsjahre einer Stadt
2018
Berlin Calling
2008
Blochin – Die Lebenden und die Toten
2015
Bibi Blocksberg
2002
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
Holiday Secrets
2019
The Elementary Particles
2006
Dying
2024
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
2025
Teufelsbraten
2008
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
2005
The Promise
1995
Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
2010
Reunion in Travers
1989
This Is Love
2009
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
Vera Brühne
2001
Moon Man
2012
2 Minuten
2020
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
The Devil and Ms. D
1999
Lara
2019
23000 Leben
—
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1997
Right Here Right Now
2018
Through This Night
2005
Tod einer Schülerin
2010
In My Mother's Mirror
2026
Jack
2015
Stockholm Marathon
1994
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
2011
An die Grenze
2007
A Year Ago in Winter
2008
Cracks in the Shell
2012
The Tango Player
1991
Rose
2005
Zwischen uns
2022
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
1994
Fandango - Members Only
2000
Hamlet_X
2003
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
1991
Whiskey with Vodka
2009
Gates of Fire
1996
Solo for Clarinet
1998
Gebürtig
2002
Finsterworld
2013
Erkan & Stefan 2
2002
The Missing Woman
2016
Yasemin
1988
Now or Never
2000
The Green Desert
1999
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
1992
What You Can See from Here
2022
Verrückt nach Paris
2002
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
2008
Puppe
2013
Julia's Disappearance
2009
Fallada: The Last Chapter
1988
Irren ist männlich
1996
Pestalozzi's Mountain
1989
The Big Mambo
1998
Persona
2019
Silberhochzeit
2006
The Girl With the Golden Hands
2022
Faust Sonnengesang
2011
Mostly Minimalistic
2022
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
The Actress
1988
Rage
2006
C(r)ook
2004
Wengler & Sons
1987
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
2016
Bloodsuckers
2022
Sexy Sadie
1996
Move
2012
Farewell to Agnes
1994
Kranke Geschäfte
2019
Free to Leave
2007
According to Plan
2007
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
1979
Cloud Whispers
2018
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
1999
Home for the Weekend
2012
Immer der Nase nach
2021
Too Close
2017
Die Ironie des Lebens
2024
Die fremde Frau
2004
Wer anhält stirbt
1996
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
1991
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
2012
The Boyfriend
2023
Schmidt & Schwarz
2012
Looking for Simon
2011
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
2026
Inge, April und Mai
1993
The House on the River
1986
Stunde des Wolfs
2000
Thea und Nat
1992
Der Fall Bruckner
2014
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
1981
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
2009
Goldstaub
1993
Des Teufels General
1997
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
1983
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
1987
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
2021
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
1996
Verdammt, er liebt mich
1996
The Boy Who Owns the World
2024
Hand in Hand
2009
Manchmal sehe ich ihn nachts
—
Gefährliche Freundin
1996
Das Monstrum
2001
Brennende Themen
—
My Father The Turk
2006