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.
107 movies · 24 shows
23 000 Lives
2026·5.5
Kundschafter des Friedens 2
2025·4.4
Die Ironie des Lebens
2024·5.8
Dying
2024·7.9
The Boy Who Owns the World
2024·8.5
The Boyfriend
2023·5.3
What You Can See from Here
2022·6.4
Zwischen uns
2022·6.4
Mostly Minimalistic
2022·6.4
Bloodsuckers
2022·5.6
The Girl With the Golden Hands
2022·5.3
Immer der Nase nach
2021·4.8
Ruhe! Hier stirbt Lothar
2021·6.7
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020·6.0
Lara
2019·6.7
Kranke Geschäfte
2019·7.0
Persona
2019·4.0
Right Here Right Now
2018·4.2
Cloud Whispers
2018·4.4
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
2017·6.1
Too Close
2017·2.0
The Missing Woman
2016·3.4
Emma nach Mitternacht - Frau Hölle
2016·0.0
Jack
2015·4.5
Der Fall Bruckner
2014·7.0
Finsterworld
2013·6.4
Puppe
2013·4.5
Moon Man
2012·6.6
Ihr Brief zur Hochzeit
2012·0.0
Move
2012·6.4
Schmidt & Schwarz
2012·0.0
Home for the Weekend
2012·5.4
Cracks in the Shell
2012·6.1
Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung
2011·5.5
Looking for Simon
2011·5.7
Faust Sonnengesang
2011·7.5
Tod einer Schülerin
2010·6.6
Ein Dorf sieht Mord
2009·5.0
Julia's Disappearance
2009·6.7
Hand in Hand
2009·0.0
This Is Love
2009·5.0
Whiskey with Vodka
2009·5.9
A Year Ago in Winter
2008·6.3
Berlin Calling
2008·6.8
Meine Mutter, mein Bruder und ich!
2008·5.0
An die Grenze
2007·4.8
According to Plan
2007·6.8
Free to Leave
2007·5.0
Rage
2006·5.9
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006·7.4
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006·3.7
My Father The Turk
2006·0.0
The Elementary Particles
2006·6.1
Silberhochzeit
2006·5.5
Hitlers letzte Tage - Der Film "Der Untergang"
2005·7.0
Through This Night
2005·8.0
Rose
2005·6.1
C(r)ook
2004·7.2
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004·6.2
Downfall
2004·7.9
Die fremde Frau
2004·5.3
Hamlet_X
2003·4.8
Bibi Blocksberg
2002·6.0
Verrückt nach Paris
2002·6.9
The Bunny Guards vs. the Forces of Evil
2002·4.4
Gebürtig
2002·4.3
Das Monstrum
2001·9.0
Fandango - Members Only
2000·6.0
Now or Never
2000·6.3
Stunde des Wolfs
2000·3.7
The Green Desert
1999·7.8
The Devil and Ms. D
1999·5.2
Bis zum Horizont und weiter
1999·8.0
Solo for Clarinet
1998·5.7
The Big Mambo
1998·8.0
Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1997·6.0
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997·7.7
Des Teufels General
1997·7.0
Gefährliche Freundin
1996·4.0
Gates of Fire
1996·9.0
Irren ist männlich
1996·4.3
Sexy Sadie
1996·4.8
Verdammt, er liebt mich
1996·7.0
Wer anhält stirbt
1996·10.0
5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten
1996·7.0
The Promise
1995·6.6
Stockholm Marathon
1994·5.0
Farewell to Agnes
1994·8.0
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
1994·6.1
Inge, April und Mai
1993·4.7
Goldstaub
1993·7.0
Die Spur des Bernsteinzimmers
1992·3.8
Thea und Nat
1992·3.7
Zwischen Pankow und Zehlendorf
1991·8.0
Hüpf, Häschen, hüpf
1991·10.0
The Tango Player
1991·7.0
Reunion in Travers
1989·8.0
Pestalozzi's Mountain
1989·6.5
The Actress
1988·7.0
Fallada: The Last Chapter
1988·6.0
Yasemin
1988·6.3
Wengler & Sons
1987·4.7
Der kleine Staatsanwalt
1987·7.0
The House on the River
1986·7.0
Verzeihung, sehen Sie Fußball?
1983·7.0
Die lange Ankunft des Alois Fingerlein
1981·0.0
Verlobung in Hullerbusch
1979·10.0