Hanna Schygulla

Infobox actor
name = Hanna Schygulla

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birthdate = Birth date and age|1943|12|25|df=y
birthplace = Kattowitz, Königshütte, Upper Silesia

Hanna Schygulla (born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer.

Schygulla was born in Königshütte, Upper Silesia, to German parents Antonie (née Mzyk) and Joseph Schygulla. Her father was an infantryman in the German Army and was captured by American forces in Italy, subsequently being held as a prisoner of war until 1948.cite book|last=H.W. Wilson Company|first=|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Current Biography Yearbook|publisher=|date=1984|location=|pages=373|month=|url=|id=] In the 1960s, Schygulla studied Romance languages and German studies, while taking acting lessons on the side in Munich.

Acting eventually became her focus, and today she is a well-known actress, particularly for her collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She acted in French, Italian, and American films. In the 1990s she also became known and well-regarded as a chanson singer. Schygulla has lived in Paris since 1981.

In 2002, she appeared in VB51, a performance by the artist Vanessa Beecroft.

Filmography

* "Love is Colder than Death" (1969)
* "Katzelmacher" (1969)
* "Gods of the Plague" (1970)
* "Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?" (1970)
* "The Niklahusen Journey" (1971)
* "Rio das Mortes" (1971)
* "Pioneers in Ingolstadt" (1971)
* "Whity" (1971)
* "Beware of a Holy Whore" (1971)
* "The Merchant of Four Seasons" (1972)
* "The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant" (1972)
* "The Wrong Move" (1975)
* "The Marriage of Maria Braun" (1979)
* "Berlin Alexanderplatz" (1980)
* "Lili Marleen" (1981)
* "That Night in Varennes" (1982)
* "Passion" (1982)
* "A Love in Germany" (1983)
* "The Future is Woman" (1984)
* "The Delta Force" (1986)
* "Dead Again" (1991)
* "Warsaw Year 5073" (1992)
* "Werckmeister Harmonies" (2000)
* "Winterreise" (2006)
* "The Edge of Heaven" (2007)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0778016|name=Hanna Schygulla

Persondata
NAME= Schygulla, Hanna
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1943-12-25
PLACE OF BIRTH= Kattowitz, Königshütte, Upper Silesia
DATE OF DEATH=
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