Corinna Harfouch (; née Meffert; 16 October 1954) is a German actress.
Life and work
Harfouch was born in
Suhl,
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In t ...
, the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne (née Kleber). She worked as a nurse and studied acting in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitu ...
from 1978 to 1981. Her first husband was a
Lebanese computer scientist named Nabil Harfouch, with whom she has one daughter. In 1985 she married the late
Michael Gwisdek
Michael Gwisdek (14 January 1942 – 22 September 2020) was a German actor and film director.
Career
He began his acting career in East Germany and has appeared in more than 130 films and television shows since 1968. His debut film as a direct ...
, with whom she has two sons, musician Johannes Gwisdek and actor
Robert Gwisdek. In 1994, she was a member of the jury at the
44th Berlin International Film Festival
The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1994. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-Irish film '' In the Name of the Father'' directed by Jim Sheridan. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian director, ...
.
Selected filmography
*1986: ''
The House on the River''
*1987: ''
Yasemin
''Yasemin'' is a 1988 German-language film directed by Hark Bohm. The international co-production of Turkey and West Germany was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but didn't ...
''
*1988: ''Die Schauspielerin''
*1988: ''
Treffen in Travers
''Treffen in Travers'' is a 1988 German drama film directed by Michael Gwisdek. It was screened in the '' Un Certain Regard'' section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Hermann Beyer as Georg Forster
* Corinna Harfouch as Therese Forste ...
''
*1988: ''
Fallada: The Last Chapter''
*1989: ''
Pestalozzi's Mountain''
*1991: ''
The Tango Player''
*1991: '
*1992: '
*1994: ''
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen''
*1994: ''
Stockholm Marathon
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''
*1995: ''
The Promise''
*1996: ''Sexy Sadie''
*1996: ''
Father's Day''
*1996: ''Gefährliche Freundin'' (TV film)
*1997: ''
Knockin' on Heaven's Door''
*1998: '
*1998: ''
The Big Mambo
''The Big Mambo'' (german: Das Mambospiel) is a 1998 German comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally ha ...
''
*1999: '
*1999: ''To the Horizon and Beyond''
*2000: ''Fandango''
*2001: ''
Vera Brühne'' (TV film)
*2002–2006: ''
Eva Blond'' (TV series)
*2003: ''Die fremde Frau'' (TV film)
*2004: ''
Downfall'' - portrayed
Magda Goebbels
Johanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels (née Ritschel; 11 November 1901 – 1 May 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. A prominent member of the Nazi Party, she was a close ally, companion, and politic ...
*2004: '
*2006: ' (TV film)
*2006: ''
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer''
*2006: ''
Rage''
*2008: ''
A Year Ago in Winter
''A Year Ago in Winter'' (german: Im Winter ein Jahr) is a 2008 German drama film directed by Caroline Link. It is based on the novel ''Aftermath'' by American author Scott Campbell, telling the story of a "complicated family situation" after the ...
''
*2008: ''
Berlin Calling''
*2009: '
*2009: ''
This Is Love''
*2011: ''
Cracks in the Shell''
*2012: ''
Home for the Weekend
''Home for the Weekend'' (german: Was bleibt) is a 2012 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. The film competed in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.
Plot
Gitte and Günter are in the pub ...
''
*2013: ''
Finsterworld
''Finsterworld'' is a 2013 German motion picture drama directed by Frauke Finsterwalder and co-written by Finsterwalder and Christian Kracht, starring Margit Carstensen, Sandra Hüller, Corinna Harfouch, Christoph Bach, Carla Juri, and Jak ...
''
*2015: ''
Jack''
*2017: ''
Fack ju Göhte 3''
*2019: ''
Lara''
Awards
*1993
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 43rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 February 1993. The Golden Bear was awarded to American-Taiwanese film '' The Wedding Banquet'' directed by Ang Lee and Chinese film '' Xiāng hún nǚ'' directed by Xie ...
: Berlinale Camera
*1996
Bavarian Film Awards
The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are th ...
, Best Actress
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
German stage actresses
People from Suhl
Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni
German film actresses
German television actresses
20th-century German actresses
21st-century German actresses
Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
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