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German actress and singer

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Barbara Sukowa is a German singer, stage actor, film actor and actor, born on 2 February 1950 in Bremen, Germany. She sings and speaks German, and her career began in 1971. Her spouses have included Robert Longo and Daniel Olbrychski, who has also been her unmarried partner.

She received the Bavarian Order of Merit and was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress.

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Film & TV

Acting · Bremen, Germany

Barbara Sukowa (born 2 February 1950) is a German theatre and film actress. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the film Rosa Luxemburg (1986). Her other film appearances include Lola (1981), Europa (1990), M. Butterfly (1993), and Hannah Arendt (2012). Description above from the…

Known for

  • ZOMA2027
  • Klandestin WT — Mathilda2025
  • Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting — Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover2025
  • François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay — Helen Hessel (voice)2024
  • Sukowa - Playful Like A Child2024
  • Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt2024
  • We're Not Done Yet — Bettina2024
  • Constellation — Irena Lysenko2024
  • Air — Kathy Dassler2023
  • Enkel für Fortgeschrittene — Philippa2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1950

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
807
Total plays
4,083

Tags

germanfemaledeutschtextpoesie

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Key facts

Born
( 1950-02-02 ) 2 February 1950 (age 76) , Bremen , West Germany
Occupations
Actress, singer
Years active
1971–
Spouse s
Hans-Michael Rehberg , Robert Longo ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1993 ) ​
Partner
Daniel Olbrychski
Website
www .barbarasukowa .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Barbara
Gender
female
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Bremen
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
voice
Image
Barbara Sukowa.jpg
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date of birth
1950-02-02
Commons category
Barbara Sukowa
name in native language
Barbara Sukowa
unmarried partner
Daniel Olbrychski
start of work period
1971-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Barbara Sukowa ( German: [ˈbaʁbaʁa ˈzuːkɔva] ; born 2 February 1950) is a German actress of screen and stage and singer. She has received three German Film Awards for Best Actress, three Bavarian Film Awards, Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Venice Film Festival Award, as well as nominations for European Film Awards, César Awards, and Grammy Awards.

Sukowa is best known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She rose to prominence after starring in the West German miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz directed by Fassbinder, and the following year went to star in his drama film Lola, for which she received her first German Film Award for Best Actress. Also in 1981, Sukowa starred in Marianne and Juliane directed by Margarethe von Trotta. They would go on to work on six more films together. For her performance, she also received German Film Award and Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 1986, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for performance in the drama film Rosa Luxemburg.

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