Corinna Harfouch as Julia

She was born in Suhl in 1954 and studied acting at the University of Dramatic Art, Ernst Busch in Eastern Berlin from 1978 until 1981. Following smaller roles in movies, in 1988, she played the lead in Die Schauspielerin (“The Actress”). After the political change in 1989, she first played at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin but then quickly switched to the Volksbühne where she became one of the most important protagonists of artistic director Frank Castorf. She became known to the large German-speaking audience thanks to her perceptive lead performance in the documentary Vera Brühne (2001) about a woman convicted for murder in 1960. In Bernd Eichinger’s feature film, Der Untergang (2004) (“Downfall”), she movingly portrayed Magda Goebbels - a woman who poisoned her children. 


Feature films (excerpt)
2009 Giulias Verschwinden (Director Christoph Schaub)
2008 This is Love (Director Matthias Glasner)
2007 Whiskey und Wodka (Director Andreas Dresen)
2007 Im Winter ein Jahr (Director Caroline Link)
2006 Plan B (Director Franziska Meletzky)
2005 Das Parfum (Director Tom Tykwer)
2003 Der Untergang (Director Oliver Hirschbiegel)
2001 Bibi Blocksberg (Director Hermine Huntgeburth), German Film Award 2003 - best actress in a supporting role
1996 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Director Thomas Jahn)


TV (excerpt)
2006 Helen, Fred und Ted (Director Sherry Hormann)
2005 Rose (Director Alain Gsponer)
2005 Wut (Director Züli Aladag), Golden Camera 2007 – best actress
2000 Vera Brühne (Director Hark Bohm), German TV Award 2001
1996 Gefährliche Freundin (Director Hermine Huntgeburth), Adolf Grimme Award 1997, Golden Lion