Portrait of Barbara Sukowa

Acting

Barbara Sukowa

Career

Active from 1977 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin Alexanderplatz
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barbara Sukowa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 3
  • European Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • German Cinema 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles · average score 67
Eurotrash
Eurotrash (2026)

as Helene

Klandestin WT
Klandestin WT (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mathilda

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting
Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting (2025)

as Kurfürstin Sophie von Hannover

Constellation
Constellation (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Irena Lysenko

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay (2024)

as Helen Hessel (voice)

The Night Agent
The Night Agent (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jacqueline Laurent

Air
Air (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kathy Dassler

Enkel für Fortgeschrittene
Enkel für Fortgeschrittene (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

as Philippa

The Swarm
The Swarm (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Prof. Katherina Lehmann

Dalíland
Dalíland (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gala

Two of Us
Two of Us (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

as Nina Dorn

Granny Nanny
Granny Nanny (2020)
GoodWatch score 65

as Philippa

2010s

12 titles · average score 69
Rocca Changes the World
Rocca Changes the World (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dodo

Servant
Servant (2019)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Aunt Josephine (voice) / Aunt Josephine

Gloria Bell
Gloria Bell (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

as Melinda

Native Son
Native Son (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

as Peggy

Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

as Coroner

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

as Friderike Zweig

12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys (2015)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Katarina Jones

The Misplaced World
The Misplaced World (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

as Caterina Fabiani / Evelyn Kromberger

The Sky is Blue
The Sky is Blue (2014)

as Marquez

Salomea's Nose
Salomea's Nose (2014)

as Salomea (voice)

Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

as Hannah Arendt

Nacht ohne Morgen
Nacht ohne Morgen (2011)

as Katharina

2000s

10 titles · average score 62
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen
Vision - From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hildegard von Bingen

Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mom

Die Entdeckung der Currywurst
Die Entdeckung der Currywurst (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lena Brücker

Romance & Cigarettes
Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
GoodWatch score 58

as Gracie

Transamerica
Transamerica (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

Thanks

The Other Woman
The Other Woman (2004)

as Vera Glaubitz

A Birthday to Remember
A Birthday to Remember (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Rosemarie

Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften
Liebe, Lügen, Leidenschaften (2002)

TV show · as Barbara Landau

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

as Helen

Urbania
Urbania (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Clara - The Married Woman

1990s

13 titles · average score 56
The Third Miracle
The Third Miracle (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Helen O’Regan

Nightworld: Lost Souls
Nightworld: Lost Souls (1999)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sheila Robinson

The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rachel Singer

The Port of Last Resort
The Port of Last Resort (1998)

as Annie Witting (voice)

Office Killer
Office Killer (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Virginia Wingate

In the Name of Innocence
In the Name of Innocence (1997)

as Anna Loeser

Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
GoodWatch score 39

as Anna Kalmann

M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jeanne Gallimard

Colpo di coda
Colpo di coda (1993)

TV show · as Regina

Europa
Europa (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

as Katharina Hartmann

Voyager
Voyager (1991)
GoodWatch score 61

as Hannah

The African Woman
The African Woman (1990)

as Martha

1980s

10 titles · average score 69
The Sicilian
The Sicilian (1987)
GoodWatch score 31

as Camilla, Duchess of Crotone

Days to Remember
Days to Remember (1987)

as Katharina

Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
GoodWatch score 71

as Rosa Luxemburg

Space
Space (1985)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Liesl Kolff

Equator
Equator (1983)

as Adele

Un dimanche de flics
Un dimanche de flics (1983)

as Patricia

Deadly Game
Deadly Game (1982)

as Daniela Mathiesen

Lola
Lola (1981)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lola

Marianne and Juliane
Marianne and Juliane (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Marianne

Berlin Alexanderplatz
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Emilie "Mieze" Karsunke / Mieze

1970s

5 titles · average score 65
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken (1979)

TV show · as Anka

Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine (1978)

as Amalie Friedländer

Women in New York
Women in New York (1977)
GoodWatch score 64

as Crystal Allen

Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit (1974)

TV show · as Viktoria Herbst

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Babsi Meyer