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Barbara Sukowa was born on 2 February, 1950 in Bremen, West Germany, is a German actress and singer. Discover Barbara Sukowa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

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Occupation Actress, singer
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 2 February, 1950
Birthday 2 February
Birthplace Bremen, West Germany
Nationality Germany

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Who Is Barbara Sukowa's Husband?

Her husband is Hans-Michael Rehberg Robert Longo (m. 1993)

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Barbara Sukowa Net Worth

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1950

Barbara Sukowa (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.

Sukowa was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1950.

She speaks German, English and French.

1971

After studying acting at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, Sukowa's stage debut was in Berlin in 1971, in a production of Peter Handke's Der Ritt über den Bodensee.

The same year, Günter Beelitz invited her to join the ensemble of the Darmstädter National Theatre.

She also worked in Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg, in collaboration with directors such as Luc Bondy, playing Marion in Büchner's Danton's Death and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Other Shakespeare roles in Europe were Rosalind in As You Like It and Desdemona in Othello.

She performed in Ibsen's The Master Builder.

In addition to her stage work, Sukowa is associated with the New German Cinema.

1980

Her performance as Mieze in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's miniseries Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) earned her the German Best Young Actress Award.

The following year, her performance of the title role in Fassbinder's drama film Lola earned her a German Film Award for Best Actress.

Also that year, she starred in Marianne and Juliane directed by Margarethe von Trotta.

For this performance she also received German Film Award for Best Actress and Venice Film Festival Golden Phoenix Award for Best Actress.

1981

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.

1982

She starred in Die Jäger (1982) directed by Károly Makk, Un dimanche de flic (1983) by Michel Vianey, and Équateur by Serge Gainsbourg.

1985

In 1985, Sukowa made her American television debut starring in the CBS miniseries Space, based on James A. Michener's novel.

1986

In 1986, she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for performance in the drama film Rosa Luxemburg.

In 1986, Sukowa played Polish socialist Rosa Luxemburg in the biographical drama film Rosa Luxemburg directed by Margarethe von Trotta.

She received Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance, and well as another German Film Award for Best Actress.

1987

In 1987, she starred in Days to Remember directed by Jeanine Meerapfel, receiving nomination for a German Film Award for Best Actress, and appeared in American action film The Sicilian opposite Christopher Lambert.

1990

In 1990s, Sukowa starred in a number of international films, most notable, Europa (1991) directed by Lars von Trier, Voyager (1991) by Volker Schlöndorff, M. Butterfly by David Cronenberg, and Johnny Mnemonic (1995) by Robert Longo.

In 1990, she starred in The African Woman directed by Margarethe von Trotta.

1991

Sukowa moved to Brooklyn, New York City in 1991.

In 1991, she starred opposite Sam Shepard in Voyager directed by Volker Schlöndorff, and Europa by Lars von Trier.

Both films received positive reviews from critics.

Sukowa was nominated for European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Voyager, and European Film Award for Best European Actress of the Year for Europa.

1993

In 1993, she starred in M. Butterfly directed by David Cronenberg.

1995

In 1995, she appeared in Johnny Mnemonic directed by Robert Longo.

1997

In 1997, she returned in Germany for starring in In the Name of Innocence, for which she received Bavarian Film Award for Best Actress In 1999, she appeared in Tim Robbins's Cradle Will Rock, and The Third Miracle directed by Agnieszka Holland.

1998

Sukowa also starred in a made-for-television films Lost Souls (1998) and The Lady in Question (1999).

Sukowa has developed a parallel career as a classical music narrator and speaker.

She has performed the Speaker's role in Arnold Schönberg's Pierrot lunaire, first with the Schoenberg Ensemble under Reinbert de Leeuw, and later with ensembles in Paris, London, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Madrid, Rome, Tokyo, Salzburg, Los Angeles, and New York City.

2009

In later career, she played Hildegard of Bingen in 2009 drama film Vision, and Hannah Arendt in the biographical film Hannah Arendt (2012).

2015

She starred in the American television series 12 Monkeys (2015–2018), a remake of the 1995 film of the same name.

2019

In 2019, she starred in French drama film Two of Us, for which she received Lumières Award for Best Actress and César Award for Best Actress nomination.