Hanna Schygulla | |
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 Schygulla in 1982 | |
| Born | 25 December 1943 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Hanna Schygulla (German: [ˈhana ʃyˈɡʊla] ; born 25 December 1943) is a German actress and chanson singer[1] associated with the theater and film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. She first worked for Fassbinder in 1965 and became an active participant in the New German Cinema. Schygulla won the 1979 Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress for Fassbinder's The Marriage of Maria Braun, and the 1983 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Marco Ferreri film The Story of Piera.[2]