Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch (German: [koˈʁɪ.na haʁˈfʊx] ⓘ; née Meffert; born 16 October 1954) is a German actress.

Corinna Harfouch
Harfouch in 2017
Born
Corinna Meffert

(1954-10-16) 16 October 1954
Suhl, Thuringia, East Germany
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present

Early life and education

Harfouch was born in Suhl, East Germany, the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne (née Kleber). She worked as a nurse and studied acting at the National Theatre School in Berlin from 1978 to 1981.

Career

In 1994, Harfouch was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival, chaired by Jeremy Thomas.[1]

After a few guest roles in the Tatort crime series, Harfouch became part of the permanent cast in 2023, succeeding Meret Becker in the series' Berlin team.[2]

Personal life

Harfouch's first husband was a Lebanese computer scientist named Nabil Harfouch, with whom she has one daughter. From 1985 to 2007,[3] she was married the late Michael Gwisdek, with whom she has two sons, musician Johannes Gwisdek and actor Robert Gwisdek.[4]

Selected filmography
  • 1986: The House on the River
  • 1987: Yasemin
  • 1988: Die Schauspielerin
  • 1988: Treffen in Travers
  • 1988: Fallada: The Last Chapter
  • 1989: Pestalozzi's Mountain
  • 1991: The Tango Player
  • 1991: Between Pankow and Zehlendorf
  • 1992: The Mystery of the Amber Room
  • 1994: Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
  • 1994: Stockholm Marathon
  • 1995: The Promise
  • 1995: 5 Stunden Angst – Geiselnahme im Kindergarten (TV film)
  • 1996: Gates of Fire (TV film)
  • 1996: Sexy Sadie
  • 1996: Father's Day
  • 1996: Gefährliche Freundin (TV film)
  • 1997: Der Ausbruch (TV film)
  • 1997: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  • 1998: Solo for Clarinet
  • 1998: The Big Mambo
  • 1999: The Devil and Ms. D
  • 1999: To the Horizon and Beyond
  • 2000: Fandango
  • 2001: Vera Brühne (TV film)
  • 2002: Bibi Blocksberg
  • 2002–2006: Eva Blond (TV series)
  • 2003: Die fremde Frau (TV film)
  • 2004: Downfall - portrayed Magda Goebbels
  • 2004: Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of the Blue Owls
  • 2004: C(r)ook
  • 2005: Through This Night
  • 2006: Silver Wedding (TV film)
  • 2006: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
  • 2006: Rage (TV film)
  • 2007: According to the Plan
  • 2007: An die Grenze (TV film)
  • 2008: A Year Ago in Winter
  • 2008: Berlin Calling
  • 2009: Whiskey with Vodka
  • 2009: This Is Love
  • 2011: Cracks in the Shell
  • 2011: No Sex Is No Option
  • 2012: Home for the Weekend
  • 2012: Move
  • 2013: Finsterworld
  • 2015: Jack
  • 2017: Fack ju Göhte 3
  • 2019: Lara

Recognition
  • 1993 – 43rd Berlin International Film Festival: Berlinale Camera[5]
  • 1996 – Bavarian Film Awards, Best Actress[6]
  • 2007 – Golden Goblet of the Shanghai International Film Festival, Best Actress (for According to the Plan)[7]
  • 2015 – Theaterpreis Berlin[8]
  • 2019 – Crystal Globe, Best Actress (for Lara)[9]
  • 2024 – German Film Award, Best Actress (for Dying)[10]

References
  1. "Berlinale: 1994 Juries". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. Christian Buß (7 April 2023), Corinna Harfouch als »Tatort«-Ermittlerin: SOKO Berlin Der Spiegel.
  3. Michael Schacht (4 February 2011), Michael Gwisdek– Ex-Mann von Corinna Harfourch: Ich bin nicht der Vater unseres Sohnes Bild.
  4. B.Z. - Hausbesuch bei den Gwisdeks, B.Z., 12 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. "Berlinale: 1993 Prize Winners". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. "Bayerische Filmpreisträger" (PDF). Bayerische Staatskanzlei. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  7. Sen-lun Yu (24 June 2007), Shanghai film festhands top prize to Meletzky's Plan Screen Daily.
  8. Patrick Wildermann (10 May 2015), Corinna Harfouch erhält Berliner Theaterpreis: "Ich hatte viel Glück, das stimmt" Der Tagesspiegel.
  9. Orlando Parfitt (8 July 2019), Karlovy Vary Film Festival reveals 2019 winners Screen Daily.
  10. Carolin Ströbele (4 May 2024), Schönstes Scheitern Die Zeit.


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