Actor
Katharina Thalbach
German actress
1954 - today
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Katharina Thalbach
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Katharina Thalbach is the 5,022nd most popular actor, the 4,819th most popular biography from Germany and the 175th most popular German Actor.
Katharina Thalbach is most famously known as a highly respected German actress and stage director from a renowned theater family, celebrated internationally for her breakthrough role as Maria in Volker Schlöndorff's Oscar-winning 1979 film adaptation of The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel), where her powerful performance as Oskar Matzerath's mother contributed to the film's critical acclaim and Palme d'Or win. She has had a prolific career spanning theater at prestigious venues like the Berliner Ensemble and Volksbühne Berlin, numerous films (including Sophie's Choice, Sonnenallee, and recent works like I've Never Been to New York), TV series, dubbing, audiobooks, and directing acclaimed productions such as Macbeth. Surprisingly, born in East Berlin and raised in a theatrical dynasty (daughter of actress Sabine Thalbach and director Benno Besson, mother to actress Anna Thalbach and grandmother to actress Nellie Thalbach), she defected from the GDR to West Berlin in 1976 shortly after Wolf Biermann's expatriation, yet built a successful cross-German career while continuing to embody sharp wit, melancholy, and Berliner humor in her roles and readings.
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Among Actors
Among actors, Katharina Thalbach ranks 5,021 out of 13,578. Before her are James Donald, André Holland, John Wesley Shipp, Billie Dove, Kaori Momoi, and Andrew McCarthy. After her are Alba Flores, Iya Savvina, Park Bo-young, Ji Sung, Val Avery, and Ulrich Matthes.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Donald
1917 - 1993
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,016
André Holland
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,017
John Wesley Shipp
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,018
Billie Dove
1903 - 1997
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,019
Kaori Momoi
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 5,020
Andrew McCarthy
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,021
Katharina Thalbach
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,022
Alba Flores
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,023
Iya Savvina
1936 - 2011
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,024
Park Bo-young
1990 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,025
Ji Sung
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 5,026
Val Avery
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 5,027
Ulrich Matthes
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 5,028
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Katharina Thalbach ranks 360. Before her are Mark Lindsay Chapman, Ruslan Aushev, Brad Cooper, Ephrem M'Bom, Aristides Gomes, and Harvey Fierstein. After her are Francis Buchholz, Hartwig Gauder, Elliot Goldenthal, Tina Knowles, George Galloway, and Alberto Malesani.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsMark Lindsay Chapman
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 354
Ruslan Aushev
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 355
Brad Cooper
SWIMMER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 356
Ephrem M'Bom
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 357
Aristides Gomes
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 358
Harvey Fierstein
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 359
Katharina Thalbach
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 360
Francis Buchholz
MUSICIAN
1954 - 2026
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 361
Hartwig Gauder
ATHLETE
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 362
Elliot Goldenthal
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 363
Tina Knowles
FASHION DESIGNER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 364
George Galloway
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 365
Alberto Malesani
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 366
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Katharina Thalbach ranks 4,819 out of NaN. Before her are Nina Hoss (1975), Harald Irmscher (1946), Norbert Nigbur (1948), Heinrich Ewald (1803), Hanns Braun (1886), and Johann Gottfried Seume (1763). After her are Ulrich Matthes (1959), Marianne Hoppe (1909), Princess Marie of Hanover (1849), Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815), Johann August Ephraim Goeze (1731), and Siegmar Wätzlich (1947).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsNina Hoss
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,813
Harald Irmscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,814
Norbert Nigbur
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,815
Heinrich Ewald
HISTORIAN
1803 - 1875
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,816
Hanns Braun
ATHLETE
1886 - 1918
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,817
Johann Gottfried Seume
WRITER
1763 - 1810
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,818
Katharina Thalbach
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 4,819
Ulrich Matthes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4,820
Marianne Hoppe
ACTOR
1909 - 2002
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4,821
Princess Marie of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1904
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4,822
Paul Rudolf von Bilguer
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1840
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,823
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
BIOLOGIST
1731 - 1793
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,824
Siegmar Wätzlich
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4,825
Among Actors In Germany
Among actors born in Germany, Katharina Thalbach ranks 175. Before her are Saul Rubinek (1948), André Hennicke (1958), Otto Gebühr (1877), Moritz Bleibtreu (1971), Tilo Prückner (1940), and Nina Hoss (1975). After her are Ulrich Matthes (1959), Marianne Hoppe (1909), Charles Régnier (1914), Aleksandra Khokhlova (1897), Rosemary Murphy (1925), and Lya Lys (1908).
Saul Rubinek
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 169
André Hennicke
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 170
Otto Gebühr
1877 - 1954
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 171
Moritz Bleibtreu
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 172
Tilo Prückner
1940 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 173
Nina Hoss
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 174
Katharina Thalbach
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 175
Ulrich Matthes
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 176
Marianne Hoppe
1909 - 2002
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 177
Charles Régnier
1914 - 2001
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 178
Aleksandra Khokhlova
1897 - 1985
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 179
Rosemary Murphy
1925 - 2014
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 180
Lya Lys
1908 - 1986
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 181












































