Premières apparitions:

• Golden Boy (1988) comme Dolores

Rôles les plus importants:

• Aimée & Jaguar (1999) comme Felice Schragenheim (Jaguar)
• The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004) comme Felicite
• Snowland (2005) comme Elisabeth
• Advertising Rules! (2001) comme Johanna von Schulenberg
• Rosenstrasse (2003) comme Hannah Weinstein
• Am I Beautiful? (1998) comme Elke
• Nobody Loves Me (1994) comme Fanny Fink
• The Crocodiles (2009) comme Kai's mother
• The Crocodiles Strike Back (2010) comme Kais Mutter
• Silent Night (1995) comme Julia

Points forts de carrière:

• Aimée & Jaguar (1999)
• The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004)
• Snowland (2005)
• Advertising Rules! (2001)
• Rosenstrasse (2003)
• Am I Beautiful? (1998)
• Nobody Loves Me (1994)
• The Crocodiles (2009)
• The Crocodiles Strike Back (2010)
• Silent Night (1995)

Récompenses:

• Won Bavarian Film Award - Best Screenplay (Drehbuchpreis) (2022)
• Won Bavarian Film Award - Best Direction (Regiepreis) (2017)
• Won Bavarian Film Award - Best Actress (Darstellerpreis) (1999)
• Won Bavarian Film Award - Best Actress (Darstellerpreis) (1995)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Berlin Bear - Best Film (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Competition Audience Award (2021)
• Won Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress (1999)
• Won EFP Shooting Star (1999)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - International (2021)
• Won Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special (2020)
• Won EFA People's Choice Award (2017)
• Won Film Award in Gold - Best Direction (Beste Regie) (2021)
• Won Film Award in Gold - Best Screenplay (Bestes Drehbuch) (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Film Award in Gold - Best Direction (Beste Regie) (2016)
• Won Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle) (1999)
• Nominated for 1 Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle) (1996)
• Nominated for 1 Variety Piazza Grande Award (2016)
• Won Best Young Actress (1992)
• Won Best Actress (1995)
• Nominated for 1 FIPRESCI Prize - Best Foreign Language Film (2022)