Prime apparizioni:

• Golden Boy (1988) come Dolores

Ruoli più importanti:

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

Punti salienti della carriera:

• 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)

Premi:

• 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)