Acting
Ingrid Caven
Born 1938-08-03
Saarbrücken, Germany
Department: Acting
Biography
Ingrid Caven (born Ingrid Schmidt; August 3, 1938) is a German actress best known for her roles in several films directed by her husband, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970), and The American Soldier (1970). She continued to appear in Fassbinder's films after their 1972 divorce until his death in 1982.
Known For
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Suspiria
2018
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Champs-Elysées
1982
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Fox and His Friends
1975
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Die Montagsmaler
1974
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World on a Wire
1973
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In a Year with 13 Moons
1978
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Square
2012
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35 Shots of Rum
2009
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Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?
1970
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The Merchant of Four Seasons
1972
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (73 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sixteen Moments of My Life | self | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Portuguese Woman | Passageira | Movie | 2019 |
 | Suspiria | Miss Vendegast | Movie | 2018 |
 | Sleeping Beauty | La méchante fée | Movie | 2017 |
 | Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | In Memoriam Daniel Schmid Werner Schroeter | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Petite intrusion dans l’univers incandescent de Werner Schroeter | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Square | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | 35 Shots of Rum | Joséphine's German Aunt | Movie | 2009 |
 | Weitertanzen | Maja Mertens | Movie | 2008 |
 | Here’s Looking at You, Boy | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Deepfrozen | Vicky | Movie | 2006 |
 | Fassbinder's Women | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Time Regained | Russian Princess | Movie | 1999 |
 | Silent Night | Sängerin | Movie | 1995 |
 | My Favorite Season | La femme du bar | Movie | 1993 |
 | Off Season | Lila | Movie | 1992 |
 | I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | Yearning for Sodom | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | Devil's Paradise | Madame | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Satin Spider | La directrice | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Roaring Fifties | Claudine | Movie | 1983 |
 | Dirty Daughters oder Die Hure und der Hurensohn | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
| Krimistunde | Edwina Bowen | TV Series | 1982 | |
 | Champs-Elysées | Self | TV Series | 1982 |
| Today We're Playing Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Day of the Idiots | Dr. Laura | Movie | 1981 |
 | Der Mond is nur a nackerte Kugel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Malou | Malou | Movie | 1981 |
 | Looping | Lissy | Movie | 1981 |
 | In a Year with 13 Moons | Zora la rouge | Movie | 1978 |
 | Despair | Hotel Manager | Movie | 1978 |
 | Violanta | Alma | Movie | 1978 |
| Bio’s Bahnhof | Self | TV Series | 1978 | |
| Ingrid Caven at Pigall's | Self | Movie | 1978 | |
 | The American Soldier | Singer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Satan’s Brew | Lisa | Movie | 1976 |
 | Shadow of Angels | Lily Brest | Movie | 1976 |
 | Nea | Anne | Movie | 1976 |
 | Gold Flakes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
 | I Only Want You to Love Me | Sewing machine saleswoman | Movie | 1976 |
 | Fear of Fear | Edda | Movie | 1975 |
 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven | Corinna | Movie | 1975 |
 | Fox and His Friends | Singer in Bar | Movie | 1975 |
 | Playing with Fire | The servant of the brothel | Movie | 1975 |
 | Joan's Dream | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | My Little Loves | Mother | Movie | 1974 |
 | La Paloma | Viola Schlumpf, aka 'La Paloma' | Movie | 1974 |
 | Martha | Ilse | Movie | 1974 |
 | Die Montagsmaler | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | 1 Berlin-Harlem | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | World on a Wire | Secretary Uschi | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Tenderness of the Wolves | Dora | Movie | 1973 |
 | Tonight or Never | Artist | Movie | 1973 |
 | Adele Spitzeder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King | Lola Montez | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Merchant of Four Seasons | Hans's great love | Movie | 1972 |
| The Merchant of Four Seasons | Production Manager | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Death of Maria Malibran | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Ancestress | Geist | Movie | 1971 |
 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Statistin | Movie | 1971 |
 | Rio das Mortes | Hannas Kollegin | Movie | 1971 |
| Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 | Self | Movie | 1971 | |
 | Haytabo | (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Niklashausen Journey | Schreiendes Mädchen | Movie | 1970 |
 | Gods of the Plague | Magdalene Fuller | Movie | 1970 |
 | Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? | Neighbor | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Coffee House | Placida | Movie | 1970 |
 | Love Is Colder Than Death | Zweite Prostituierte | Movie | 1970 |
 | Frühstück in Rom | Sandra | Movie | 1965 |
| German Film Award | Self | TV Series | 1951 |