Barbara Sukowa is a German theatre and film actress. She is known for her work with directors Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta. She won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the 1986 film Rosa Luxemburg. Her other film appearances include Lola, Europa, M. Butterfly, and Hannah Arendt. She currently stars as Katarina Jones on 12 Monkeys.