
Acting
Karin Schröder first role was in New Year's Eve. She has an acting degree at the HFF Potsdam, where she had occasional stage guest performances. She has appeared in various films of the DEFA and the DFF. During her studies, she was engaged by the director Günter Reisch for roles in his contemporary comedies. Her early work focused on East German film and television productions. With notable radio plays. She had a great audience success in 1964 alongside comedian Rolf Herricht in the film musical Geliebte weisse Maus. At the 1978 IFF Karlovy Vary, she was named best actress alongside Hildegard Knef. In 1987 she moved to the Federal Republic of Germany and became known as the boss in the long-lasting RTL series Die Wache nationwide. From 1994 to 1995, Karin Schröder played the role of Sophie Himmel-Eiler in the RTL soap opera Unter uns.

Unter uns
1994

Polizeiruf 110
1971

Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
1965

Einer wird gewinnen
1964

Märkische Chronik
1983

Heiter bis tödlich - Alles Klara
2012

Hallo, Taxi!
1974

Jan Oppen
1987

Der Bremsklotz
1987

Terrible Woman
1965

Killer
1991

Vorspiel
1987

Oh, diese Jugend
1963

Zwei Nikoläuse unterwegs
1985

Tapetenwechsel
1972

Like Father, Like Son
1987

New Year’s Eve Punch
1960

Familie Rechlin
1982

The Case of Detlef Kammrath
1981

Man against Man
1975

Zugvogel am Sund
1979

Ach, du fröhliche
1962

Filmemacher
1971

Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
1989

The Little Magician and the Big Bad Mark
1977

Pension Boulanka
1964

Einer muß die Leiche sein
1978

The Small White Mouse
1964

Dach überm Kopf
1980

Rotfuchs
1976

Pinselheinrich
1979

My Father Is Confused
1983