Katharina Thalbach is a German actress. She starred as Maria Matzerath in Volker Schlöndorff's 1979 film The Tin Drum alongside Charles Aznavour, and appeared as Wanda in Sophie's Choice in 1982. Thalbach also starred in Moon Man and Ruby Red in 2013, and in School of Magical Animals released in 2023. She has appeared in the series Miss Merkel and has appeared in films opposite Meryl Streep and Stellan Skarsgård.