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.
Filmemacher
1971
Pension Boulanka
1964
Rotfuchs
1976
Pinselheinrich
1979
Familie Rechlin
1982
Dach überm Kopf
1980
Einer muß die Leiche sein
1978
Zugvogel am Sund
1979
The Little Magician and the Big Bad Mark
1977
Jan Oppen
1987
Vorspiel
1987
Killer
1991
Tapetenwechsel
1972
Oh, diese Jugend
1963
Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
1989
Der Bremsklotz
1987
Ach, du fröhliche
1962
New Year’s Eve Punch
1960
Like Father, Like Son
1987
Hallo, Taxi!
1974
The Small White Mouse
1964
Terrible Woman
1965
Man against Man
1975
Zwei Nikoläuse unterwegs
1985
The Case of Detlef Kammrath
1981
My Father Is Confused
1983