 For her first film "Strange Fruits" ("Eisenhans") in 1983, she received the German Federal Film Prize.With Ulrich Mühe, she appeared as the victimised married couple in the original version of Michael Haneke's "Funny Games" released in 1997.Lothar worked again with Haneke as Mrs Schober in "The Piano Teacher" (2001) and in "The White Ribbon" (2009).