
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.

Hallo, Taxi!
1974

Killer
1991 · as Rita

Das Chamäleon
1970 · as Mrs. Huber

Vorspiel
1987 · as Stadträtin

Familie Rechlin
1982

The Little Magician and the Big Bad Mark
1977 · as Mutter Schneidewind

Terrible Woman
1965 · as Alena Pokerná

Jan Oppen
1987 · as Jonnys Mutter

Tapetenwechsel
1972 · as Elke Wollemann

Ach, du fröhliche
1962 · as Anne Lörke

Der Bremsklotz
1987 · as Inge Herr

The Case of Detlef Kammrath
1981 · as Dr Karoline Kammrath

Land der Väter, Land der Söhne
1989 · as Frau Machacheck

Man against Man
1975

Das Mehrzweckzimmer
1986 · as Cäcilia

Zwei Nikoläuse unterwegs
1985 · as Margarete List

Rotfuchs
1976 · as Sabine

Zugvogel am Sund
1979 · as Carola