Andrea Sawatzki
Born: 1963-02-23 in Kochel am See, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Andrea Sawatzki (born 23 February 1963 in Kochel am See) is a German actress. Since 2002 she has starred in the Hessischer Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series Tatort as police inspector Charlotte Sänger. She also gained some international prominence as a co-actor in the German movies Bandits and Das Experiment. Sawatzki is the daughter of a nurse and a journalist. She has lived with actor Christian Berkel since 1997. The couple has two sons and lives in Berlin. After studying at the Neue Münchner Schauspielschule (Munich acting school) and doing an internship at the Munich Kammerspiele, Sawatzky played in theaters in Stuttgart, Wilhelmshaven and Munich from 1988 to 1992. Her first movie role was in Faust – der Film in 1988, directed by Dieter Dorn. In 1997, she became known to a broader audience through the movie Die Apothekerin in which she played Alma Siebert. She made her breakthrough as one of the best known German actresses with her role as Chief Inspector Charlotte Sänger in the Tatort series from 2001 to 2009. Moreover, she acted in successful movies such as Bandits, Late Show, Leo und Claire and Das Experiment. She appeared in several TV series and TV movies such as Der König von St. Pauli ("The King of St. Pauli") and Die Manns, both praised by critics. She posed for a spread in Playboy magazine in 2003. Sawatzki read for audio books as, for example, for the series TV-Kommissare lesen Krimis the story Die Maus in der Ecke and the novel Glennkill. In 2007, Sawatzki was godmother of the Deutscher Kinderpreis (German Children's Award). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrea Sawatzki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Die Verteidigerin – Der Fall Belling as Lou Caspari
- Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner as Ruth Kampstahl
- Why me? as Monika
- Gerry Star as Becky
- Being Famous for Beginners as Elke
- Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping as Gundula
2024
- Querschuss as Ulrike
- Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons as Eleonor
- Pauline as Lillith
- Der Upir as Thekla
- Entführen für Anfänger as Evelyn Moser
- Reisen mit Muddi as Naina Zareen Pfeiffer
2023
- Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh as Gundula Bundschuh
- Thabo and the Rhino Case as Aunt Agatha
- Sterben ist auch keine Lösung as Hanne
- Das Fest der Liebe as Dorothee Streuble
- Club Las Piranjas as Lilly de Jung
2022
- Studio 3 – Live aus Babelsberg as Self
- Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss as Gundula Bundschuh
- Freibad as Eva
2021
- Sportabzeichen für Anfänger as Stefanie Eckhoff
- Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger as Gundula Bundschuh
- Sprachlos in Irland as Connie
- Help, I Shrunk My Friends as Hulda Stechbarth
- Gottschalk feiert: Nochmal 18! as Self
- The Wheel – Das abgedrehte Promi-Quiz as Self
- Notes of Berlin as Joshs Mutter
2020
- Buchstaben Battle as Self
- Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos as Gundula Bundschuh
- Schneewittchen am See as Regina Bellmer
- Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut as Rachel Hirschman
2019
- Cleo as Sophia
- The Masked Singer as Self - Axolotl
- Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur as Gundula Bundschuh
- Nimm Du ihn as Mareike
- Zoros Solo as Frau Lehmann
- Die große Terra X-Show as Self
- Bella Germania as Tanja
- Hätten Sie’s gewusst as Self
- Paul Auster: What If as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
- Scheidung für Anfänger as Anja
- Talk aus Berlin as Self
- Help, I Shrunk My Parents as Director Hulda Stechbarth
- Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert - Die Jauch-Gottschalk-Schöneberger-Show
- Es bleibt in der Familie as Lola
- Im Wald as Felicitas Molin
- Magnificent Times as Karlotta
- Geheimniskrämer as Self
- Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen as Gundula Bundschuh
2017
- Casting as Annika Grossmann
- Südstadt as Eva Simon
- Von Erholung war nie die Rede as Gundula Bundschuh
2016
- Zwei verlorene Schafe as Rebecca Fritz
- Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde as Victoria Pappas
2015
- Quizduell-Olymp as Self
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt as Gundula Bundschuh
- It Gets Even Better as Ina Becker
2014
- MDR um 4 as Self
- Quizduell as Self
- Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos as Bella
- Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus! as Bella Jung
2013
- Grill den Henssler as Self
- Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen as Bell Jung
- Herztöne as Carmen Clausen
- Bella Dilemma as Bella Jung
2012
- Bliss as Kalles Mutter
- Bella Australia as Bella Jung
- Der Quiz-Champion as Self
- Meine Tochter, ihr Freund und ich as Iris
2011
- Borgia as Adriana de Mila
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich as Jacqueline Stöckl
- Das große Comeback as Ute Meier-Thiel
2010
- Bella Vita as Isabella 'Bella' Jung
- Hirschhausens Quiz des Menschen as Self
- Lotta & ... as Frau Platow
- Klimawechsel as Desiree Dische
- Deutschland gegen… – Das Duell as Self
2009
- Entführt as Vera Targensee
- Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! as Self
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- Vom Atmen unter Wasser as Anne Bergmann
- Pilawas große Weltreise as Self
- The next Uri Geller – Unglaubliche Phänomene Live as Self
- Brüderchen und Schwesterchen as Stiefmutter
2007
- Inas Nacht as Self
- Dickes B as Self
- Suddenly Gina as Claudia Jonas
- Der andere Junge as Evchen Morell
2006
- Let's Dance as Self - Contestant
- Das Schneckenhaus as Katharina Giano
- Helen, Fred und Ted as Dr. Helen Cordes
2005
- Erkan & Stefan 3 as Kathrin Schwartau
- Fröhlich lesen as Self
- The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive as Malise
- Arme Millionäre as Adina Gabriel
- Star-Biathlon as Self
2004
- Schillerstraße
- Schöne Witwen küssen besser as Gloria Rockwell
- Küss mich, Kanzler! as Mila
2003
- ZIBB as Self
- Die ultimative Chartshow as Self
- Die Hit-Giganten
- Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sonja Maiwald
2002
- Der Unbestechliche as Sabine Kittler
- Shattered Glass as junge Käthe
- NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self
- Der Mann von nebenan as Malise
- Leo & Claire as Helga Steinheil
- Das verflixte 17. Jahr as Britta
- Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa as Self
2001
- The Experiment as Dr. Jutta Grimm
- Ein tödliches Wochenende as Ute Sperling
- Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman as Pamela Wedeking
- A Goddamn Job as Yolanda
- Bargeld lacht as Angela Blume
- The Hunted Child as Cora
2000
- Abendschau as Self
- Verzweiflung as Anna
- Ants in the Pants as Flos Tante
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- SK Kölsch as Bernadette Weiss
- Doppeltes Dreieck as Ramona
- Apokalypso as Helen
- Late Show as Sonja Vogel
- Und alles wegen Mama as Steffi Kaminski
- Südsee, eigene Insel as Sabine
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Der letzte Zeuge as Patricia Marr
- Die Cleveren as Erika Relin
- Ein Herz für Kinder as Self
- Tod auf Amrum as Elke Spiekermann
- Mordkommission
- Der König von St. Pauli as Regine Fischer
- Ufos über Waterlow as Talula
- Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! as Susi
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Bandits as Ludwig
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- Life Is All You Get as Sylvia
- Champagner und Kamillentee as Iris Dohmann
- German Comedy Award as Self
- Die Mutter des Killers as Olga Bono
- Ein Mord für Quandt as Magdalena Dorst
- Der Mordsfilm as Tanja Engel
- Buy 1 Get 1 Free as Gloria
- The Pharmacist as Alma Siebert
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- Helden haben es schwer as Gabi Solms
- Atemlos durch die Nacht as Elvira
- Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia as Tamara
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Sonja
- Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere as Alice van Lück
- Jury Trial as Tanja Engel
1994
- Inspector Rex as Selma Melle-Schneiders
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Rosa Roth as Frau Harder
- Ärzte
- Faust as Kerstin
- Schwarz greift ein as Vera Menzel
1993
- Bella Block as Angelika Mommsen
- Adelheid und ihre Mörder as Doris Drömer
- Zwei wie Paul und Caroline as Vanessa
1992
- Morgenmagazin as Self
- Riverboat as Self
- Wolffs Revier as Elke Jansen
1991
- DAS! as Self
- Boulevard Bio as Self
1990
- Florian as Silvia
1989
- ZDF-Mittagsmagazin as Self
- Blauer Panther as Self
1984
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1980
- Auf Achse as Luise Gehbauer
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1974
- 3 nach 9 as Self
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 as Gabi Bauer
- Dalli Dalli as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Charlotte Sänger
1965
- aspekte as Self
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1959
- Stars in the Ring as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self