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
2026
- The Rainbow Fish
- Plötzlich Schwester as Monika Giesinger
2025
- Warum ich? as Monika
- Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner as Ruth Kampstahl
- Gerry Star as Becky
- Ein Taxi für zwei as Elke
- Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping as Gundula
- Die Verteidigerin – Der Fall Belling as Lou Caspari
2024
- Pauline as Lillith
- Der Upir as Thekla
- Reisen mit Muddi as Naina Zareen Pfeiffer
- Entführen für Anfänger as Evelyn Moser
- Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons as Eleonor
- Querschuss as Ulrike
2023
- Das Fest der Liebe as Dorothee Streuble
- Club Las Piranjas as Lilly de Jung
- Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh as Gundula Bundschuh
- Thabo and the Rhino Case as Aunt Agatha
- Sterben ist auch keine Lösung as Hanne
2022
- Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg as Self
- Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss as Gundula Bundschuh
- Freibad as Eva
2021
- Gottschalk feiert: Nochmal 18! as Self
- The Wheel - Das abgedrehte Promi-Quiz as Self
- Help, I Shrunk My Friends as Hulda Stechbarth
- Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger as Gundula Bundschuh
- Sportabzeichen für Anfänger as Stefanie Eckhoff
- Notes of Berlin as Joshs Mutter
- Sprachlos in Irland as Connie
2020
- Buchstaben Battle as Self
- Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut as Rachel Hirschman
- Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos as Gundula Bundschuh
- Schneewittchen am See as Regina Bellmer
2019
- The Masked Singer as Self
- Die große Terra X-Show as Self
- Hätten Sie’s gewusst as Self
- Bella Germania as Tanja
- Paul Auster: What If as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur as Gundula Bundschuh
- Zoros Solo as Frau Lehmann
- Cleo as Sophia
- You Take Him as Mareike
2018
- Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert as Self
- Talk aus Berlin as Self
- Geheimniskrämer as Self
- Help, I Shrunk My Parents as Director Hulda Stechbarth
- Im Wald as Felicitas Molin
- Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen as Gundula Bundschuh
- Magnificent Times as Karlotta
- Scheidung für Anfänger as Anja
- Es bleibt in der Familie as Lola
2017
- Südstadt as Eva Simon
- Von Erholung war nie die Rede as Gundula Bundschuh
- Casting as Annika Grossmann
2016
- Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde as Victoria Pappas
- Zwei verlorene Schafe as Rebecca Fritz
2015
- Wer weiß denn sowas? as Self
- Quizduell-Olymp 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 Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus! as Bella Jung
- Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos as Bella
2013
- Grill den Henssler as Self
- Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen as Bell Jung
- Herztöne as Carmen Clausen
- Bella Dilemma as Bella Jung
2012
- Der Quiz-Champion as Self
- Bliss as Kalles Mutter
- Meine Tochter, ihr Freund und ich as Iris
- Bella Australia as Bella Jung
2011
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- Borgia as Adriana de Mila
- Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich as Jacqueline Stöckl
- Das große Comeback as Ute Meier-Thiel
2010
- Hirschhausens Quiz des Menschen as Self
- Deutschland gegen… – Das Duell as Self
- Lotta & ... as Frau Platow
- Klimawechsel as Desiree Dische
- Bella Vita as Isabella 'Bella' Jung
2009
2008
- Markus Lanz as Self
- The next Uri Geller – Unglaubliche Phänomene Live as Self
- Pilawas große Weltreise as Self
- Vom Atmen unter Wasser as Anne Bergmann
- 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
- Helen, Fred und Ted as Dr. Helen Cordes
- Helen, Fred und Ted as Dr. Helen Cordes
- Das Schneckenhaus as Katharina Giano
2005
- Fröhlich lesen as Self
- Arme Millionäre as Adina Gabriel
- Star-Biathlon as Self
- Erkan & Stefan 3 as Kathrin Schwartau
- The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive as Malise
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
- NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self
- Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa as Self
- Der Mann von nebenan as Malise
- Leo & Claire as Helga Steinheil
- Das verflixte 17. Jahr as Britta
- Shattered Glass as junge Käthe
- Der Unbestechliche as Sabine Kittler
2001
- The Experiment as Dr. Jutta Grimm
- Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman as Pamela Wedeking
- The Hunted Child as Cora
- Ein tödliches Wochenende as Ute Sperling
- A Goddamn Job as Yolanda
- Alles mit Besteck as Sushiesserin
- Bargeld lacht as Angela Blume
2000
- Abendschau as Self
- Ants in the Pants as Florian's Aunt
- Verzweiflung as Anna
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- SK Kölsch as Bernadette Weiss
- Und alles wegen Mama as Steffi Kaminski
- Apokalypso as Helen
- Late Show as Sonja Vogel
- Südsee, eigene Insel as Sabine
- Doppeltes Dreieck as Ramona
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
- Mordkommission
- Der König von St. Pauli as Regine Fischer
- Falsche Liebe as Yvonne
- Tod auf Amrum as Elke Spiekermann
- Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! as Susi
- Ufos über Waterlow as Talula
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- German Comedy Award as Self
- Ein Mord für Quandt as Magdalena Dorst
- Der Mordsfilm as Tanja Engel
- Life Is All You Get as Sylvia
- Bandits as Ludwig
- Eiskalte Liebe as Astrid Borm
- Die Mutter des Killers as Olga Bono
- The Pharmacist as Alma Siebert
- Champagner und Kamillentee as Iris Dohmann
- Buy 1 Get 1 Free as Gloria
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- Tresko as Tamara
- Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia as Tamara
- Atemlos durch die Nacht as Elvira
- Helden haben es schwer as Gabi Solms
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- A.S. Gefahr ist sein Geschäft as Sonja
- Jury Trial as Tanja Engel
- Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere as Alice van Lück
1994
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Inspector Rex as Selma Melle-Schneiders
- Ärzte
- Rosa Roth as Frau Harder
- Schwarz greift ein as Vera Menzel
- Faust as Kerstin
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
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? as Self
- 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 der Manege as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self