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
- Gerry Star as Becky
- Warum ich? as Monika
- Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner as Ruth Kampstahl
- Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping as Gundula
- Ein Taxi für zwei as Elke
- Die Verteidigerin – Der Fall Belling as Lou Caspari
2024
- Pauline as Lillith
- Der Upir as Thekla
- Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons as Eleonor
- Reisen mit Muddi as Naina Zareen Pfeiffer
- Entführen für Anfänger as Evelyn Moser
- Querschuss as Ulrike
2023
- Thabo and the Rhino Case as Aunt Agatha
- Club Las Piranjas as Lilly de Jung
- Sterben ist auch keine Lösung as Hanne
- Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh as Gundula Bundschuh
- Das Fest der Liebe as Dorothee Streuble
2022
- Studio 3 - Live aus Babelsberg as Self
- Freibad as Eva
- Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss as Gundula Bundschuh
2021
- Help, I Shrunk My Friends as Hulda Stechbarth
- The Wheel - Das abgedrehte Promi-Quiz as Self
- Sprachlos in Irland as Connie
- Sportabzeichen für Anfänger as Stefanie Eckhoff
- Gottschalk feiert: Nochmal 18! as Self
- Notes of Berlin as Joshs Mutter
- Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger as Gundula Bundschuh
2020
- Buchstaben Battle as Self
- Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut as Rachel Hirschman
- Schneewittchen am See as Regina Bellmer
- Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos as Gundula Bundschuh
2019
- The Masked Singer as Self - Axolotl
- Die große Terra X-Show as Self
- Hätten Sie’s gewusst as Self
- Cleo as Sophia
- Bella Germania as Tanja
- Paul Auster: What If as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur as Gundula Bundschuh
- Nimm Du ihn as Mareike
- Zoros Solo as Frau Lehmann
2018
- Talk aus Berlin as Self
- Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert as Self
- Im Wald as Felicitas Molin
- Help, I Shrunk My Parents as Director Hulda Stechbarth
- Magnificent Times as Karlotta
- Geheimniskrämer as Self
- Scheidung für Anfänger as Anja
- Es bleibt in der Familie as Lola
- Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen as Gundula Bundschuh
2017
- Casting as Annika Grossmann
- Von Erholung war nie die Rede as Gundula Bundschuh
- Südstadt as Eva Simon
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
- Borgia as Adriana de Mila
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- Das große Comeback as Ute Meier-Thiel
- Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich as Jacqueline Stöckl
2010
- Hirschhausens Quiz des Menschen as Self
- Lotta & ... as Frau Platow
- Deutschland gegen… – Das Duell as Self
- 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
- Brüderchen und Schwesterchen as Stiefmutter
- Vom Atmen unter Wasser as Anne Bergmann
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
- Star-Biathlon as Self
- Fröhlich lesen as Self
- Arme Millionäre as Adina Gabriel
- Erkan & Stefan 3 as Kathrin Schwartau
- The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive as Malise
2004
- Schillerstraße
- Schöne Witwen küssen besser as Gloria Rockwell
- 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
- Shattered Glass as junge Käthe
- Leo & Claire as Helga Steinheil
- Der Unbestechliche as Sabine Kittler
- Der Mann von nebenan as Malise
- Das verflixte 17. Jahr as Britta
2001
- The Experiment as Dr. Jutta Grimm
- Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman as Pamela Wedeking
- A Goddamn Job as Yolanda
- Ein tödliches Wochenende as Ute Sperling
- Bargeld lacht as Angela Blume
- The Hunted Child as Cora
2000
- Abendschau as Self
- Ants in the Pants as Flos Tante
- Verzweiflung as Anna
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- SK Kölsch as Bernadette Weiss
- Late Show as Sonja Vogel
- Südsee, eigene Insel as Sabine
- Und alles wegen Mama as Steffi Kaminski
- Doppeltes Dreieck as Ramona
- Apokalypso as Helen
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
- Der König von St. Pauli as Regine Fischer
- Mordkommission
- Tod auf Amrum as Elke Spiekermann
- Ufos über Waterlow as Talula
- Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! as Susi
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tietjen und Bommes as Self
- German Comedy Award as Self
- Ein Mord für Quandt as Magdalena Dorst
- Life Is All You Get as Sylvia
- Bandits as Ludwig
- The Pharmacist as Alma Siebert
- Der Mordsfilm as Tanja Engel
- Champagner und Kamillentee as Iris Dohmann
- Die Mutter des Killers as Olga Bono
- Buy 1 Get 1 Free as Gloria
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- 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
- Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere as Alice van Lück
1994
- Inspector Rex as Selma Melle-Schneiders
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Rosa Roth as Frau Harder
- Faust as Kerstin
- Schwarz greift ein as Vera Menzel
- Ärzte
1993
- Bella Block as Angelika Mommsen
- Adelheid und ihre Mörder as Doris Drömer
- Zwei wie Paul und Caroline as Vanessa
1992
- Riverboat as Self
- Morgenmagazin 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
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? as Self
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