Andrea Sawatzki
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).
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Acting (72 movies)
The Experiment
2001
Sprachlos in Irland
2021
A Goddamn Job
2001
Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh
2023
Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger
2021
Notes of Berlin
2021
Thabo and the Rhino Case
2023
Das große Comeback
2011
Bliss
2012
Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich
2003
Entführt
2009
Herztöne
2013
Querschuss
2024
Freibad
2022
Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss
2022
Meine Tochter, ihr Freund und ich
2012
The Pharmacist
1997
Bella Vita
2010
Erkan & Stefan 3
2005
Leo & Claire
2002
Life Is All You Get
1997
Late Show
1999
Ants in the Pants
2000
Bella Australia
2012
Shattered Glass
2002
Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere
1995
Bandits
1997
Sterben ist auch keine Lösung
2023
Die Mutter des Killers
1997
Der andere Junge
2007
Tod auf Amrum
1998
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons
2024
Entführen für Anfänger
2024
Und alles wegen Mama
1999
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht!
1998
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
2008
Küss mich, Kanzler!
2004
The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive
2005
Der Mann von nebenan
2002
Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos
2014
Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus!
2014
Bella Dilemma
2013
It Gets Even Better
2015
Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen
2013
Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt
2015
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999
Brüderchen und Schwesterchen
2008
Suddenly Gina
2007
Zwei verlorene Schafe
2016
Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!
2009
Casting
2017
Von Erholung war nie die Rede
2017
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
2018
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde
2016
Cleo
2019
Südstadt
2017
Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen
2018
Scheidung für Anfänger
2018
Magnificent Times
2018
Es bleibt in der Familie
2018
Paul Auster: What If
2019
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur
2019
Nimm Du ihn
2019
Zoros Solo
2019
Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut
2020
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
2021
Schneewittchen am See
2020
Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos
2020
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
2021
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping
2025
Die Verteidigerin – Der Fall Belling
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos | 2020 | Writer |
| Querschuss | 2024 | Producer |