Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki

1963-02-23

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.

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Thabo and the Rhino Case

Thabo and the Rhino Case

6.2

The Experiment

The Experiment

7.4

Ants in the Pants

Ants in the Pants

5.0

Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh

Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh

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Helen, Fred und Ted

Helen, Fred und Ted

4.5

Help, I Shrunk My Friends

Help, I Shrunk My Friends

5.1

Help, I Shrunk My Parents

Help, I Shrunk My Parents

5.3

Life Is All You Get

Life Is All You Get

6.7

Bandits

Bandits

5.9

Erkan & Stefan 3

Erkan & Stefan 3

4.6

The Pharmacist

The Pharmacist

5.8

Magnificent Times

Magnificent Times

5.8

Late Show

Late Show

5.7

Bella Dilemma

Bella Dilemma

6.0

Sterben ist auch keine Lösung

Sterben ist auch keine Lösung

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Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt

Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt

7.3

Brüderchen und Schwesterchen

Brüderchen und Schwesterchen

6.0

Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!

Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere!

4.8

Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen

Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen

6.8

Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten

Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten

7.5