Andrea Sawatzki
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1963-02-23 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Kochel am See, Germany
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
Plötzlich Schwester
as Monika
(2025)
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping
as Gundula
(2025)
Being Famous for Beginners
as Elke
(2024)
Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons
as Eleonor
(2024)
Querschuss
as Ulrike
(2024)
Entführen für Anfänger
as Evelyn Moser
(2023)
Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2023)
Sterben ist auch keine Lösung
as Hanne
(2023)
Thabo and the Rhino Case
as Aunt Agatha
(2022)
Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2022)
Freibad
as Eva
(2021)
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
as Stefanie Eckhoff
(2021)
Sprachlos in Irland
as Connie
(2021)
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
as Hulda Stechbarth
(2021)
Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2021)
Notes of Berlin
as Joshs Mutter
(2020)
Schneewittchen am See
as Regina Bellmer
(2020)
Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2020)
Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut
as Rachel Hirschman
(2019)
Cleo
as Sophia
(2019)
Nimm Du ihn
as Mareike
(2019)
Zoros Solo
as Frau Lehmann
(2019)
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2019)
Paul Auster: What If
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2018)
Scheidung für Anfänger
as Anja
(2018)
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
as Director Hulda Stechbarth
(2018)
Es bleibt in der Familie
as Lola
(2018)
Magnificent Times
as Karlotta
(2018)
Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2017)
Casting
as Annika Grossmann
(2017)
Südstadt
as Eva Simon
(2017)
Von Erholung war nie die Rede
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2016)
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde
as Victoria Pappas
(2016)
Zwei verlorene Schafe
as Rebecca Fritz
(2015)
Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt
as Gundula Bundschuh
(2015)
It Gets Even Better
as Ina Becker
(2014)
Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus!
as Bella Jung
(2014)
(2013)
Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen
as Bell Jung
(2013)
Herztöne
as Carmen Clausen
(2013)
Bella Dilemma
as Bella Jung
(2012)
Bella Australia
as Bella Jung
(2012)
Bliss
as Kalles Mutter
(2012)
(2011)
Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich
as Jacqueline Stöckl
(2011)
Das große Comeback
as Ute Meier-Thiel
(2010)
Bella Vita
as Isabella 'Bella' Jung
(2009)
Entführt
as Vera Targensee
(2009)
(2008)
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
as Anne Bergmann
(2008)
Brüderchen und Schwesterchen
as Stiefmutter
(2007)
Suddenly Gina
as Claudia Jonas
(2007)
Der andere Junge
as Evchen Morell
(2006)
Das Schneckenhaus
as Katharina Giano
(2006)
Helen, Fred und Ted
as Dr. Helen Cordes
(2005)
The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive
as Malise
(2005)
Erkan & Stefan 3
as Kathrin Schwartau
(2004)
Schöne Witwen küssen besser
as Gloria Rockwell
(2004)
Küss mich, Kanzler!
as Mila
(2003)
Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich
as Sonja Maiwald
(2002)
Der Mann von nebenan
as Malise
(2002)
Shattered Glass
as junge Käthe
(2002)
Leo & Claire
as Helga Steinheil
(2002)
Der Unbestechliche
as Sabine Kittler
(2002)
Das verflixte 17. Jahr
as Britta
(2001)
The Experiment
as Dr. Jutta Grimm
(2001)
Ein tödliches Wochenende
as Ute Sperling
(2001)
Bargeld lacht
as Angela Blume
(2001)
A Goddamn Job
as Yolanda
(2001)
The Hunted Child
as Cora
(2000)
Ants in the Pants
as Flos Tante
(2000)
Verzweiflung
as Anna
(1999)
Doppeltes Dreieck
as Ramona
(1999)
Late Show
as Sonja Vogel
(1999)
Und alles wegen Mama
as Steffi Kaminski
(1999)
Apokalypso
as Helen
(1999)
Südsee, eigene Insel
as Sabine
(1998)
Tod auf Amrum
as Elke Spiekermann
(1998)
Ufos über Waterlow
as Talula
(1998)
(1997)
Bandits
as Ludwig
(1997)
Champagner und Kamillentee
as Iris Dohmann
(1997)
Life Is All You Get
as Sylvia
(1997)
The Pharmacist
as Alma Siebert
(1997)
Die Mutter des Killers
as Olga Bono
(1997)
Buy 1 Get 1 Free
as Gloria
(1996)
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia
as Tamara
(1996)
Helden haben es schwer
as Gabi Solms
(1996)
Atemlos durch die Nacht
as Elvira
(1995)
Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere
as Alice van Lück
(1993)
Zwei wie Paul und Caroline
as Vanessa
(1988)
Crew
(2024)
Querschuss
Producer
(2020)
(2019)
(2018)
(2017)
(2015)