Andrea Sawatzki (; born 23 February 1963) is a German actress. From 2002 to 2010 she starred in the

Hessischer Rundfunk Hessischer Rundfunk (HR; "Hesse Broadcasting") is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting, public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ...

version of the popular television crime series ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

'' as police inspector ''Charlotte Sänger''. She also gained some international prominence as a co-actor in the German films ''

Bandits Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, and murder, either as an ...

'' (1997) and ''

Das Experiment ''Das Experiment'' (English: ''The Experiment'') is a 2001 German drama thriller film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. It is based on Mario Giordano's novel ''Black Box'' and deals with a social experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Sta ...

'' (2001).

Life and work

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 live in Berlin.
After studying at the ''Neue Münchner Schauspielschule'' (Munich acting school) and doing an internship at the

Munich Kammerspiele The Munich Kammerspiele (German: Münchner Kammerspiele) is a state-funded German-language theater company based at the ''Schauspielhaus'' on Maximilianstrasse in the Bavarian capital. The company currently has three venues: the main stage of ...

, Sawatzky played in theaters in Stuttgart, Wilhelmshaven and Munich from 1988 to 1992. Her first movie role was in ' in 1988, directed by

Dieter Dorn Dieter Dorn (born 31 October 1935 in Leipzig) is a German theatre director, also for the opera, the manager of the Münchner Kammerspiele from 1983 to 2001 and now manager of the Bavarian Staatsschauspiel. Career Dieter Dorn studied at the Theat ...

. In 1997, she became known to a broader audience through the movie '' The Pharmacist'' 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 ''

'' series from 2002 to 2010.
Moreover, she acted in successful movies such as ''

'', ', ''

Leo & Claire ''Leo & Claire'' (german: Leo und Claire) is a 2001 German historical drama film produced, written and directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and starring Michael Degen and Suzanne von Borsody. The film was competing at the Montreal World Film Festival on 2 ...

'' and ''

''. She appeared in several TV series and TV movies such as ' and '' Die Manns'', both praised by critics. She posed for a spread in ''

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

'' 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).

Personal life

In 2011, Andrea Sawatzki married her long-term partner and fellow actor

Christian Berkel Christian Berkel (born 28 October 1957) is a German actor. He is known for his appearances in '' Downfall'' (2004), ''Valkyrie'' (2008), ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009) and ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (2015). Life and career Berkel was born on 2 ...

. They have two sons together and live in Berlin.

Filmography

* 1991: ''

'' – ' * 1992: '' Auf Achse'' (TV) * 1992: ''Tatort'' – Unversöhnlich * 1994: ' * 1995–1998: ' (TV series) * 1995: ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

'' (TV) – 1A Landeier * 1997: ''

'' * 1997: ''

Bella Block ''Bella Block'' is a long-running German detective television series starring Hannelore Hoger as inspector Bella Block. The show was first broadcast in 1994 on ZDF and last aired in 2018, having run for 38 seasons. See also * List of German t ...

'' (TV) – Geldgier * 1997: '' Life is All You Get'' * 1997: '' The Pharmacist'' * 1998: ' (TV miniseries) * 1998: ''

The Polar Bear ''The Polar Bear'' (german: Der Eisbär) is a 1998 German action film directed by Til Schweiger. Cast * Til Schweiger - Leo * Karina Krawczyk - Nico * Benno Fürmann - Fabian * Florian Lukas - Reza * - Thomas * - Manni * Thierry Van Werveke ...

'' * 1999: ' * 1999: '' Apokalypso'' (TV film) * 1999: ''

Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland ''Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland'' is a German television series based on the diary of Victor Klemperer. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama ...

'' * 2000: '' Ants in the Pants'' * 2001: ''

'' * 2001: ''

Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman ''Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman'' (; ''The Manns – Novel of a Century'') is a 2001 German Docudrama- miniseries directed by Heinrich Breloer. The miniseries is divided in three parts and tells the story of the Mann family, a family of fam ...

'' (TV miniseries) * 2002–2010: ''Tatort'' * 2002: ''Der Mann von Nebenan'' * 2002: ''

Die Affäre Semmeling ''Die Affäre Semmeling'' was a 2002 German miniseries, broadcast on ZDF, directed by Dieter Wedel. It starred Mario Adorf as Walter 'Beton-Walter' Wegener, Robert Atzorn as Dr. Klaus Hennig, Heinz Hoenig as Axel Ropert, Stefan Kurt as Sigi Se ...

'' (TV miniseries) * 2002: ''

Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche ''Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * ' ...

'' (TV) * 2002: ''

Rosa Roth ''Rosa Roth'' is a German television series. It consisted of 31 television films between 1994 and 2013. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Bloc ...

'' (TV series) – Geschlossene Gesellschaft * 2003: ''Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich'' * 2005–2006: ''

Arme Millionäre ''Arme Millionäre'' (German: ''Poor Millionaires'') is an Austro-German comedy-drama television film series, first aired on RTL on 22 August 2005. 12 episodes were aired between then and 2006. The series is about a billionaire family who sudden ...

'' (TV series) * 2005: ' * 2006: ''Helen, Fred und Ted'' * 2006: ''Das Schneckenhaus'' * 2007: ' * 2007: ''Vom Atmen unter Wasser'' * 2008: ''Sechs auf einen Streich'' – '' Brüderchen und Schwesterchen'' (TV miniseries) * 2009: ' * 2011: ''Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich'' * 2011: ' * 2011: ''

Borgia The House of Borgia ( , ; Spanish and an, Borja ; ca-valencia, Borja ) was an Italian-Aragonese Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town ...

'' (TV series) * 2018: '' Subs'' * 2019: ''

Bella Germania Bella Germania ("Beautiful Germany" in Italian) is a 2019 German 3-part miniseries directed by Gregor Schnitzler, based on Daniel Speck's 2016 book of the same name. The series, consisting of three 90-minute episodes, narrates a German-Italian f ...

'' * 2021: ''

The Masked Singer (German season 5) The fifth season of the German singing competition ''The Masked Singer (German TV series), The Masked Singer'' premiered on 16 October 2021 on ProSieben. Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey returned to the panel. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host ...

'' as Axolotl * 2022:
Freibad
'

References

External links

Official Homepage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawatzki, Andrea 1963 births Living people German television actresses People from Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen German film actresses 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses