Monika Baumgartner (born 19 July 1951) is a German television actress and

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. In her roles, she usually plays typical characters from

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Biography

Born in

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, Bavaria, Baumgartner studied at

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, a theatre academy in Munich, after which she took theatre roles in

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and

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and minor roles in TV shows. Her breakthrough came in 1981 when she starred in ', a TV film, where she played the main role by the same name. She is also remembered for playing several roles in ''

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''. Baumgartner was awarded the

Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

(a Bavarian TV award) for her appearance in "Sau sticht". In 1998, she directed for the first time in "Die Ehrabschneider". Baumgartner teaches at the

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding The Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding (English: Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding) at the Prinzregententheater in Munich, was founded by August Everding in 1993. Since September 2014, the Academy has been directed by Hans-Jürgen Dr ...

, regularly appears on stage in Munich and runs an interior design store with her sister.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' - season 10, episode 09: "Die Schrecken der Nacht" (1983) * ''

'' - season 08, episode 02: "Der Kanal" (1981) * ''

'' - season 07, episode 05: "Ein tödlicher Preis" (1980) * ''

'' - season 05, episode 12: "Ute und Manuela" (1978) *'' Der Bergdoktor'' - since 2008

References

External links

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Dietrich Agency Munich
German television actresses Theatre people from Munich 1951 births Living people German theatre directors German stage actresses 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses Actresses from Munich {{Germany-tv-actor-stub