Marianne Sägebrecht (; born 27 August 1945) is a German film actress. Her background included stints as a medical lab assistant and magazine assistant editor before she found her calling in show business. Claiming to be inspired by Bavaria's mad

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, she became known as the "mother of Munich's subculture" as producer and performer of avant-garde theater and cabaret revues, particularly with her troupe Opera Curiosa. Spotted by director

Percy Adlon Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon (; born 1 June 1935) is a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film ''Bagdad Cafe''. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement (ca. 1965–1985), and has been noted f ...

in a 1977 production of ''

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'' in which she essayed the role of a delicate prostitute, Sägebrecht was cast as Madame Sanchez/Mrs. Sancho Panza in Adlon's TV special ''Herr Kischott'' (1979), a spin on ''

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''. The director put her in his 1983 feature ''The Swing'' in a small role and then in the leading role of Marianne, an overweight mortician in love with a subway conductor, in '' Sugarbaby'' (1985). In 1987 she co-starred in the romantic comedy ''

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''. American films beckoned as well and Sägebrecht was often cast in roles tailored to her unique abilities.

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reworked the part of a Teutonic masseuse for her in ''

Moon over Parador ''Moon over Parador'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia and Sônia Braga. It is a remake of the 1939 film ''The Magnificent Fraud'', based on the unpublished short story entitled "Caviar for His Excell ...

'' (1988) while

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tailored the part of the German housekeeper for a divorcing couple in ''

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'' (1989). Returning to Germany, she played a timid maid in the 1930s who marries her Jewish employer for convenience then falls in love in ''

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'' (1990; released in the USA in 1995). Sägebrecht headlined the black comedy as an unhappy wife whose straying husband plots her death in ''Mona Must Die'' (1994) and had small supporting parts in '' The Ogre'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1998). In 1997, she was a member of the jury at the

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Filmography

* ' (1983) - Tandlerin * '' Ein irres Feeling'' (1984) - Alfa's Mother * '' Im Himmel ist die Hölle los'' (1984) - Journalist* * '' Sugarbaby'' (a.k.a. ''Zuckerbaby'') (1985) - lead role of Marianne * ''

'' (a.k.a. ''Out of Rosenheim'') (1987) - lead role of Jasmin * ''Crazy Boys'' (1987) - Frl. Hermann * ''

Moon Over Parador ''Moon over Parador'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia and Sônia Braga. It is a remake of the 1939 film ''The Magnificent Fraud'', based on the unpublished short story entitled "Caviar for His Excell ...

'' (1988) - Magda * ''

'' (1989) - Susan * ''

Rosalie Goes Shopping ''Rosalie Goes Shopping'' is a 1989 English-language German film directed by Percy Adlon and starring Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis, and Judge Reinhold. Plot Rosalie Greenspace is an expatriate German woman living in rural Arkansas with her ...

'' (1989) - lead role of Rosalie Greenspace * ''

'' (1991) - Martha * '' La Vida láctea'' (1992) - Aloha * ''

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'' (1992) - Dr. Leidzinger * ' (1993) - Emma * ''

Erotique ''Erotique'' is a 1994 German-American anthology drama film directed by Lizzie Borden, Monika Treut and Clara Law. Cast Let's Talk About Love *Kamala Lopez as Rosie *Bryan Cranston as Dr. Robert Stern *Liane Curtis as Murohy Taboo Parlor *Pri ...

'' (1994) - Hilde (segment "Taboo Parlor") * ''Mona Must Die'' (1994) - Mona von Snead * ''Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn'' (1994) - Marion Bruckmüller * ''

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'' (1995) - Annie * '' Beauville'' (1995) * ''Luise and the Jackpot'' (1995) - Luise * '' The Ogre'' (1996) - Mrs. Netta * ' (1997) - Tata Jeannette * ''

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'' (1997) - Tante Martha * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) - Rosa * ''

'' (1998) - Chaya's Mother * ' (1999) - Elli Schulze * ''

Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar ''Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar'' (french: Astérix & Obélix contre César) is a 1999 feature film directed by Claude Zidi, the first installment in the ''Asterix'' film series based on Goscinny and Uderzo's Astérix comics. The film combines ...

'' (1999) - Bonnemine (Gutemine) * ''

Private Lies ''Private Lies'' is a 2001 drama film directed by Sherry Hormann. It was made for German television. Premise A housewife and mother tires of her husband and falls under the spell of her handsome neighbor. Cast * Martina Gedeck as Sarah * John ...

'' (2001) - Betty * '' Großglocknerliebe'' (2003) - Anneliese * ''

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'' (2003) - Marga Engel * '' Marga Engel gibt nicht auf'' (2004) - Marga Engel * ''

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'' (2005) - Charlotte * '' Bezaubernde Marie'' (2007) - Marie Meyer * '' Das Geheimnis meiner Schwester'' (2007) - Antonia Wiedemann * '' Immer Wirbel um Marie'' (2008) - Marie Meyer * ''

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'' (2008) - Helga Schulze * ''

Frau Holle "Frau Holle" ( ; also known as "Mother Holle", "Mother Hulda" or "Old Mother Frost") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Children's and Household Tales'' in 1812 (KHM 24). It is of Aarne-Thompson type 480. Frau Holle (als ...

'' (2008) - Frau Holle * '' Pettson & Findus: Fun Stuff'' (2014) - Beda * '' The Circle'' (2014) - Erika

References

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