Andrea Sawatzki



Andrea Sawatzki (born 23 February 1963) 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.



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[hide]  *1 Life and work  ==Life and work[edit] == 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.
 * 2 Filmography
 * 3 External links
 * 4 References

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). ==Filmography[edit] ==
 * 1991: Tatort (TV series) – Der Fall Schimanski
 * 1992: Auf Achse (TV series)
 * 1992: Tatort (TV series) – Unversöhnlich
 * 1994: Das Schwein – Eine deutsche Karriere
 * 1995: Polizeiruf 110 (TV series) – 1A Landeier
 * 1997: Bandits
 * 1997: Bella Block (TV series) – Geldgier
 * 1997: Das Leben ist eine Baustelle
 * 1997: Die Apothekerin
 * 1998: Der König von St. Pauli (TV mini series)
 * 1998: Der Eisbär
 * 1999: Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland
 * 1999: Late Show
 * 2000: Harte Jungs
 * 2001: Das Experiment
 * 2001: Leo und Claire
 * 2001: Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (TV mini series)
 * 2002-2010: Tatort (TV series)
 * 2002: Der Mann von Nebenan
 * 2002: Die Affäre Semmeling (TV mini series)
 * 2002: Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche (TV series)
 * 2002: Rosa Roth (TV series) – Geschlossene Gesellschaft
 * 2003: Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich
 * 2005–2006: Arme Millionäre (TV series)
 * 2005: Erkan und Stefan – Der Tod kommt krass
 * 2006: Helen, Fred und Ted
 * 2006: Das Schneckenhaus
 * 2007: Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten
 * 2007: Vom Atmen unter Wasser
 * 2008: Sechs auf einen Streich - Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (TV mini series)
 * 2009: Entführt!
 * 2011: Borgia (TV series)
 * 2011: Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich