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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Gender
Female
Birthday
1963-02-23
Place of birth
Kochel am See, Germany
The Experiment
2001
7.41
A Goddamn Job
2001
3.50
Sprachlos in Irland
2021
4.20
Notes of Berlin
2021
6.00
Thabo and the Rhino Case
2023
6.10
Das große Comeback
2011
4.00
Bliss
2012
5.60
The Hunted Child
2001
0.00
Entführt
2009
6.00
Herztöne
2013
7.90
Querschuss
2024
6.10
Das Schneckenhaus
2006
7.70
Freibad
2022
5.02
The Pharmacist
1997
5.80
Bella Vita
2010
8.50
Erkan & Stefan 3
2005
4.60
Late Show
1999
5.70
Life Is All You Get
1997
6.60
Leo & Claire
2002
7.50
Ants in the Pants
2000
5.00
Bella Australia
2012
6.00
Shattered Glass
2002
6.00
Bandits
1997
6.00
Sterben ist auch keine Lösung
2023
0.00
Die Mutter des Killers
1997
6.00
Schöne Witwen küssen besser
2004
6.00
Doppeltes Dreieck
1999
2.00
Tod auf Amrum
1998
6.00
Der Unbestechliche
2002
6.00
Der andere Junge
2007
5.50
Helen, Fred und Ted
2006
4.50
Das verflixte 17. Jahr
2002
0.00
Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich
2011
6.50
Entführen für Anfänger
2024
0.00
Und alles wegen Mama
1999
0.00
Helden haben es schwer
1996
0.00
Vom Atmen unter Wasser
2008
7.00
Küss mich, Kanzler!
2004
1.00
The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive
2005
4.00
Der Mann von nebenan
2002
1.00
Buy 1 Get 1 Free
1997
0.00
Ufos über Waterlow
1998
2.00
Bella Dilemma
2013
7.00
Champagner und Kamillentee
1997
0.00
It Gets Even Better
2015
10.00
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999
3.80
Bargeld lacht
2001
0.00
Brüderchen und Schwesterchen
2008
6.30
Suddenly Gina
2007
7.50
Verzweiflung
2000
2.00
Zwei wie Paul und Caroline
1993
0.00
Zwei verlorene Schafe
2016
3.50
Casting
2017
6.00
Von Erholung war nie die Rede
2017
6.20
Help, I Shrunk My Parents
2018
5.20
Cleo
2019
5.90
Südstadt
2017
6.20
Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen
2018
6.80
Scheidung für Anfänger
2018
5.70
Atemlos durch die Nacht
1996
0.00
Magnificent Times
2018
6.00
Es bleibt in der Familie
2018
5.20
Ein tödliches Wochenende
2001
3.50
Paul Auster: What If
2019
6.00
Nimm Du ihn
2019
6.40
Zoros Solo
2019
7.00
Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut
2020
5.20
Help, I Shrunk My Friends
2021
5.00
Schneewittchen am See
2020
6.20
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger
2021
5.50
Apokalypso
1999
0.00
Berühmt sein für Anfänger
2025
0.00