Andrea Sawatzki
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrea Sawatzki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Experiment (2001)
as Dr. Jutta Grimm
The Rainbow Fish (2026)
as (voice)
Help, I Shrunk My Parents (2018)
as Director Hulda Stechbarth
Zoros Solo (2019)
as Frau Lehmann
Thabo and the Rhino Case (2023)
as Aunt Agatha
Ein Taxi für zwei (2025)
as Elke
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde (2016)
as Victoria Pappas
Südstadt (2017)
as Eva Simon
Eiskalte Liebe (1997)
as Astrid Borm
Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)
as Dr. Helen Cordes
Falsche Liebe (1998)
as Yvonne
Verzweiflung (2000)
as Anna
Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos (2020)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen (2013)
as Bell Jung
Shattered Glass (2002)
as junge Käthe
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger (2021)
as Stefanie Eckhoff
Entführen für Anfänger (2024)
as Evelyn Moser
Apokalypso (1999)
as Helen
Ants in the Pants (2000)
as Florian's Aunt
Ein Knödel für Zwei (—)
as Bärbel Radisch
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner (2025)
as Ruth Kampstahl
Ein tödliches Wochenende (2001)
as Ute Sperling
Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss (2022)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Leo & Claire (2002)
as Helga Steinheil
Herztöne (2013)
as Carmen Clausen
Bandits (1997)
as Ludwig
Help, I Shrunk My Friends (2021)
as Hulda Stechbarth
Tod auf Amrum (1998)
as Elke Spiekermann
Sterben ist auch keine Lösung (2023)
as Hanne
Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh (2023)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Freibad (2022)
as Eva
Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich (2003)
as Sonja Maiwald
Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! (2009)
as Self
Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (2008)
as Stiefmutter
Und alles wegen Mama (1999)
as Steffi Kaminski
Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons (2024)
as Eleonor
Von Erholung war nie die Rede (2017)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Zwei verlorene Schafe (2016)
as Rebecca Fritz
Suddenly Gina (2007)
as Claudia Jonas
Bliss (2012)
as Kalles Mutter
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping (2025)
as Gundula
Magnificent Times (2018)
as Karlotta
Der andere Junge (2007)
as Evchen Morell
Life Is All You Get (1997)
as Sylvia
Late Show (1999)
as Sonja Vogel
Helden haben es schwer (1996)
as Gabi Solms
Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen (2018)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia (1996)
as Tamara
Das verflixte 17. Jahr (2002)
as Britta
Scheidung für Anfänger (2018)
as Anja
The Hunted Child (2001)
as Cora
Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt (2015)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Erkan & Stefan 3 (2005)
as Kathrin Schwartau
Cleo (2019)
as Sophia
The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive (2005)
as Malise
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur (2019)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Das große Comeback (2011)
as Ute Meier-Thiel
Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger (2021)
as Gundula Bundschuh
It Gets Even Better (2015)
as Ina Becker
Paul Auster: What If (2019)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut (2020)
as Rachel Hirschman
Küss mich, Kanzler! (2004)
as Mila
Casting (2017)
as Annika Grossmann
Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos (2014)
as Bella
Der Mann von nebenan (2002)
as Malise
Buy 1 Get 1 Free (1997)
as Gloria
Atemlos durch die Nacht (1996)
as Elvira
Die Mutter des Killers (1997)
as Olga Bono
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! (1998)
as Susi
Faust - Vom Himmel durch die Welt zur Hölle (1988)
Actor
Schneewittchen am See (2020)
as Regina Bellmer
Champagner und Kamillentee (1997)
as Iris Dohmann
Plötzlich Schwester (2026)
as Monika Giesinger
Notes of Berlin (2021)
as Joshs Mutter
Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus! (2014)
as Bella Jung
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht (—)
as Lou Caspari
The Pharmacist (1997)
as Alma Siebert
Südsee, eigene Insel (1999)
as Sabine
Die Verteidigerin – Der Fall Belling (2025)
as Lou Caspari
Zwei wie Paul und Caroline (1993)
as Vanessa
Doppeltes Dreieck (1999)
as Ramona
Meine Tochter, ihr Freund und ich (2012)
as Iris
Alles mit Besteck (2001)
as Sushiesserin
Sprachlos in Irland (2021)
as Connie
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008)
as Anne Bergmann
Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich (2011)
as Jacqueline Stöckl
Es bleibt in der Familie (2018)
as Lola
A Goddamn Job (2001)
as Yolanda
You Take Him (2019)
as Mareike
Bella Vita (2010)
as Isabella 'Bella' Jung
Querschuss (2024)
as Ulrike
Der Unbestechliche (2002)
as Sabine Kittler
Ufos über Waterlow (1998)
as Talula
Bargeld lacht (2001)
as Angela Blume
Bella Australia (2012)
as Bella Jung
Das Schneckenhaus (2006)
as Katharina Giano
Bella Dilemma (2013)
as Bella Jung