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
Ants in the Pants (2000)
as Flos Tante
Late Show (1999)
as Sonja Vogel
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner (2025)
as Ruth Kampstahl
Help, I Shrunk My Parents (2018)
as Director Hulda Stechbarth
Thabo and the Rhino Case (2023)
as Aunt Agatha
Bliss (2012)
as Kalles Mutter
Bandits (1997)
as Ludwig
Magnificent Times (2018)
as Karlotta
Helen, Fred und Ted (2006)
as Dr. Helen Cordes
Freibad (2022)
as Eva
Bargeld lacht (2001)
as Angela Blume
The Pharmacist (1997)
as Alma Siebert
Help, I Shrunk My Friends (2021)
as Hulda Stechbarth
Life Is All You Get (1997)
as Sylvia
Herztöne (2013)
as Carmen Clausen
Leo & Claire (2002)
as Helga Steinheil
Rapunzel and the Return of the Falcons (2024)
as Eleonor
Sprachlos in Irland (2021)
as Connie
Südstadt (2017)
as Eva Simon
Plötzlich Schwester (—)
as Monika
Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh (2023)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Scheidung für Anfänger (2018)
as Anja
Cleo (2019)
as Sophia
Küss mich, Kanzler! (2004)
as Mila
Bella Australia (2012)
as Bella Jung
Entführen für Anfänger (2024)
as Evelyn Moser
Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (2008)
as Stiefmutter
Notes of Berlin (2021)
as Joshs Mutter
Ein Taxi für zwei (2025)
as Elke
Paul Auster: What If (2019)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
It Gets Even Better (2015)
as Ina Becker
Der andere Junge (2007)
as Evchen Morell
A Goddamn Job (2001)
as Yolanda
Casting (2017)
as Annika Grossmann
Faust - Vom Himmel durch die Welt zur Hölle (1988)
Actor
Shattered Glass (2002)
as junge Käthe
Sportabzeichen für Anfänger (2021)
as Stefanie Eckhoff
Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos (2020)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Und alles wegen Mama (1999)
as Steffi Kaminski
Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! (2009)
as Self
Bella Dilemma (2013)
as Bella Jung
Schneewittchen am See (2020)
as Regina Bellmer
Von Erholung war nie die Rede (2017)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut (2020)
as Rachel Hirschman
Champagner und Kamillentee (1997)
as Iris Dohmann
Nimm Du ihn (2019)
as Mareike
Sterben ist auch keine Lösung (2023)
as Hanne
Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! (1998)
as Susi
Bella Vita (2010)
as Isabella 'Bella' Jung
The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive (2005)
as Malise
Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich (2003)
as Sonja Maiwald
Südsee, eigene Insel (1999)
as Sabine
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Camping (2025)
as Gundula
Eiskalte Liebe (1997)
as Astrid Borm
Es bleibt in der Familie (2018)
as Lola
Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde (2016)
as Victoria Pappas
Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen (2013)
as Bell Jung
Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur (2019)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Suddenly Gina (2007)
as Claudia Jonas
Ein tödliches Wochenende (2001)
as Ute Sperling
Tod auf Amrum (1998)
as Elke Spiekermann
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008)
as Anne Bergmann
Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus! (2014)
as Bella Jung
Der Unbestechliche (2002)
as Sabine Kittler
Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt (2015)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Atemlos durch die Nacht (1996)
as Elvira
The Hunted Child (2001)
as Cora
Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos (2014)
as Bella
Zoros Solo (2019)
as Frau Lehmann
Die Mutter des Killers (1997)
as Olga Bono
Apokalypso (1999)
as Helen
Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss (2022)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Das Schwein - Eine deutsche Karriere (1995)
as Alice van Lück
Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen (2018)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Das große Comeback (2011)
as Ute Meier-Thiel
Das Schneckenhaus (2006)
as Katharina Giano
Meine Tochter, ihr Freund und ich (2012)
as Iris
Verzweiflung (2000)
as Anna
Helden haben es schwer (1996)
as Gabi Solms
Der Mann von nebenan (2002)
as Malise
Erkan & Stefan 3 (2005)
as Kathrin Schwartau
Das verflixte 17. Jahr (2002)
as Britta
Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger (2021)
as Gundula Bundschuh
Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia (1996)
as Tamara
Die Verteidigerin - Tötungsabsicht (—)
as Lou Caspari
Querschuss (2024)
as Ulrike
Zwei wie Paul und Caroline (1993)
as Vanessa
Doppeltes Dreieck (1999)
as Ramona
Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich (2011)
as Jacqueline Stöckl
Zwei verlorene Schafe (2016)
as Rebecca Fritz
Ufos über Waterlow (1998)
as Talula
Buy 1 Get 1 Free (1997)
as Gloria
Die Verteidigerin – Der Fall Belling (2025)
as Lou Caspari