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