Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki (; born 23 February 1963) is a German actress. From 2002 to 2010 she starred in the Hessischer Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series Tatort as police inspector Charlotte Sänger.

She also gained international prominence as an actress in the German films Bandits (1997) and Das Experiment (2001).

Life and work Sawatzki is the daughter of a nurse and a journalist. 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 in 1988, directed by Dieter Dorn. In 1997, she became known to a broader audience through the movie The Pharmacist 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 on the Tatort series from 2002 to 2010.

Moreover, she acted in successful movies such as Bandits, , Leo & Claire and Das Experiment. She appeared in several TV series and TV movies such as and Die Manns, both praised by critics. She posed for a spread in Playboy magazine in 2003.

Sawatzki read for audio books, such as 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).

Personal life In 2011, Sawatzki married her long-term partner and fellow actor Christian Berkel. They have two sons together and live in Berlin.

Filmography 1991: Tatort – 1992: Auf Achse (TV) 1992: Tatort – Unversöhnlich 1994: 1995–1998: (TV series) 1995: Polizeiruf 110 (TV) – 1A Landeier 1997: Bandits 1997: Bella Block (TV) – Geldgier 1997: Life is All You Get 1997: The Pharmacist 1998: (TV miniseries) 1998: The Polar Bear 1999: 1999: Our Island in the South Pacific 1999: Apokalypso (TV film) 1999: Klemperer – Ein Leben in Deutschland 2000: Ants in the Pants 2001: Das Experiment 2001: Leo & Claire 2001: The Man Next Door 2001: Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman (TV miniseries) 2002–2010: Tatort 2002: Die Affäre Semmeling (TV miniseries) 2002: Sinan Toprak ist der Unbestechliche (TV) 2002: Rosa Roth (TV series) – Geschlossene Gesellschaft 2003: (TV film) 2005–2006: Arme Millionäre (TV series) 2005: The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive 2005: 2006: Helen, Fred und Ted 2006: 2007: 2007: The Other Boy 2007: Vom Atmen unter Wasser 2008: Sechs auf einen Streich – Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (TV miniseries) 2009: 2010: (TV) 2011: Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich 2011: 2011: Borgia (TV series) 2018: Subs 2019: Es bleibt in der Familie ( Todo queda en familia) 2019: Bella Germania 2021: The Masked Singer (German season 5) as Axolotl 2022: Freibad 2024: Der Upir (TV series)