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 some international prominence as a co-actor in the German films Bandits (1997) and Das Experiment (2001).

Life and work
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 live 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  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 in 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 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).

Personal life
In 2011, Andrea 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: A.S. (TV series) (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: The King of St. Pauli (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: Prince Charming (2003 film) (TV film)
 * 2005–2006: Arme Millionäre (TV series)
 * 2005: The Next-Door Neighbour Is Alive
 * 2005: 
 * 2006: Helen, Fred und Ted
 * 2006: Das Schneckenhaus
 * 2007: Suddenly Gina
 * 2007: The Other Boy
 * 2007: Vom Atmen unter Wasser
 * 2008: Sechs auf einen Streich – Brüderchen und Schwesterchen (TV miniseries)
 * 2009: Abducted (2009 film)
 * 2010: Bella Vita (film) (TV)
 * 2011: Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich
 * 2011: The Great Comeback
 * 2011: Borgia (TV series)
 * 2018: Subs
 * 2019: Bella Germania
 * 2021: The Masked Singer (German season 5) as Axolotl
 * 2022: Freibad