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).
| 2024 | Rapunzel und die Rückkehr der Falken as Eleonor |
| 2024 | Entführen für Anfänger as Evelyn Moser |
| 2024 | Querschuss as Ulrike |
| 2023 | Thabo - Das Nashornabenteuer as Aunt Agatha |
| 2023 | Familie Bundschuh – Bundschuh gegen Bundschuh as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2023 | Sterben ist auch keine Lösung as Hanne |
| 2022 | Familie Bundschuh - Unter Verschluss as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2022 | Freibad as Eva |
| 2021 | Familie Bundschuh – Woanders ist es auch nicht ruhiger as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2021 | Notes of Berlin as Joshs Mutter |
| 2021 | Sprachlos in Irland as Connie |
| 2021 | Hilfe, ich hab meine Freunde geschrumpft as Hulda Stechbarth |
| 2021 | Sportabzeichen für Anfänger as Stefanie Eckhoff |
| 2020 | Familie Bundschuh im Weihnachtschaos as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2020 | Schneewittchen am See as Regina Bellmer |
| 2020 | Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut as Rachel Hirschman |
| 2019 | Familie Bundschuh - Wir machen Abitur as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2019 | Zoros Solo as Frau Lehmann |
| 2019 | Cleo as Sophia |
| 2019 | Paul Auster – Was wäre wenn as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Nimm Du ihn as Mareike |
| 2018 | Es bleibt in der Familie as Lola |
| 2018 | Scheidung für Anfänger as Anja |
| 2018 | HERRliche Zeiten as Karlotta |
| 2018 | Ihr seid natürlich eingeladen as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2018 | Hilfe, ich hab meine Eltern geschrumpft as Director Hulda Stechbarth |
| 2017 | Casting as Annika Grossmann |
| 2017 | Südstadt as Eva Simon |
| 2017 | Von Erholung war nie die Rede as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2016 | Zwei verlorene Schafe as Rebecca Fritz |
| 2016 | Der Athen Krimi: Trojanische Pferde as Victoria Pappas |
| 2015 | Tief durchatmen, die Familie kommt as Gundula Bundschuh |
| 2015 | Es kommt noch besser as Ina Becker |
| 2014 | Bella Amore - Widerstand zwecklos as Bella |
| 2014 | Bella Casa: Hier zieht keiner aus! as Bella Jung |
| 2013 | Bella Familia - Umtausch ausgeschlossen as Bell Jung |
| 2013 | Bella Dilemma as Bella Jung |
| 2013 | Herztöne as Carmen Clausen |
| 2012 | Meine Tochter, ihr Freund und ich as Iris |
| 2012 | Bella Australia as Bella Jung |
| 2012 | Glück as Kalles Mutter |
| 2011 | Das große Comeback as Ute Meier-Thiel |
| 2011 | Mein Bruder, sein Erbe und ich as Jacqueline Stöckl |
| 2010 | Bella Vita as Isabella 'Bella' Jung |
| 2009 | Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! as Self |
| 2009 | Entführt as Vera Targensee |
| 2008 | Brüderchen und Schwesterchen as Stiefmutter |
| 2008 | Vom Atmen unter Wasser as Anne Bergmann |
| 2007 | Der andere Junge as Evchen Morell |
| 2007 | Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten as Claudia Jonas |
| 2006 | Helen, Fred und Ted as Dr. Helen Cordes |
| 2006 | Das Schneckenhaus as Katharina Giano |
| 2005 | Erkan & Stefan in Der Tod kommt krass as Kathrin Schwartau |
| 2005 | Der Mann von nebenan lebt! as Malise |
| 2004 | Schöne Witwen küssen besser as Gloria Rockwell |
| 2004 | Küss mich, Kanzler! as Mila |
| 2003 | Mein erster Freund, Mutter und ich as Sonja Maiwald |
| 2002 | Scherbentanz as junge Käthe |
| 2002 | Der Unbestechliche as Sabine Kittler |
| 2002 | Leo und Claire as Helga Steinheil |
| 2002 | Der Mann von nebenan as Malise |
| 2002 | Das verflixte 17. Jahr as Britta |
| 2001 | Bargeld lacht as Angela Blume |
| 2001 | Ein göttlicher Job as Yolanda |
| 2001 | Nur mein Sohn war Zeuge as Cora |
| 2001 | Deney as Dr. Jutta Grimm |
| 2001 | Ein tödliches Wochenende as Ute Sperling |
| 2000 | Verzweiflung as Anna |
| 2000 | Harte Jungs as Flos Tante |
| 1999 | Doppeltes Dreieck as Ramona |
| 1999 | Südsee, eigene Insel as Sabine |
| 1999 | Und alles wegen Mama as Steffi Kaminski |
| 1999 | Late Show as Sonja Vogel |
| 1998 | Tod auf Amrum as Elke Spiekermann |
| 1998 | Ufos über Waterlow as Talula |
| 1998 | Liebling, vergiß die Socken nicht! as Susi |
| 1997 | Die Apothekerin as Alma Siebert |
| 1997 | Bandits as Ludwig |
| 1997 | Das Leben ist eine Baustelle. as Sylvia |
| 1997 | Die Mutter des Killers as Olga Bono |
| 1997 | Buy 1 Get 1 Free as Gloria |
| 1997 | Champagner und Kamillentee as Iris Dohmann |
| 1996 | Tresko - Im Visier der Drogenmafia as Tamara |
| 1996 | Atemlos durch die Nacht as Elvira |
| 1996 | Helden haben es schwer as Gabi Solms |
| 1995 | Das Schwein – Eine deutsche Karriere as Alice van Lück |
| 1993 | Zwei wie Paul und Caroline as Vanessa |
| 1988 | Faust - Vom Himmel durch die Welt zur Hölle |
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