| Andrea Sawatzki | |
| Years Active: | from 1988 |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Schlehdorf, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Occupation: | Actress, Voice actress |
| Spouse: | Christian Berkel |
Andrea Sawatzki (pronounced as /de/; 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 actor in the German films Bandits (1997) and Das Experiment (2001).
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).
In 2011, Sawatzki married her long-term partner and fellow actor Christian Berkel. They have two sons together and live in Berlin.[1]