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 ' ("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). 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.