Biography
Monica Bleibtreu (born May 4, 1944, in Vienna; died May 13, 2009, in Hamburg) was an Austrian actress, acting instructor, and screenwriter. Bleibtreu hailed from a family with a long-standing theatrical tradition. Her father, Renato Attilio Bleibtreu, directed the Wiener Zimmerbühne in Mödling, and her great-aunt was the renowned actress Hedwig Bleibtreu. Following the financial failure of the theater, Monica Bleibtreu was compelled to contribute to her family's livelihood while still a teenager. At the age of sixteen, she moved to Hamburg, where she took acting lessons. She later studied at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna. Her career began on the stage, where she performed at venues including the Schillertheater in Berlin, the Freie Volksbühne Berlin, the Münchner Kammerspiele, and the Burgtheater. From 1993 to 1998, Bleibtreu served as a professor of acting at the University of Music and Theatre Hamburg. She landed her first television role in 1972 in the crime series Der Kommissar. Over the following decades, she established herself as one of the most distinguished character actresses in German-language film and television. Her later works include the television film Ein starker Abgang—starring alongside Bruno Ganz—as well as the feature films Tannöd and Soul Kitchen, both of which were released posthumously. Her son, the actor Moritz Bleibtreu, was born of her relationship with the actor Hans Brenner. Monica Bleibtreu died in Hamburg in 2009 at the age of 65.
Acted in 73
2000s
- 2009
The Murder Farm
Traudl Krieger
Hilde
Else Bongers
- 2008
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Marie Dunkel
- 2007
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Mietzi
Muttis Liebling
Maria Schröder
- 2006
Maria an Callas
Jenny Ritz
Eine Liebe in Saigon
Christine Fogert
- 2005
4 Against Z
Sophie-Elise · 13 episodes
Waves
Generalin von Palinkow
- 2004
The Runaway
Frau Hasser
Liebe ist die beste Medizin
Clara
Der Wunschbaum
Lenka · 3 episodes
- 2003
Gefährliche Gefühle
Veronika Seiler
Eine Liebe in Afrika
Susan
- 2002
Icarus
Ida
- 2001
Blumen für Polt
Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
Liebesschuld
Bertha
Polt muss weinen
Aloisia Habesam
Babykram ist Männersache
Pulver Anni
- 2000
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
Lea Steinwendner
The Farewell
Helene Weigel
Der Pfundskerl
Frau Kruschke · 10 episodes
1990s
- 1999
Tödliche Schatten
Kommissarin
Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli
Maria
- 1998
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Gräfin
Frauen lügen nicht
Hausmeisterin
Das Siegel
Mutter Sandra/Hausmeisterin
- 1997
Maria
Maria's mother
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Frau Moser
- 1996
Sperling
Frau Spiegel · 1 episode
- 1995
Kinder des Satans
Movie
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
Mau Mau
Renate
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
Lethal Obsession
Cilly
Santa Fe
Mrs. Shapiro
- 1984
Gesichter des Schattens
Christiane Hermansen
Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
Gisela
Die schwarzen Brüder
Frau Rossi · 12 episodes
- 1983
Lebenslinien
Helen · 1 episode
Variation
Eva
- 1981
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
Rosa
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Das Dorf an der Grenze
Hertha · 4 episodes
- 1978
Alzire or the New Continent
Julie
- 1977
- 1976
Die Alpensaga
Frau Leischner · 1 episode
- 1974
- 1972
Adele Spitzeder
Elfie
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Elisabeth Ney
Merkwürdige Geschichten
Karin Vandenesch · 1 episode
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2009
The Murder Farm
In Memory Of
Wrote 1
1970s
- 1977
Neues aus Uhlenbusch
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