Acting
Monica Bleibtreu
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.
Filmography
Hilde
Film · 2009
Soul Kitchen
Film · 2009
The Murder Farm
Film · 2009
My Mother, My Bride And I
Film · 2008
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Film · 2008
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Film · 2007
Muttis Liebling
Film · 2007
Max Minsky and Me
Film · 2007
Four Minutes
Film · 2006
Maria an Callas
Film · 2006
Eine Liebe in Saigon
Film · 2006
Waves
Film · 2005
4 Against Z
Series · 2005
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Film · 2004
Liebe ist die beste Medizin
Film · 2004
The Runaway
Film · 2004
Der Wunschbaum
Series · 2004
Gefährliche Gefühle
Film · 2003
Eine Liebe in Afrika
Film · 2003
Kommissarin Lucas
Series · 2003
Amen.
Film · 2002
Bibi Blocksberg
Film · 2002
Tattoo
Film · 2002
Icarus
Film · 2002
Polt muss weinen
Film · 2001
Liebesschuld
Film · 2001
Blumen für Polt
Film · 2001
Babykram ist Männersache
Film · 2001
Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman
Series · 2001
The Farewell
Film · 2000
Marlene
Film · 2000
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
Film · 2000
Der Pfundskerl
Series · 2000
Donna Leon
Series · 2000
Donna Leon
Series · 2000
Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli
Film · 1999
Tödliche Schatten
Film · 1999
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Series · 1999
Run Lola Run
Film · 1998
Das Siegel
Film · 1998
Frauen lügen nicht
Film · 1998
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Film · 1998
Siska
Series · 1998
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Film · 1997
Maria
Film · 1997
Sperling
Series · 1996
Kinder des Satans
Film · 1995
Wilsberg
Series · 1995
Doppelter Einsatz
Series · 1994
Ein starkes Team
Series · 1994
Ärzte
Series · 1994
Bella Block
Series · 1993
Mau Mau
Film · 1992
DAS!
Series · 1991
Midnight Cop
Film · 1988
Die Männer vom K3
Series · 1988
Lethal Obsession
Film · 1987
Santa Fe
Film · 1987
Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
Film · 1984
Gesichter des Schattens
Film · 1984
Der Fahnder
Series · 1984
Die schwarzen Brüder
Series · 1984
Variation
Film · 1983
Lebenslinien
Series · 1983
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
Film · 1981
Auf Achse
Series · 1980
Das Dorf an der Grenze
Series · 1979
Alzire or the New Continent
Film · 1978
The Old Fox
Series · 1977
The Old Fox
Series · 1977
Die Alpensaga
Series · 1976
Derrick
Series · 1974
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Film · 1972
Adele Spitzeder
Film · 1972
Merkwürdige Geschichten
Series · 1972
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
The Commissioner
Series · 1969