Known For
Acting
Born
May 04, 1944
Died
May 14, 2009
Place of Birth
Wien, Austria
Credits
128 titles
Monica Bleibtreu
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht!
Lore Winter
The Murder Farm
Traudl Krieger
Soul Kitchen
Nadines Grossmutter
Hilde
Else Bongers
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Marie Dunkel
Ein starker Abgang
Vera Hartel
My Mother, My Bride And I
Frau Kobarek
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Mietzi
Max Minsky and Me
Risa Ginsberg
Muttis Liebling
Maria Schröder
Der Tote am Strand
Mutter
Four Minutes
Traude Krüger
Maria an Callas
Jenny Ritz
Eine Liebe in Saigon
Christine Fogert
4 Against Z
Sophie-Elise
Marias's Last Journey
Maria Stadler
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
Lea Steinwendner
Waves
Generalin von Palinkow
The Runaway
Frau Hasser
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Walpurgia
Liebe ist die beste Medizin
Clara
Der Wunschbaum
Lenka
Wedding Shower
Aloisia Habesam
Gefährliche Gefühle
Veronika Seiler
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
Self
Kommissarin Lucas
Elisabeth Ronfeldt
Eine Liebe in Afrika
Susan
Himmel, Polt und Hölle
Aloisia Habesam
Bibi Blocksberg
Walpurgia
Icarus
Ida
Tattoo
Roth
Verlorenes Land
Großmutter
Amen.
Mrs. Hinze
Germanija
Maria-alt
Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman
Katja Mann
Blumen für Polt
Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
Liebesschuld
Bertha
Polt muss weinen
Aloisia Habesam
Babykram ist Männersache
Pulver Anni
Donna Leon
Angelina Volpato
Für die Liebe ist es nie zu spät
Ingrid
The Farewell
Helene Weigel
Der Pfundskerl
Frau Kruschke
Marlene
Witwe von Losch
Schwiegermutter
Renate
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
Annas Mutter
Das gestohlene Leben
Ruth Boden
Die Nichte und der Tod
Frau Herzog
Tödliche Schatten
Kommissarin
No Sex
Kontrolleurin