Acting
Monica Bleibtreu
DE, FR, IS, EN cinema · 85 credits
Born
4 May 1944
Died
14 May 2009 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Wien, Austria
Also known as Monika 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.
Known for
Filmography
Hilde
as Else Bongers
Soul Kitchen
as Nadines Grossmutter
The Murder Farm
as Traudl Krieger, In Memory Of
My Mother, My Bride And I
as Frau Kobarek
Ein starker Abgang
2008
Ein starker Abgang
as Vera Hartel
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
as Marie Dunkel
Muttis Liebling
as Maria Schröder
Max Minsky and Me
as Risa Ginsberg
Four Minutes
as Traude Krüger
Maria an Callas
as Jenny Ritz
Eine Liebe in Saigon
as Christine Fogert
Marias letzte Reise
2005
Marias's Last Journey
as Maria Stadler
Waves
as Generalin von Palinkow
The Runaway
as Frau Hasser
Polterabend
2003
Wedding Shower
as Aloisia Habesam
Gefährliche Gefühle
as Veronika Seiler
Eine Liebe in Afrika
as Susan
Amen.
as Mrs. Hinze
Bibi Blocksberg
as Walpurgia
Verlorenes Land
2002
Verlorenes Land
as Großmutter
Himmel, Polt und Hölle
2002
Himmel, Polt und Hölle
as Aloisia Habesam
Tattoo
as Roth
Icarus
as Ida
Germanija
2002
Germanija
as Maria-alt
Polt muss weinen
as Aloisia Habesam
Liebesschuld
as Bertha
Blumen für Polt
as Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
Babykram ist Männersache
as Pulver Anni
The Farewell
as Helene Weigel
Marlene
as Witwe von Losch
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
as Lea Steinwendner
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
2000
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
as Annas Mutter
No Sex
1999
No Sex
as Kontrolleurin
Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker
1999
Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker
as Fürstin
Tödliche Schatten
as Kommissarin
Run Lola Run
as Blind Woman
Das Siegel
as Mutter Sandra/Hausmeisterin
Frauen lügen nicht
as Hausmeisterin
Die einzige Chance
1998
Die einzige Chance
as Frau in Villa
It Happened in Broad Daylight
as Frau Moser
Maria
as Maria's mother
Mau Mau
as Renate
Lethal Obsession
as Cilly
Santa Fe
as Mrs. Shapiro
Gesichter des Schattens
as Christiane Hermansen
Variation
as Eva
Heimkehr nach Deutschland
1982
Heimkehr nach Deutschland
as Christa Hübner
Ich werde warten
1982
Ich werde warten
as Nelly Best
Menschenfresser
1976
Menschenfresser
as Hanna Kreuth
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
as Elisabeth Ney
Adele Spitzeder
as Elfie
Epitaph für einen König
1969
Epitaph für einen König
as Katharina Leczinska