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
Soul Kitchen
as Nadines Grossmutter
Soul Kitchen
as Nadines Grossmutter
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
as Marie Dunkel
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
as Marie Dunkel
Ein starker Abgang
as Vera Hartel
Ein starker Abgang
as Vera Hartel
Der Tote am Strand
as Mutter
Der Tote am Strand
as Mutter
Four Minutes
as Traude Krüger
Four Minutes
as Traude Krüger
Marias's Last Journey
as Maria Stadler
Marias's Last Journey
as Maria Stadler
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
as Lea Steinwendner
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
as Lea Steinwendner
Waves
as Generalin von Palinkow
Waves
as Generalin von Palinkow
Tattoo
as Roth
Tattoo
as Roth
Verlorenes Land
as Großmutter
Verlorenes Land
as Großmutter
Amen.
as Mrs. Hinze
Amen.
as Mrs. Hinze
Germanija
as Maria-alt
Germanija
as Maria-alt
Blumen für Polt
as Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
Blumen für Polt
as Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
Liebesschuld
as Bertha
Liebesschuld
as Bertha
Polt muss weinen
as Aloisia Habesam
Polt muss weinen
as Aloisia Habesam
Für die Liebe ist es nie zu spät
as Ingrid
Für die Liebe ist es nie zu spät
as Ingrid
The Farewell
as Helene Weigel
The Farewell
as Helene Weigel
Marlene
as Witwe von Losch
Marlene
as Witwe von Losch
Schwiegermutter
as Renate
Schwiegermutter
as Renate
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
as Annas Mutter
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
as Annas Mutter
Das gestohlene Leben
as Ruth Boden
Das gestohlene Leben
as Ruth Boden
Die Nichte und der Tod
as Frau Herzog
Die Nichte und der Tod
as Frau Herzog
Tödliche Schatten
as Kommissarin
Tödliche Schatten
as Kommissarin
No Sex
as Kontrolleurin
No Sex
as Kontrolleurin
Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker
as Fürstin
Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker
as Fürstin
Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli
as Maria
Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli
as Maria
Run Lola Run
as Blind Woman
Run Lola Run
as Blind Woman
Totalschaden
Totalschaden
Frauen lügen nicht
as Hausmeisterin
Frauen lügen nicht
as Hausmeisterin
Die einzige Chance
as Frau in Villa
Die einzige Chance
as Frau in Villa
Das Siegel
as Mutter Sandra/Hausmeisterin
Das Siegel
as Mutter Sandra/Hausmeisterin
Single sucht Nachwuchs
as Mother
Single sucht Nachwuchs
as Mother
Die Sekretärinnen
Die Sekretärinnen
Rosenzweig's Freedom
as Richterin
Rosenzweig's Freedom
as Richterin
It Happened in Broad Daylight
as Frau Moser
It Happened in Broad Daylight
as Frau Moser
Angst hat eine kalte Hand
Angst hat eine kalte Hand
Kinder des Satans
Kinder des Satans
Mau Mau
as Renate
Mau Mau
as Renate
Midnight Cop
Midnight Cop
Lethal Obsession
as Cilly
Lethal Obsession
as Cilly
Santa Fe
as Mrs. Shapiro
Santa Fe
as Mrs. Shapiro
Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
as Gisela
Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
as Gisela
Ich werde warten
as Nelly Best
Ich werde warten
as Nelly Best
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
as Rosa
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
as Rosa
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
as Maria Rosanka
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
as Maria Rosanka
Alzire or the New Continent
as Julie
Alzire or the New Continent
as Julie
Mittags auf dem Roten Platz
as Natalja
Mittags auf dem Roten Platz
as Natalja
Der Unbekannte
as Giulia
Der Unbekannte
as Giulia
Menschenfresser
as Hanna Kreuth
Menschenfresser
as Hanna Kreuth
Liebe leidet mit Lust
as Katharina
Liebe leidet mit Lust
as Katharina
Im bayerischen Stil
as Magd Traudl
Im bayerischen Stil
as Magd Traudl
Adele Spitzeder
as Elfie
Adele Spitzeder
as Elfie
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
as Elisabeth Ney
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
as Elisabeth Ney
Die Mutter
Die Mutter
Amerika oder der Verschollene
as Klara
Amerika oder der Verschollene
as Klara
Die Dame vom Maxim
as Clémentine
Die Dame vom Maxim
as Clémentine
Die Ballade von Peckham Rye
Die Ballade von Peckham Rye