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.

Filmografi

Run Lola Run1998 · Blind WomanBibi Blocksberg2002 · WalpurgiaDie Mutter1971 · Mau Mau1992 · RenateWedding Shower2003 · Aloisia HabesamDer Unbekannte1978 · GiuliaThe Runaway2004 · Frau HasserGermanija2002 · Maria-altAmen.2002 · Mrs. HinzeSoul Kitchen2009 · Nadines GrossmutterSchwiegermutter2000 · RenateMuttis Liebling2007 · Maria SchröderLove Your Female Neighbor!1998 · GräfinMaria1997 · Maria's motherMenschenfresser1976 · Hanna KreuthEpitaph für einen König1969 · Katharina LeczinskaLiebesschuld2001 · BerthaMax Minsky and Me2007 · Risa GinsbergRosenzweig's Freedom1998 · RichterinBibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls2004 · WalpurgiaHappy Hour oder Glück und Glas2000 · Lea SteinwendnerLiebe ist die beste Medizin2004 · ClaraNo Sex1999 · KontrolleurinMy Mother, My Bride And I2008 · Frau Kobarek