Monica Bleibtreu
Born
4 May 1944 (82)
Place of Birth
Wien, Austria
Also known as
Monika 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 teena...
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 (40)
Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht!
2010
The Murder Farm
2009
Soul Kitchen
2009
Hilde
2009
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
2008
Ein starker Abgang
2008
My Mother, My Bride And I
2008
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007
Max Minsky and Me
2007
Muttis Liebling
2007
Der Tote am Strand
2006
Four Minutes
2006
Maria an Callas
2006
Eine Liebe in Saigon
2006
Marias's Last Journey
2005
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
2005
Waves
2005
The Runaway
2004
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
Liebe ist die beste Medizin
2004
Wedding Shower
2003
Gefährliche Gefühle
2003
Eine Liebe in Afrika
2003
Himmel, Polt und Hölle
2002
Bibi Blocksberg
2002
Icarus
2002
Tattoo
2002
Verlorenes Land
2002
Amen.
2002
Germanija
2002
Blumen für Polt
2001
Liebesschuld
2001
Polt muss weinen
2001
Babykram ist Männersache
2001
Für die Liebe ist es nie zu spät
2000
The Farewell
2000
Marlene
2000
Schwiegermutter
2000
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
2000
Das gestohlene Leben
2000