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Monica Bleibtreu
Wien, Austria
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…
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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.
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2010
Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht!
Movie Lore Winter
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2009
The Murder Farm
Movie Traudl Krieger
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2009
Soul Kitchen
Movie Nadines Grossmutter
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2009
Hilde
Movie Else Bongers
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2008
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Movie Marie Dunkel
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2008
Ein starker Abgang
Movie Vera Hartel
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2008
My Mother, My Bride And I
Movie Frau Kobarek
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2007
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Movie Mietzi
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2007
Max Minsky and Me
Movie Risa Ginsberg
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2007
Muttis Liebling
Movie Maria Schröder
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2006
Der Tote am Strand
Movie Mutter
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2006
Four Minutes
Movie Traude Krüger
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2006
Maria an Callas
Movie Jenny Ritz
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2006
Eine Liebe in Saigon
Movie Christine Fogert
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2005
4 Against Z
TV show Sophie-Elise
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2005
Marias's Last Journey
Movie Maria Stadler
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2005
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
Movie Lea Steinwendner
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2005
Waves
Movie Generalin von Palinkow
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2004
The Runaway
Movie Frau Hasser
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2004
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Movie Walpurgia
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2004
Liebe ist die beste Medizin
Movie Clara
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2004
Der Wunschbaum
TV show Lenka
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2003
Wedding Shower
Movie Aloisia Habesam
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2003
Gefährliche Gefühle
Movie Veronika Seiler
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2003
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
TV show Self
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2003
Kommissarin Lucas
TV show Elisabeth Ronfeldt
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2003
Eine Liebe in Afrika
Movie Susan
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2002
Himmel, Polt und Hölle
Movie Aloisia Habesam
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2002
Bibi Blocksberg
Movie Walpurgia
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2002
Icarus
Movie Ida
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2002
Tattoo
Movie Roth
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2002
Verlorenes Land
Movie Großmutter
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2002
Amen.
Movie Mrs. Hinze
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2002
Germanija
Movie Maria-alt
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2001
Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman
TV show Katja Mann
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2001
Blumen für Polt
Movie Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
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2001
Liebesschuld
Movie Bertha
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2001
Polt muss weinen
Movie Aloisia Habesam
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2001
Babykram ist Männersache
Movie Pulver Anni
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2000
Donna Leon
TV show Angelina Volpato
