Acting · Wien, Austria · Born May 4, 1944
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.
Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht!
2010
as Lore Winter
MovieThe Murder Farm
2009
as Traudl Krieger
MovieSoul Kitchen
2009
as Nadines Grossmutter
MovieHilde
2009
as Else Bongers
MovieWas wenn der Tod uns scheidet
2008
as Marie Dunkel
Ein starker Abgang
2008
as Vera Hartel
MovieMy Mother, My Bride And I
2008
as Frau Kobarek
MovieThe Heart Is a Dark Forest
2007
as Mietzi
MovieMax Minsky and Me
2007
as Risa Ginsberg
MovieMuttis Liebling
2007
as Maria Schröder
Der Tote am Strand
2006
as Mutter
MovieFour Minutes
2006
as Traude Krüger
MovieMaria an Callas
2006
as Jenny Ritz
MovieEine Liebe in Saigon
2006
as Christine Fogert
TV4 Against Z
2005
as Sophie-Elise
Marias's Last Journey
2005
as Maria Stadler
MovieHappy Hour oder Glück und Glas
2005
as Lea Steinwendner
MovieWaves
2005
as Generalin von Palinkow
MovieThe Runaway
2004
as Frau Hasser
MovieBibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
2004
as Walpurgia
Liebe ist die beste Medizin
2004
as Clara
TVDer Wunschbaum
2004
as Lenka
Wedding Shower
2003
as Aloisia Habesam
MovieGefährliche Gefühle
2003
as Veronika Seiler
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
2003
as Self
TVKommissarin Lucas
2003
as Elisabeth Ronfeldt
MovieEine Liebe in Afrika
2003
as Susan
Himmel, Polt und Hölle
2002
as Aloisia Habesam
MovieBibi Blocksberg
2002
as Walpurgia
MovieIcarus
2002
as Ida
MovieTattoo
2002
as Roth
Verlorenes Land
2002
as Großmutter
MovieAmen.
2002
as Mrs. Hinze
Germanija
2002
as Maria-alt
TVDie Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman
2001
as Katja Mann
MovieBlumen für Polt
2001
as Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
MovieLiebesschuld
2001
as Bertha
MoviePolt muss weinen
2001
as Aloisia Habesam
MovieBabykram ist Männersache
2001
as Pulver Anni
TVDonna Leon
2000
as Angelina Volpato
Für die Liebe ist es nie zu spät
2000
as Ingrid
MovieThe Farewell
2000
as Helene Weigel
TVDer Pfundskerl
2000
as Frau Kruschke
MovieMarlene
2000
as Witwe von Losch
Schwiegermutter
2000
as Renate
Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
2000
as Annas Mutter
Das gestohlene Leben
2000
as Ruth Boden
Die Nichte und der Tod
1999
as Frau Herzog
Tödliche Schatten
1999
as Kommissarin
No Sex
1999
as Kontrolleurin
German Television Award
1999
as Self
Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker
1999
as Fürstin
Ein einzelner Mord
1999
as Mutter
MovieDer Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli
1999
as Maria
MovieLove Your Female Neighbor!
1998
as Gräfin
TVSiska
1998
as Greta Reiher
MovieRun Lola Run
1998
as Blind Woman
Totalschaden
1998
MovieFrauen lügen nicht
1998
as Hausmeisterin
Die einzige Chance
1998
as Frau in Villa
MovieDas Siegel
1998
as Mutter Sandra/Hausmeisterin
Single sucht Nachwuchs
1998
as Mother
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Die Sekretärinnen
1998
Rosenzweig's Freedom
1998
as Richterin
MovieMaria
1997
as Maria's mother
Die Gang
1997
as Ruby
MovieIt Happened in Broad Daylight
1997
as Frau Moser
Angst hat eine kalte Hand
1996
Sperling
1996
as Frau Spiegel
Echt Harder
1995
as Frauke
MovieKinder des Satans
1995
TVWilsberg
1995
as Waltraud Rehmer
TVDoppelter Einsatz
1994
as Frau Herrmann
TVEin starkes Team
1994
as Marie Rosnicek
TVÄrzte
1994
as Lore
TVBella Block
1993
as Ursula Hambach
MovieMau Mau
1992
as Renate
TVDAS!
1991
as Self
Romy Award
1990
as Self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
MovieMidnight Cop
1988
TVDie Männer vom K3
1988
as Karin Wolfgram
MovieLethal Obsession
1987
as Cilly
Die Wilsheimer
1987
as Anja Bokowski
MovieSanta Fe
1987
as Mrs. Shapiro
Lauter Glückspilze
1986
TVDer Fahnder
1984
as Hilde Kehra
MovieGesichter des Schattens
1984
as Christiane Hermansen
MovieLove Is the Beginning of All Terror
1984
as Gisela
TVDie schwarzen Brüder
1984
as Frau Rossi
TVLebenslinien
1983
as Helen
MovieVariation
1983
as Eva
Der Zappler
1983
as Mutter
Heimkehr nach Deutschland
1982
as Christa Hübner
Ich werde warten
1982
as Nelly Best
MovieObscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
1981
as Rosa
TVAuf Achse
1980
as Sylvia Mittermann
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
Fallstudien
1979
as Ina
Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
1979
as Maria Rosanka
TVDas Dorf an der Grenze
1979
as Hertha
Der Geist der Mirabelle
1978
as Rita
MovieAlzire or the New Continent
1978
as Julie
Mittags auf dem Roten Platz
1978
as Natalja
Mittags auf dem Roten Platz
1978
as Natalja
Der Unbekannte
1978
as Giulia
TVThe Old Fox
1977
as Gerti Wallner
TVDie Alpensaga
1976
as Frau Leischner
Menschenfresser
1976
as Hanna Kreuth
Pariser Geschichten
1976
Halbzeit
1976
TVDerrick
1974
as Anna Krowacs
Liebe leidet mit Lust
1973
as Katharina
Im bayerischen Stil
1972
as Magd Traudl
MovieAdele Spitzeder
1972
as Elfie
MovieLudwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972
as Elisabeth Ney
TVMerkwürdige Geschichten
1972
as Karin Vandenesch
Die Mutter
1971
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Ursula Danz
Amerika oder der Verschollene
1969
as Klara
Epitaph für einen König
1969
as Katharina Leczinska
Die Dame vom Maxim
1969
as Clémentine
TVThe Commissioner
1969
as Gabriele Bebra
Die Ballade von Peckham Rye
1966
Grimme Award
1964
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
