Cast & creator
Monica Bleibtreu
Best known for Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime, Scene of the Crime
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.
Also known as: Monika Bleibtreu
86
film credits
53
television credits
137
1951–2010 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (139)
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Scene of the Crime
Ursula Danz
1970Scene of the Crime
Margot Merten
1970Scene of the Crime
Vera Kneipier
1970Scene of the Crime
Anni Klein
1970Scene of the Crime
Dana
1970Scene of the Crime
Eva Jahn
1970Scene of the Crime
Dr. Krüger
1970Scene of the Crime
Herta Wingert
1970Scene of the Crime
Caroline Sever
1970Scene of the Crime
Karin Melzer
1970
DAS!
Self
1991
The Old Fox
Gerti Wallner
1977The Old Fox
Therese Thorn
1977The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
Derrick
Anna Krowacs
1974German Film Award
Self
1951
Der Fahnder
Hilde Kehra
1984
Wilsberg
Waltraud Rehmer
1995Grimme Award
Self
1964
Ein starkes Team
Marie Rosnicek
1994
The Commissioner
Gabriele Bebra
1969Romy Award
Self
1990
Siska
Greta Reiher
1998Blauer Panther
Self
1989Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
Doppelter Einsatz
Frau Herrmann
1994
Bella Block
Ursula Hambach
1993
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
Self
1999
Auf Achse
Sylvia Mittermann
1980
Run Lola Run
Blind Woman
1998
Die Männer vom K3
Karin Wolfgram
1988
Kommissarin Lucas
Elisabeth Ronfeldt
2003
Donna Leon
Angelina Volpato
2000Donna Leon
Signora Ruffolo
2000
Ärzte
Lore
1994
Sperling
Frau Spiegel
1996Die Gang
Ruby
1997Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
Self
2003Pariser Geschichten
1976
4 Against Z
Sophie-Elise
2005
Bibi Blocksberg
Walpurgia
2002Halbzeit
1976
Neues aus Uhlenbusch
Author
1977
Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman
Katja Mann
2001
Der Pfundskerl
Frau Kruschke
2000
Soul Kitchen
Nadines Grossmutter
2009
Das Dorf an der Grenze
Hertha
1979Lauter Glückspilze
1986
Lebenslinien
Helen
1983
Four Minutes
Traude Krüger
2006
Amen.
Mrs. Hinze
2002Echt Harder
Frauke
1995
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Walpurgia
2004Die Wilsheimer
Anja Bokowski
1987Mittags auf dem Roten Platz
Natalja
1978
Die schwarzen Brüder
Frau Rossi
1984Epitaph für einen König
Katharina Leczinska
1969
Die Alpensaga
Frau Leischner
1976
Merkwürdige Geschichten
Karin Vandenesch
1972
Happy Hour oder Glück und Glas
Lea Steinwendner
2005Die Mutter
1971
Der Wunschbaum
Lenka
2004
Hilde
Else Bongers
2009
Midnight Cop
1988
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Gräfin
1998
Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl
Rosa
1981Angst hat eine kalte Hand
1996
Max Minsky and Me
Risa Ginsberg
2007Ladylike – Jetzt erst recht!
Lore Winter
2010Wedding Shower
Aloisia Habesam
2003
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Mietzi
2007
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Elisabeth Ney
1972Schwiegermutter
Renate
2000Himmel, Polt und Hölle
Aloisia Habesam
2002Liebe leidet mit Lust
Katharina
1973
Variation
Eva
1983Der Nebelmörder - Schatten über der Stadt
Annas Mutter
2000Für die Liebe ist es nie zu spät
Ingrid
2000
Love Is the Beginning of All Terror
Gisela
1984
Maria an Callas
Jenny Ritz
2006Germanija
Maria-alt
2002Rosenzweig's Freedom
Richterin
1998
Maria
Maria's mother
1997
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Frau Moser
1997Ein Mord, den jeder begeht
Maria Rosanka
1979
Eine Liebe in Saigon
Christine Fogert
2006
Muttis Liebling
Maria Schröder
2007
The Runaway
Frau Hasser
2004
Eine Liebe in Afrika
Susan
2003
The Farewell
Helene Weigel
2000
Marlene
Witwe von Losch
2000Menschenfresser
Hanna Kreuth
1976
Tattoo
Roth
2002
Santa Fe
Mrs. Shapiro
1987
Mau Mau
Renate
1992
Babykram ist Männersache
Pulver Anni
2001Der Tote am Strand
Mutter
2006Ein starker Abgang
Vera Hartel
2008
The Murder Farm
Traudl Krieger
2009The Murder Farm
In Memory Of
2009
Was wenn der Tod uns scheidet
Marie Dunkel
2008Der Unbekannte
Giulia
1978Der Geist der Mirabelle
Rita
1978Liebe ist die beste Medizin
Clara
2004
Der Hurenstreik - Eine Liebe auf St. Pauli
Maria
1999Amerika oder der Verschollene
Klara
1969
My Mother, My Bride And I
Frau Kobarek
2008Die Dame vom Maxim
Clémentine
1969Ein einzelner Mord
Mutter
1999
Alzire or the New Continent
Julie
1978
Lethal Obsession
Cilly
1987
Icarus
Ida
2002Die Ballade von Peckham Rye
1966No Sex
Kontrolleurin
1999Das gestohlene Leben
Ruth Boden
2000Die Nichte und der Tod
Frau Herzog
1999
Liebesschuld
Bertha
2001
Kinder des Satans
1995
Polt muss weinen
Aloisia Habesam
2001
Blumen für Polt
Aloisia Habesam, Gemischtwarenhändlerin
2001Heimkehr nach Deutschland
Christa Hübner
1982
Gefährliche Gefühle
Veronika Seiler
2003Marias's Last Journey
Maria Stadler
2005Ich werde warten
Nelly Best
1982Dr. Robert Schumann, Teufelsromantiker
Fürstin
1999Totalschaden
1998
Das Siegel
Mutter Sandra/Hausmeisterin
1998Die Sekretärinnen
1998Im bayerischen Stil
Magd Traudl
1972Single sucht Nachwuchs
Mother
1998Fallstudien
Ina
1979Die einzige Chance
Frau in Villa
1998
Adele Spitzeder
Elfie
1972
Waves
Generalin von Palinkow
2005Verlorenes Land
Großmutter
2002
Frauen lügen nicht
Hausmeisterin
1998
Gesichter des Schattens
Christiane Hermansen
1984
Tödliche Schatten
Kommissarin
1999Der Zappler
Mutter
1983