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Marianne Sägebrecht

Acting 80 years old Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany ★ 3.2

Born: August 27, 1945

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Marianne Sägebrecht (born 27 August 1945, Starnberg, Bavaria) is a German actress, most famous for her appearance in the movies Sugarbaby, Bagdad Café, and The War of the Roses.

This Rubenesque character player with a heart-shaped face and child-like features began her career as a leading producer and performer of Germany's alternative theater/cabaret scene. The eclectic background of Marianne Sägebrecht included stints as a medical lab assistant and magazine assistant editor before she found her calling in show business. Claiming to be inspired by Bavaria's mad King Ludwig II, she became known as the "mother of Munich's sub-culture" as producer and performer of avant-garde theater and cabaret revues, particularly with her troupe Opera Curiosa. Spotted by director Percy Adlon in a 1977 production of Adele Spitzeder in which she essayed the role of a delicate prostitute, Sägebrecht was cast as Madame Sanchez/Mrs. Sancho Panza in Adlon's TV special Herr Kischott (1979), a spin on Don Quixote. The director put her in his 1983 feature The Swing in a small role and then created the leading role of Marianne, an overweight mortician in love with a subway conductor, in Sugarbaby (1985) especially for her.

American films beckoned as well and Sägebrecht was often cast in roles tailored to her unique abilities. Paul Mazursky reworked the part of a teutonic masseuse for her in Moon over Parador (1988) while Danny DeVito tailored the part of the German housekeeper for a divorcing couple in The War of the Roses (1989). Returning to Germany, she shone as the timid maid in the 1930s who marries her Jewish employer for convenience then falls in love in Martha and I (1990; released in the USA in 1995). Sägebrecht headlined the black comedy as an unhappy wife whose straying husband plots her death in Mona Must Die (1994) and had small supporting parts in The Ogre (1996) and Left Luggage (1998).

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Known For

SOKO München

SOKO München Frieda 1978

Inspector Rex

Inspector Rex Tanja Kraus 1994

Das Traumschiff

Das Traumschiff Sister Magdalena 1981

Café Meineid

Café Meineid Anna Liebl 1990

The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home

The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home 2022

Filmography

Acting Credits (105)

Watzmann ermittelt · Die Tränen der Madonna Maria Hauser 2026

A Whole Life

A Whole Life Ahnl 2023

The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home

The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home 2022

Silence

Silence Lady at the lake 2020

Schmucklos

Schmucklos Oma Gerti Schmuck 2019

Bier Royal

Bier Royal Rosa Seidl 2019

Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House

Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House Beda Andersson 2018

München Grill

München Grill herself 2018

Erik & Erika

Erik & Erika Schwester Sigberta 2018

Pettson and Findus: The Best Christmas Ever

Pettson and Findus: The Best Christmas Ever Beda Andersson 2016

Inkas Küche Self 2016

Der Werdenfelser Lumpazivagabundus Fortuna 2014

The Circle

The Circle Erika Rapp 2014

Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship

Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship Beda Andersson 2014

MDR um 4

MDR um 4 Self 2014

Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen

Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen 2012

Omamamia

Omamamia Marguerita 2012

Was glaubt Self 2012

Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder

Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder Edeltraud Staller 2012

Museums-Check mit Markus Brock Self 2010

So ein Schlamassel

So ein Schlamassel Tante Sarah Silberschatz 2010

Frau Holle

Frau Holle Frau Holle 2008

Immer Wirbel um Marie

Immer Wirbel um Marie Marie Meyer 2008

Der Sonntags-Stammtisch Self 2007

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest Self 2007

Das Geheimnis meiner Schwester

Das Geheimnis meiner Schwester Antonia Wiedemann 2007

Bezaubernde Marie

Bezaubernde Marie Marie Meyer 2007

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker!

Lafer! Lichter! Lecker! Self 2006

Charlotte und ihre Männer Charlotte 2005

Marga Engel gibt nicht auf

Marga Engel gibt nicht auf Marga Engel 2004

Unter 4 Augen Self 2004

Großglocknerliebe

Großglocknerliebe Anneliese 2004

Menschen bei Maischberger Self 2003

Marga Engel kocht vor Wut

Marga Engel kocht vor Wut Marga Engel 2003

Marga Engel schlägt zurück

Marga Engel schlägt zurück Marga Engel 2001

Scheidung auf amerikanisch Betty 2001

Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt

Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt Veronica 2001

Sans famille

Sans famille Mère Barberin 2000

Without Family

Without Family Mère Barberin 2000

Menschen der Woche Self 2000

Am Ende siegt die Liebe

Am Ende siegt die Liebe Anna Linke 2000

Il ritorno del piccolo Lord

Il ritorno del piccolo Lord Fräulein Klara 2000

Santa's Secretary

Santa's Secretary Marlène Veber 1999

Ganz unten, ganz oben Elli Schulze 1999

Volle Kanne Self 1999

Ich wünsch Dir Liebe Uschi 1999

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar Bonemine 1999

Beckmann

Beckmann Self 1999

Spanish Fly

Spanish Fly Rosa 1998

Left Luggage

Left Luggage Mrs. Silberschmidt 1998

Eine Frau nach Maß

Eine Frau nach Maß Margret 1998

Alpha Forum Self 1998

And Suddenly Everything Was Different Marlies Schöne 1997

Leute heute Self 1997

Soleil

Soleil Tata Jeannette 1997

Sophie – Schlauer als die Polizei erlaubt Eva 1997

Lorenz im Land der Lügner Tante Martha 1997

Tietjen und Bommes Self 1997

The Ogre

The Ogre Frau Netta 1996

Katrin und Wladimir Hilda Weigand 1996

All Men Are Mortal

All Men Are Mortal Annie 1995

Luise knackt den Jackpot Luise 1995

Il piccolo lord

Il piccolo lord Klara 1995

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio Self 1994

Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn Marion Bruckmüller 1994

Inspector Rex

Inspector Rex Tanja Kraus 1994

Erotique

Erotique Hilde (segment 'Taboo Parlor') 1994

Mona Must Die Mona von Snead 1994

Brisant

Brisant Self 1994

Mr. Bluesman

Mr. Bluesman Emma 1993

The Milky Life

The Milky Life Aloha 1993

Dust Devil

Dust Devil Dr. Leidzinger 1992

Riverboat

Riverboat Self 1992

Boulevard Bio

Boulevard Bio Self 1991

DAS!

Café Meineid

Café Meineid Anna Liebl 1990

Martha and I Martha 1990

Zeil um Zehn Self 1990

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja Braut 1989

The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses Susan 1989

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Rosalie Goes Shopping Rosalie Greenspace 1989

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin Self 1989

Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador Magda 1988

One Day

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe Jasmin Münchgstettner 1987

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure Frl. Hermann 1987

Herz mit Löffel Klientin 1987

Sugarbaby

Sugarbaby Marianne 1985

Ein irres Feeling

Ein irres Feeling Alfa's mother 1984

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los Reporterin 1984

The Swing

The Swing Tandlerin 1983

Wortwechsel Self 1982

Das Traumschiff

Das Traumschiff Sister Magdalena 1981

C.O.D.

C.O.D. Freda (as Barbara Hermani) 1981

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? Self 1981

Anderland Verkäuferin 1980

Heut' abend

Heut' abend Self 1980

NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show Self 1979

SOKO München

SOKO München Frieda 1978

Kölner Treff

Kölner Treff Self 1976

Stars in the Ring

Stars in the Ring Self 1959

German Film Award Self 1951

Bambi

Bambi Self 1948

Writing Credits (1)

Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt

Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt Co-Writer 2001

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