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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Bleibtreu was born in [[Vienna, Austria]]. She made her cinema debut in ''Ludwig-Requiem for a Virgin King'' in 1972.<ref name=variety/> Her later roles included appearances in [[Vier Minuten]] and [[Tom Tykwer]]'s ''[[Run Lola Run]]'', which also starred her son, actor [[Moritz Bleibtreu]].
Bleibtreu was born in [[Vienna, Austria]]. She studied drama at the renowned [[Max Reinhardt Seminar]] in Vienna<ref>http://www.arte.tv/de/Monica-Bleibtreu/769928.html</ref> and made her cinema debut in ''Ludwig-Requiem for a Virgin King'' in 1972.<ref name=variety/> Her later roles included appearances in [[Vier Minuten]] and [[Tom Tykwer]]'s ''[[Run Lola Run]]'', which also starred her son, actor [[Moritz Bleibtreu]].


She also starred as [[Katia Mann]] in [[Heinrich Breloer]]s television biodrama, ''The Manns - Novel of a Century'', and in ''Hilde'', a [[biopic]] of the late German actress and singer [[Hildegard Knef]], which was released in 2009.<ref name=variety/>
She also starred as [[Katia Mann]] in [[Heinrich Breloer]]s television biodrama, ''The Manns - Novel of a Century'', and in ''Hilde'', a [[biopic]] of the late German actress and singer [[Hildegard Knef]], which was released in 2009.<ref name=variety/>
From 1993 to 1998 Bleibtreu taught drama at the [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg]].<ref>http://www.arte.tv/de/Monica-Bleibtreu/769928.html</ref>


Bleibtreu died on 13 May 2009, aged 65, in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]], after a long battle with cancer.<ref name=variety/> [[German President]] [[Horst Koehler]] released a statement saying he was "dismayed" by her death, telling her son that "she enthused countless people" during her career.<ref name=variety/>
Bleibtreu died on 13 May 2009, aged 65, in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]], after a long battle with cancer.<ref name=variety/> [[German President]] [[Horst Koehler]] released a statement saying he was "dismayed" by her death, telling her son that "she enthused countless people" during her career.<ref name=variety/>

Revision as of 22:09, 25 January 2012

Monica Bleibtreu
Bleibtreu at the Premiere of Max Minsky und ich on 2 September 2007
Born4 May 1944
Died13 May 2009

Monica Bleibtreu (4 May 1944 – 13 May 2009) was an Austrian actress and screenwriter, best-known in the German-speaking world for her German film, television and stage roles.[1]

Life and career

Bleibtreu was born in Vienna, Austria. She studied drama at the renowned Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna[2] and made her cinema debut in Ludwig-Requiem for a Virgin King in 1972.[1] Her later roles included appearances in Vier Minuten and Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run, which also starred her son, actor Moritz Bleibtreu.

She also starred as Katia Mann in Heinrich Breloers television biodrama, The Manns - Novel of a Century, and in Hilde, a biopic of the late German actress and singer Hildegard Knef, which was released in 2009.[1] From 1993 to 1998 Bleibtreu taught drama at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.[3]

Bleibtreu died on 13 May 2009, aged 65, in Hamburg, Germany, after a long battle with cancer.[1] German President Horst Koehler released a statement saying he was "dismayed" by her death, telling her son that "she enthused countless people" during her career.[1]

Her last films, The Murder Farm or Tannöd, directed by Bettina Oberli, and Soul Kitchen, directed by Fatih Akın, were released in 2009 after her death.

Filmography (selection)









References

  1. ^ a b c d e "German actress Monica Bleibtreu dies". Variety Magazine. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. ^ http://www.arte.tv/de/Monica-Bleibtreu/769928.html
  3. ^ http://www.arte.tv/de/Monica-Bleibtreu/769928.html

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