Marianne Sägebrecht
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 27, 1945
- Birthplace
- Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Marianne Sägebrecht, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Watzmann ermittelt · Die Tränen der Madonna
Watzmann ermittelt · Die Tränen der Madonna 2026
as Maria Hauser
A Whole Life 2023
as Ahnl
The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home 2022
Actor
Silence 2020
as Lady at the lake
Schmucklos 2019
as Oma Gerti Schmuck
Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House 2018
as Beda Andersson
Erik & Erika 2018
as Schwester Sigberta
Pettson and Findus: The Best Christmas Ever 2016
as Beda Andersson
- Der Werdenfelser Lumpazivagabundus
Der Werdenfelser Lumpazivagabundus 2014
as Fortuna
The Circle 2014
as Erika Rapp
Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship 2014
as Beda Andersson
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen 2012
Actor
Omamamia 2012
as Marguerita
Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder 2012
as Edeltraud Staller
So ein Schlamassel 2010
as Tante Sarah Silberschatz
Frau Holle 2008
as Frau Holle
Immer Wirbel um Marie 2008
as Marie Meyer
- Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest 2007
as Self
Das Geheimnis meiner Schwester 2007
as Antonia Wiedemann
Bezaubernde Marie 2007
as Marie Meyer
- Charlotte und ihre Männer
Charlotte und ihre Männer 2005
as Charlotte
Marga Engel gibt nicht auf 2004
as Marga Engel
Großglocknerliebe 2004
as Anneliese
Marga Engel kocht vor Wut 2003
as Marga Engel
Marga Engel schlägt zurück 2001
as Marga Engel
- Scheidung auf amerikanisch
Scheidung auf amerikanisch 2001
as Betty
Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt 2001
as Veronica, Co-Writer
Without Family 2000
as Mère Barberin
Am Ende siegt die Liebe 2000
as Anna Linke
Il ritorno del piccolo Lord 2000
as Fräulein Klara
Santa's Secretary 1999
as Marlène Veber
- Ganz unten, ganz oben
Ganz unten, ganz oben 1999
as Elli Schulze
- Ich wünsch Dir Liebe
Ich wünsch Dir Liebe 1999
as Uschi
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar 1999
as Bonemine
Spanish Fly 1998
as Rosa
Left Luggage 1998
as Mrs. Silberschmidt
Eine Frau nach Maß 1998
as Margret
- And Suddenly Everything Was Different
And Suddenly Everything Was Different 1997
as Marlies Schöne
Soleil 1997
as Tata Jeannette
- Lorenz im Land der Lügner
Lorenz im Land der Lügner 1997
as Tante Martha
The Ogre 1996
as Frau Netta
- Katrin und Wladimir
Katrin und Wladimir 1996
as Hilda Weigand
All Men Are Mortal 1995
as Annie
- Beauville
Beauville 1995
Actor
Il piccolo lord 1995
as Klara
- Luise knackt den Jackpot
Luise knackt den Jackpot 1995
as Luise
- Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn
Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn 1994
as Marion Bruckmüller
Erotique 1994
as Hilde (segment 'Taboo Parlor')
- Mona Must Die
Mona Must Die 1994
as Mona von Snead
Mr. Bluesman 1993
as Emma
The Milky Life 1993
as Aloha
Dust Devil 1992
as Dr. Leidzinger
Martha and I 1990
as Martha
- Herz mit Löffel
Herz mit Löffel 1990
as Klientin
Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja 1989
as Braut
The War of the Roses 1989
as Susan
Rosalie Goes Shopping 1989
as Rosalie Greenspace
Moon Over Parador 1988
as Magda
One Day 1988
Actor
Bagdad Cafe 1987
as Jasmin Münchgstettner
Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure 1987
as Frl. Hermann
Sugarbaby 1985
as Marianne
Ein irres Feeling 1984
as Alfa's mother
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los 1984
as Journalist
The Swing 1983
as Tandlerin
C.O.D. 1981
as Freda
Credits from TMDB.