Marianne Sägebrecht
Marianne Sägebrecht
Born 27/08/1945 in 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.

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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Filmography (Movies)

Watzmann ermittelt · Die Tränen der Madonna

Watzmann ermittelt · Die Tränen der Madonna

Character:Maria Hauser

Release Date:07/01/2026

A Whole Life

A Whole Life

Character:Ahnl

Release Date:09/11/2023

The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home

The Muckles - The Quest for a New Home

Character:

Release Date:20/10/2022

Silence

Silence

Character:Lady at the lake

Release Date:28/10/2020

Schmucklos

Schmucklos

Character:Oma Gerti Schmuck

Release Date:21/11/2019

Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House

Pettson and Findus: Findus Moves House

Character:Beda Andersson

Release Date:05/10/2018

Erik & Erika

Erik & Erika

Character:Schwester Sigberta

Release Date:03/02/2018

Pettson and Findus: The Best Christmas Ever

Pettson and Findus: The Best Christmas Ever

Character:Beda Andersson

Release Date:03/11/2016

Der Werdenfelser Lumpazivagabundus

Der Werdenfelser Lumpazivagabundus

Character:Fortuna

Release Date:12/10/2014

The Circle

The Circle

Character:Erika Rapp

Release Date:18/09/2014

Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship

Pettson and Findus: A Little Nuisance, a Great Friendship

Character:Beda Andersson

Release Date:13/03/2014

Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen

Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen

Character:

Release Date:07/12/2012

Omamamia

Omamamia

Character:Marguerita

Release Date:01/11/2012

Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder

Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder

Character:Edeltraud Staller

Release Date:11/01/2012

So ein Schlamassel

So ein Schlamassel

Character:Tante Sarah Silberschatz

Release Date:29/01/2010

Frau Holle

Frau Holle

Character:Frau Holle

Release Date:25/12/2008

Immer Wirbel um Marie

Immer Wirbel um Marie

Character:Marie Meyer

Release Date:17/10/2008

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

Character:Self

Release Date:24/06/2007

Das Geheimnis meiner Schwester

Das Geheimnis meiner Schwester

Character:Antonia Wiedemann

Release Date:20/04/2007

Bezaubernde Marie

Bezaubernde Marie

Character:Marie Meyer

Release Date:23/03/2007

Charlotte und ihre Männer

Charlotte und ihre Männer

Character:Charlotte

Release Date:01/01/2005

Marga Engel gibt nicht auf

Marga Engel gibt nicht auf

Character:Marga Engel

Release Date:28/12/2004

Großglocknerliebe

Großglocknerliebe

Character:Anneliese

Release Date:04/06/2004

Marga Engel kocht vor Wut

Marga Engel kocht vor Wut

Character:Marga Engel

Release Date:01/01/2003

Marga Engel schlägt zurück

Marga Engel schlägt zurück

Character:Marga Engel

Release Date:14/03/2001

Scheidung auf amerikanisch

Scheidung auf amerikanisch

Character:Betty

Release Date:28/02/2001

Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt

Thanksgivin’, die nachtblaue Stadt

Character:Veronica

Release Date:01/01/2001

Without Family

Without Family

Character:Mère Barberin

Release Date:12/12/2000

Am Ende siegt die Liebe

Am Ende siegt die Liebe

Character:Anna Linke

Release Date:14/04/2000

Il ritorno del piccolo Lord

Il ritorno del piccolo Lord

Character:Fräulein Klara

Release Date:01/01/2000

Santa's Secretary

Santa's Secretary

Character:Marlène Veber

Release Date:22/12/1999

Ganz unten, ganz oben

Ganz unten, ganz oben

Character:Elli Schulze

Release Date:17/12/1999

Ich wünsch Dir Liebe

Ich wünsch Dir Liebe

Character:Uschi

Release Date:28/05/1999

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar

Character:Bonemine

Release Date:03/02/1999

Spanish Fly

Spanish Fly

Character:Rosa

Release Date:10/09/1998

Left Luggage

Left Luggage

Character:Mrs. Silberschmidt

Release Date:30/03/1998

Eine Frau nach Maß

Eine Frau nach Maß

Character:Margret

Release Date:05/03/1998

And Suddenly Everything Was Different

And Suddenly Everything Was Different

Character:Marlies Schöne

Release Date:30/12/1997

Soleil

Soleil

Character:Tata Jeannette

Release Date:11/06/1997

Lorenz im Land der Lügner

Lorenz im Land der Lügner

Character:Tante Martha

Release Date:10/04/1997

The Ogre

The Ogre

Character:Frau Netta

Release Date:12/09/1996

Katrin und Wladimir

Katrin und Wladimir

Character:Hilda Weigand

Release Date:05/04/1996

All Men Are Mortal

All Men Are Mortal

Character:Annie

Release Date:17/11/1995

Luise knackt den Jackpot

Luise knackt den Jackpot

Character:Luise

Release Date:01/01/1995

Il piccolo lord

Il piccolo lord

Character:Klara

Release Date:01/01/1995

Beauville

Beauville

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1995

Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn

Eine Mutter kämpft um ihren Sohn

Character:Marion Bruckmüller

Release Date:16/12/1994

Erotique

Erotique

Character:Hilde (segment 'Taboo Parlor')

Release Date:14/05/1994

Mona Must Die

Mona Must Die

Character:Mona von Snead

Release Date:12/05/1994

Mr. Bluesman

Mr. Bluesman

Character:Emma

Release Date:01/04/1993

The Milky Life

The Milky Life

Character:Aloha

Release Date:23/02/1993

Dust Devil

Dust Devil

Character:Dr. Leidzinger

Release Date:11/07/1992

Martha and I

Martha and I

Character:Martha

Release Date:01/09/1990

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

Die Toten Hosen - 3 Akkorde für ein Halleluja

Character:Braut

Release Date:31/12/1989

The War of the Roses

The War of the Roses

Character:Susan

Release Date:08/12/1989

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Rosalie Goes Shopping

Character:Rosalie Greenspace

Release Date:09/11/1989

Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

Character:Magda

Release Date:09/09/1988

One Day

One Day

Character:

Release Date:22/01/1988

Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

Character:Jasmin Münchgstettner

Release Date:12/11/1987

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure

Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure

Character:Frl. Hermann

Release Date:26/02/1987

Herz mit Löffel

Herz mit Löffel

Character:Klientin

Release Date:01/01/1987

Sugarbaby

Sugarbaby

Character:Marianne

Release Date:28/06/1985

Ein irres Feeling

Ein irres Feeling

Character:Alfa's mother

Release Date:23/11/1984

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los

Im Himmel ist die Hölle los

Character:Reporterin

Release Date:31/10/1984

The Swing

The Swing

Character:Tandlerin

Release Date:14/10/1983

C.O.D.

C.O.D.

Character:Freda (as Barbara Hermani)

Release Date:03/07/1981

Television Appearances

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