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Acting

Monica Bleibtreu

Born
May 4, 1944 · Aged 65
Died
May 14, 2009
Place of birth
Wien, Austria
Gender
Female
Movie credits
85
TV credits
52
Also known as (1)
  • Monika Bleibtreu

Biography

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…