Monika Baumgartner

Known for Acting

Born:

1951-07-19

Place:

München, Germany

Monika Baumgartner is a German television actress and theatre director. In her roles, she usually plays persons typical for the Bavaria region in Germany. Baumgartner studied at the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule, a theatre academy in Munich, after which she took theatre roles in Mannheim and Hamburg and minor roles in TV shows. Her breakthrough came in 1982 when she starred in “Die Rumpelhanni”, a TV series, where she played the main role by the same name. She is also remembered for playing several roles in Derrick. Baumgartner was awarded the Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (a Bavarian TV award) for her...