Hailing from the Styrian town of Bruck an der Mur, she pursued formal acting education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Her professional debut unfolded on the stages of Theater Baden-Baden and the Salzburg Festival, where she collaborated with directors such as Jürgen Flimm and Thomas Langhoff, gaining exposure to both contemporary and classical repertoire. In 1990 she joined a…