Born in Munich in 1963, grew up in Munich, Paris and North Rhine-Westphalia. She took her degree in mathematics at the TU in Berlin and studied directing at the German Film and TV Academy in Berlin (dffb) while working as assistant director, script editor and casting director. Her graduation film "Erste Ehe" ("Portrait of a Married Couple") was awarded, among other prizes, the First Steps Award 2002 as Best Feature Film.

Source: 56. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (catalogue)