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Born in Berlin in 1953. After studying directing at the Potsdam-Babelsberg Academy of Film and Television, she worked as an assistant director and dramaturge at the DEFA Studio for Feature Films. In 1984, she applied to leave the country. As a result, she was arrested by the Ministry for State Security and later ransomed. Her film "Verriegelte Zeit" ("Locked Up Time", 1990) was awarded many prizes. Between 1987 and 1992, she worked as a dramaturge and script analyst for the Hamburg Filmbüro. Since 1991, she has been a freelance author and filmmaker. She has lived and worked in Potsdam again since 2006.
Source: 74. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)