Born in Konstanz in Germany in 1954, she studied politics and German language and literature in Marburg and subsequently worked as a dramatic advisor at Frankfurt's Schauspiel theatre. From 1980-95 she was a commissioning editor for ZDF's Kleine Fernsehspiel and from 1995-97 she produced films for the documenta X together with Catherine David. She has worked with Raoul Peck, Aleksandr Sokurov and others. Since 1990 she and Jörg Jeshel have directed a number of documentaries and dance films including a screen adaptation of a Sasha Waltz choreography. A resident of Berlin, she has been a freelance dramatic advisor since 1996.

Source: 62. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (catalogue)