Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr
Minichmayr in 2009
Born (1977-04-03) 3 April 1977 (age 47)
Linz, Austria

Birgit Minichmayr (born 3 April 1977)[1] is an Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. She studied drama at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna.[2] For her work in Maren Ade's film Everyone Else she won Silver Bear for Best Actress at 59th Berlin International Film Festival. She is the only Austrian actress to win this award in history of the festival and the first Austrian actress to win best actress award at a major European film festival (Cannes, Venice, Berlin) since 1956. She worked with several major European directors including Michael Haneke, Tom Tykwer and Jessica Hausner.

  1. ^ "Birgit Minichmayr erhält Großen Schauspielpreis der Diagonale". Der Standard. Vienna. APA. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ Wewer, A. (17 May 2010). ""Ich wäre gerne anders"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Munich. Retrieved 14 October 2019.