Born 1963 in Düsseldorf. After studying Theatre and Philosophy at Munich and Vienna she worked in various theatres. From 1990 to 1996 she was a director and resident author at the Theater der Jugend in Vienna. Since 1995 she and Corinne Eckenstein jointly head the Theater Foxfire in the Austrian capital, where she also lives. She has received several prizes for her plays.
Prizes and Awards
- Dinslaken Kathrin Türcks Prize 1988 - for "Leben eben"
- Baden-Württemberg Authors Prize 1990 - for "Leben eben"
- Dinslaken Kathrin Türcks Prize 1994 - for "Gestohlenes Meer"
- North Rhine-Westphalia Drama Prize for Women Artists 1997
- An Award in the 3rd German-Dutch Competition for Authors of Theatre for Children and Young People - for "Verhüten und Verfärben"
- Nominated for the German Youth Theatre Prize 2002 with "Verhüten und Verfärben
