Birgit Minichmayr

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Birgit Minichmayr
Born April 3, 1977
Flag of Austria Linz, Austria

Birgit Minichmayr (born 3 April 1977) is an Austrian actress born in Linz, Austria. Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna.

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[edit] Career

Birgit had her first break with the Burgtheater in Vienna, where she appeared in numerous plays, including "Der Reigen" by A. Schnitzler (Director: S.E Bechtolf), "Troilus and Cressida" by William Shakespeare (Director:D. Donellan) and "Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder" by J. Nestroy (Director: K.H.Hackl).She made her cinema debut in 1999 as Barbara Brecht in Jan Schütte's "Abschied", playing alongside Sepp Bierbichler and Monika Bleibtreu. In 2000, Birgit Minichmayr appeared in Peter Sämann's television thriller (in the Tatort series), "Böses Blut". Birgit was awarded the Austrian Nestroy Prize for "Best Young Talent" in 2000. In 2006 she played Mizzi Kasper, one of the lovers from Crownprince Rudolf in the movie Kronprinz Rudolf.

She lives in Berlin and Vienna. She also speaks English.

[edit] Filmography

Date Film Role Director Notes
2007 KirschBlüte Doris Dörrie Cinema
2006 PolizeiRuf 110 - Kellers Kind Aglaia Titus Selge TV movie
2006 Kronprinz Rudolf Mizzi Kasper Robert Dornhelm TV movie
2006 Janu Nakts Maja Alexander Hahn Cinema
2006 KrankHeit Der Jugend Students of Michael Haneke Cinema
2005 Fallen Brigitte Barbara Albert Cinema
2005 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Grenouille's Mother Tom Tykwer Cinema
2004 Daniel Käfer - Die Villen Der Frau Hürsch Mirz Schlömmer Julian Pölsner TV movie
2004 Spiele Leben Tanja Antonin Svoboda Cinema
2003 Downfall Gerda Christian Oliver Hirschbiegel Cinema
2003 Hotel Petra Jessica Hausner Cinema
2002 Liegen Lernen Tina Hendrik Handloeghten Cinema
2001 Spiel Im MorgenGrauen Steffi Götz Spielmann TV movie
2000 Taking Sides Emmi Straube István Szabó Cinema
2000 Tatort - Böses Blut Kathi Peter Sämann TV movie - Awarded Nestroy Prize for Best Young Talent
1999 Abschied Barbara Brecht Jan Schütte Cinema

[edit] Awards

Awards Nestroy Prize for Best Young Talent

2000

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