Marion Mitterhammer (born 8 August 1965) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n actress.

Biography

Marion Mitterhammer was born in

Bruck an der Mur Bruck an der Mur is a city of some 13,500 people located in the district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers. Its manufacturing includes metal products and paper. Br ...

in 1965. Mitterhammer studied acting at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, also known as Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG) is an Austrian university. Its roots can be traced back to the music school of the '' Akademischer Musikverein'' founded in 1816, making it the oldest u ...

. Her first roles were at

Theater Baden-Baden Theater Baden-Baden-22-gje

Theater Baden-Baden at Goethepl ...

and at the

Salzburg Festival The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amad ...

where she worked with

Jürgen Flimm Jürgen Flimm (born 17 July 1941, in Gießen) is a German theater and opera director, and theater manager. After establishing himself as one of the exponents of Regietheater, Flimm was called to manage renowned theaters and festivals. His operatic ...

and Thomas Langhoff. In 1990 Mitterhammer toured with a production of

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

. Mitterhammer then worked for two years in Vienna. She started working on television in 1992 and was awarded ''Young actress of the Year'' by the Austrian film jury for 1994. She was awarded the 2017

Austrian Film Award The Austrian Film Award (german: Österreichischer Filmpreis), is the annual national film award of Austria, first given out in 2011. It is voted on by members of the Austrian Film Academy (german: Österreichische Filmakademie), which was founde ...

for Best Female Supporting Role.

Personal life

Mitterhammer is married to the German film director and cameraman Hans-Günther Bücking. Mitterhammer shared that she has

Alopecia areata Alopecia areata, also known as spot baldness, is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body. Often, it results in a few bald spots on the scalp, each about the size of a coin. Psychological stress and illness are po ...

, first noticed when she was 16. Since then her hair came and went until 1990 when her hair finally failed entirely.

Sources

1965 births Living people People from Bruck an der Mur University of Music and Performing Arts Graz alumni 20th-century Austrian actresses 21st-century Austrian actresses Austrian film actresses Austrian stage actresses Austrian television actresses {{Austria-actor-stub