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name: "Birgit Minichmayr"
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born: "3 April 1977"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
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# Birgit Minichmayr

Actor. Born 3 April 1977 in Linz, Austria.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 April 1977, Linz, Austria
- **Active:** 2004–2009

## Biography

Birgit Minichmayr is an Austrian actress born on 3 April 1977 in Linz. She studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna and made her cinema debut in 2000.

She is known for her supporting role as Gerda Christian in *Downfall* (2004) and appearances in films including *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), *Everyone Else* (2009), *The White Ribbon* (2009) and *Chess Story* (2021). For her lead performance in *Everyone Else* she received the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.

Minichmayr has also worked extensively in theatre, including at the Burgtheater in Vienna, and has appeared in numerous television productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The White Ribbon* (2009), Fi1m 86, as Frieda — [page](https://film.one/film/the-white-ribbon.md)
- *Downfall* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Gerda Christian — [page](https://film.one/film/downfall.md)

## Also known for

- *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), Grenouille's Mother
- *Chess Story* (2021), Anna Bartok
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), Barbara Mühlbacher
- *Cherry Blossoms* (2008), Karolin
- *The Bone Man* (2009), Birgit
- *The Goldfish* (2019), Magda Grabowski
- *The Field Guide to Evil* (2019), The Mother (The Sinful Women of Höllfall)
- *Everyone Else* (2009), Gitti

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