Chris Pichler, Actress
Senior Lecturer for Drama | Dramatic Ensemble
pichler-c@mdw.ac.at

Lives in Vienna and Berlin, performs at renowned German-language theatres in Berlin, Vienna, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Weimar. The multi-award-winning Austrian actress has a wide repertoire of character roles, ranging from classical to modern. 

Audiences know her from various film and television productions (Salzbaron, Kommissar Rex, Der Elefant, Herzdamen, Winzerkönig. Cinema: Gebürtig, Blindflug...), listeners from many productions by broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, from numerous award-winning audio books and radio plays, and from multi-layered readings and concerts. 

Her expressive solo programmes, which focus on women in contemporary history, have been acclaimed by critics and audiences alike: Jackie Kennedy, Molly Bloom, Marie Antoinette. Above all: Romy Schneider – zwei Gesichter einer Frau, a solo evening with which she has performed at the Berliner Ensemble, the Hamburg Schauspielhaus, the Schlossparktheater Berlin, in Vienna, Copenhagen, Luxembourg, Prague, Stuttgart, Cologne, Düsseldorf, etc., and was named ORF Ö1 Actress of the Year in 2009. Her solo performance Ich – Marilyn was celebrated in Berlin, Cologne, the Theater in der Josefstadt, etc. 

She also appears in numerous music productions, concerts and recitals. World premieres of her libretti at the Musikverein Wien (Gestiefelter Kater) and at Jeunesse (Die Computermaus).

Awards: Prix Italia / Prix Europa / Prix Suisse / Carl Skraup Prize / Theatre Prize of the European Capital of Culture / German Critics' Prize / ORF Actress of the Year / Nomination for Theatertreffen NRW / HR2 Bestenliste

Important milestones
Berliner Ensemble / Theater in der Josefstadt / Schauspiel Frankfurt / Staatstheater Meiningen / Staatstheater Wiesbaden / Schlossparktheater Berlin / Wiener Musikverein / Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen / Hans Otto Theater Berlin Potsdam / Schauspiel Dortmund / Grand Theatre Luxembourg / Volkstheater Vienna / German National Theatre Weimar / Reichenau Festival / Landestheater St. Pölten / Brucknerhaus Linz / ORF Großer Sendesaal / Vienna Konzerthaus / Festwochen Gmunden

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