Biography

Attended acting school at the University of the Arts Bern and learned English in Bern. In 1959, she first traveled to the United States, visiting relatives in Ohio and New York. In 1961, aged 26, she moved to New York City permanently, where she took roles in theatre and on Broadway while studying acting at the HB Studio.

Since 1961, Geiser has permanently resided in New York City, where she had been active as patron of the arts. She was among the founders of the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York which promotes Swiss artists. Her patronage includes the Bern stipend program which gives artists the opportunity to train in New York each year under Geiser's guidance.