Trivia

Has been a practicing medical doctor since 1971.

As she had been good friends with Leni Riefenstahl, she spoke at the controversial director's funeral (2003).

Hosted the medical TV magazine "Die Sprechstunde" from 1973 until its cancellation in 2007, making her Germany's longest practicing TV doctor.

She completed two years of singing training and was a member of the Munich Vokalkreis for ten years.

Studied medicine at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In 1971 she received her doctorate on the subject of Parotid gland disease in childhood.

Has three siblings.

Graduated from the St. Anna Girls' High School (now: St. Anna Municipal High School) in 1965.

Studied art education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.

From 1979 to the end of 2018 she was medical director of the Sanatorium Vital-Zentrum GmbH in Rottach-Egern in Bavaria.

In 1965, alongside her studies, she began working as the youngest German television announcer for the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation's study program and shortly afterwards for ARD.

In 1986 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit.

Was an advisor to the Munich Board of Trustees for Women and Healthy Living.

Was a member of the supervisory board of Togal-Werk AG, Munich-Bogenhausen.

Presented with the Media Prize for a Smoke-Free Society 1995 by the Non-Smoker Initiative Germany e. V.

In 1988 she was awarded the Hartmann-Thieding Medal of the Hartmannbund.

On 7 July 1999 she was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit by Minister-President of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber in the Kaisersaal of the Munich Residence.

Awarded the Bavarian TV Awards in 1997.