Biography

Ruth Rieser attended acting classes at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and completed her education at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna, Austria, where she took her diploma in 1989.

She also attended the École Supérieure d'art Dramatique du Théâtre National de Strasbourg, France, in 1990.

Ruth Rieser studied Theatrical Science at the University of Vienna and finished that chapter of her education with her dissertation about Italian Stage icon Eleonora Duse (1858-1924).

Before concentrating on her movie career, Ruth Rieser had already been well known as stage actress in Austria.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cathness

She is the first non-Brazilian person receiving a major award at the Brasilia Film Festival 2003 in 36 years of its existence.