Biography

Babsy Artner was born in Vienna, Austria. The talented, professional trained actress started her career as a model. Soon after she got her first movie role.

Besides a long list of movies, Babsy has also appeared in many TV series, commercials, music videos and on stage. She has worked with several well-known directors and actors in various international productions. Babsy has appeared in Oscar-winning director Bruce Beresford's movie "Bride of the wind" and on stage in "Winnetou and Old Shatterhand", in which she played with Rodney A. Grant - "Dances with Wolves". She has also had the pleasure of acting alongside Catherine Deneuve in the TV movie "Princesse Marie", and Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang - "Memoirs of a Geisha" - in a commercial.

Next to her acting career Babsy is also a singer and a model. She can be seen on numerous magazine covers and commercial posters. She has worked on several music projects in Austria, can be heard on various recordings and has also performed live on stage.

Babsy has acquired a long list of film and TV appearances, but she is mostly known for her outstanding performances as a Marilyn Monroe look-alike.

Babsy Artner is Austria's Marilyn Monroe. As a teenager it was discovered that she not only looked like Marilyn, but could sing and act like the legendary movie star as well. Since then Babsy is one of the most successful Marilyn look-alikes.

She has impersonated Marilyn on television, in commercials, talk shows and countless stage shows. Babsy has also appeared as the star guest in several events like fashion shows, concerts and many other productions. Besides recording Marilyn's most famous songs for music projects and commercial productions, Babsy hosted a TV show with Pat Boone in Hollywood.

Babsy's stage appearances have been well documented through interviews,newspaper articles and reviews. She has also been featured as the cover girl for advertisements, flyers and magazines.

The well-known Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer used Babsy's photos posing as Marilyn for his canvases, that have been published in book calendars and art catalogues. These pictures were showcased in the biggest international Marilyn Monroe exhibition in London and in various art exhibitions around the world.

Babsy is fluent in two languages, German and English. She lives in Vienna and Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: BA