Karina Thayenthal
Austrian actress
Karina Thayenthal (born 2 April 1961 in St. Gallen, Switzerland) is an Austrian actor.
Life
Karina Thayenthal, the daughter of a Swiss manager and an Austrian conductor, grew up in Mödling near Vienna. After Matura, she completed a three-year degree at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Graz from 1980 to 1983.
She then performed on various stages, including the Schauspielhaus Graz (1982–83), at the Landestheater Linz (1983–86) and at the Wiener Volkstheater. For example, she appeared in Stigma by Felix Mitterer, in Zerbrochnen Krug by Kleist and in Susn by Herbert Achternbusch. In Germany, she first accepted an engagement at the Staatstheater Saarbrücken (1987–88). She was then engaged at the Schauspiel Frankfurt, where she played Marianne in Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald and Recha in Nathan der Weise.
In 1990, she made a guest appearance at the Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel as Vroni in Der Meineidbauer in a production that was also recorded by Bayerisches Fernsehen. She has also directed theater productions for several years, including in Stuttgart, Munich and Vienna.
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