Birgit Melcher Actress

Contact Supporting member

Mail to: birgit.melcher@gmail.com
Anruf: +43 (0)650 3170701
Buchbar ab: München, Berlin, Wien, Innsbruck, Bressanone, Bolzano (ITA)
Rollenprofil: Bodenständige oder feinfühlige Frauenrollen. Genauso Intellektuelle, Verzweifelte oder Komische Typen !

Seit 2003 Mitwirkung in Serien wie Tatort, Landkrimi, Bergdoktor und Kino & TV-Filmen (Drama, Romanze, Historie):
1. Filmrolle im Tatort "Der Wächter der Quelle" als "Rosmarie Kaindl".
Sehr erfolgreiche Kinofilme v. Reinhold Bilgeri "Der Atem des Himmels" (u.a. Golden Rooster Award) und "Erik & Erika" folgen - darin spiele ich die überforderte "Mutter Schinegger" die 1. Hauptrolle.

Im Landkrimi "Alles Fleisch ist Gras" die verzweifelte Mutter "Gitti Summer" (Kommissar: Tobias Moretti).
"Excuse me looking for the pingpong room & my girlfriend" von Bernhard Wenger (u.a. Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017 u. zahlreiche weitere Auszeichnungen) - Rolle: " Receptionist".

Im Barocken Kinodrama "Il Boemo (Cz/Ita/Fr) von Petr Vaclav (Gewinner: Bester Tschechischer Film 2022) - "Mother Werner" (NR).
Im romantischen TV-Roadmovie "Tytgat Chocolat" (Gewinner: Diversity Award Cannes u. Prix Europe Berlin / Beste Fiction) spiele ich die verliebte "Rosita" (NR).
Ich habe bereits Englisch sprachige Filme gedreht - z.B. "Winterheat" (Hauptcast: Mrs. Bauer)

2025 Internationales Musikvideo zum Song "My Spirit Fights On" v. Amerikanischen Rapper C-tru (Rolle: zwielichtige Erzieherin).
2025 "Das Wilde Land" (Kino, Kurzfilm)
2024 "Broken Times" (Kino, Kurzfilm)

Ich bin auch als Moderatorin & Sprecherin aktiv und unterrichte Hochsprache & Schauspiel.

Beginn meiner Laufbahn 1989-91 am Tiroler Landestheater, zahlreiche Engagements am Kellertheater Innsbruck & Bühnen in Bern, Wien & Berlin folgten. Bis dato durfte ich viel Erfahrung in unterschiedlichen Rollen sammeln & zahlreiche Hauptrollen spielen;

z.B. die "Elfriede Jelinek" (TLT u. am Volkstheater Wien), die aufständige Südtiroler "Lehrerin Gemaßmer" (Verkaufte Heimat, Tiroler Volksschauspiele u. ORF). Die unglückliche "Madleine" in 2nd Life oder derzeit die humorvolle "Philippine" aus dem Mittelalter. (Komödie v. Birgit Melcher).

Overview

NationalityAustria

LanguagesGerman (mother tongue), English (fluent), Italian (good), French (basic)

Born1966, Innsbruck, Austria, Tyrol

Age range48 - 63

Height165 cm

Ethnic typesMiddle Europe/Caucasian

Place of residenceInnsbruck - Tyrol (Austria)

Possible accommodationBerlin - Berlin (Germany), München - Bavaria (Germany), Wien - Vienna (Austria), Salzburg - Salzburg (Austria), Dornbirn - Vorarlberg (Austria), Brixen - South Tyrol (Italy), London - England (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Rom - Latium (Italy)

MembershipsVDFS - Verwertungsgesellschaft der Filmschaffenden (Austria)

Contact

Actors & Company

Contact: Nils Bastecky & Jonathan Gabler

Alternative contact details:

http://www.actors.company.at/

office@actors.company.at

+43 1 485 82 91 Fax (office)

+43 1 485 61 51

Horneckgasse 6

A-1170 Wien
Austria

Skills/Talents

Languages German (mother tongue), English (fluent), Italian (good), French (basic)

Dialects Tyrolean (native dialect), Austrian (fluent), South Tyrol (good), Viennese (good), Vorarlberg (good), Bavaria (basic)

Accents English (very good), Czech (good), East European (good), French (good), Italian (good), Bavarian (basic), Berlin (basic)

Dance Ballroom (good), Waltz (good), Jazz dance (basic), Latin American dance (basic), Tap dance (basic)

Singing. Chanson (very good), Choral Singing (good), Stage singing (good), Jazz (basic), Musical (basic), Yodelling (basic)

Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Mezzo soprano

Musical instruments Flute (basic), Guitar (basic)

Sports Cycling (good), Gymnastics (good), Jogging (good), Skiing (good), Swimming (good), Table Tennis (good), Volleyball (good), Ice Skating (basic), Mountain Biking (basic), Mountaineering (basic), Yoga (basic)

Other Skills Artistic Director, Director, Improvisation, Poet, Stand Up Comedy, Storytelling, Workshop Director

Appearance

Age range 48 - 63

Height 165 cm

Build Slender

Weight 65 kg

Colour of eyes Green

Colour of hair Brown

Hair style wavy long

Twin No

Look-alike Isabelle Huppert

Special physical characteristics KEIN Muttermal mehr auf der Wange

Ethnic types Middle Europe/Caucasian

Glasses Contact lenses

Training

2019 Lehrt laufend Hochsprache & Textgestaltung & Schauspiel am Schauspielstudio Artemis/München-Innsbruck ab 2019
2010 Fortbildung "Befreien & Entwicklen der persönlichen Stimme" (nach K. Linklater) bei Sylvie Polz
2008 - 2011 Lehrauftrag an der Schauspielschule Innsbruck
2000 - 2014 Camera Acting - Workshops bei Katharina Welser
1985 - 1989 Acting studies
Schauspielschule Cingl & Fröhlich am Tiroler Landestheater

Awards/Nominations

2023 Tschechischer Löwe / Hauptpreis Bester Film (Czechia) - Award
for Mother Werner / Il Boemo

2019 Romy Bester TV Film (Austria) - Award
for Zili / Das Wunder von Wörgl (vormals: Der Geldmacher)

2019 Oesterreichischer Filmpreis (Austria) - Award
for Receptionist / Excuse me I`m looking for the pingpong room ...

2018 Ciudad de Panama IFF - Best Internat.Student Short Film Award (Panama) - Award
for Receptionist / Excuse me I`m looking for the pingpong room ...

2018 3rd GOSH! FF Paris - Jury Award - Best Film (France) - Award
for Receptionist / Excuse me I`m looking for the pingpong room ...

2018 Diagonale Preis - Bester Kurzfilm (Austria) - Award
for Receptionist / Excuse me I`m looking for the pingpong room ...

2018 Max Ophüls Preis- Publikumspreis Kurzfilm (Germany) - Award
for Receptionist / Excuse me I`m looking for the pingpong room ...

2017 Diversity TV Excellent Award (France) - Award
for Rosita, Frisch Verliebte / Tytgat Chocolat

2017 Prix Europe 2017 f. Beste Fiktionserie (Germany) - Award
for Rosita, Frisch Verliebte / Tytgat Chocolat

2011 Bester Ausländischer Film / Golden Roster Award (China) - Award
for Frau Jenni / Der Atem des Himmels

2011 Austria Ticket (Austria) - Award
for Frau Jenni / Der Atem des Himmels

2010 Goldener Biber (Germany) - Award
for Frau Jenni / Der Atem des Himmels

CV Highlights CV - Television & Streaming CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Commercials CV - Audio


Highlights

2024
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Ins Wilde Land

Filmakademie

Family, Film noir, Romance

Emil Kaschka
Directed by

Gabi, Tiroler Mutter
Ongoing Supporting Actor

CV - Television & Streaming

2024
My spirit fights on

Lighthouse7

Drama

Marina C. Hubmann
Directed by

Erzieherin in Musikvideo
Supporting Actor

2021
Der Berg kommt

Dramatikerfestival

Network/Distributor: Dramatikerfestival

Streaming - film

Drama, Experimental, Family

Klaus Rohrmoser
Directed by

Anna
Star of Episode

2017
Das Wunder von Wörgl (vormals: Der Geldmacher)

EPO-Film Produktions Ges.m.b.H.

Network/Distributor: Arte, BR u. ORF, SRF

Television film

Biography, Period drama

Urs Egger
Directed by

Zili
Supporting Actor

2015
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Tytgat Chocolat

deMENSEN (Belgien)

Network/Distributor: één

Television series

Adventure

Filip Lenaerts, Mark Bryssinck
Directed by

Rosita, Frisch Verliebte
Actor in Episode

2013
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Alles Fleisch ist Gras

Allegro Film

Network/Distributor: ORF

Television film

Reinhold Bilgeri
Directed by

Gitti Summer
Actor in Episode

2012
Der Meineidbauer

Lisa Film

Television film

Drama

Joseph Vilsmaier
Directed by

Sekretärin Vroni
Supporting Actor

2011
Der Bergdoktor

NDF

Television series

Drama

Dirk Pientka
Directed by

Krankenschwester
Actor in Episode

2010
Der Bergdoktor

NDF

Television series

Drama

Esther Wenger
Directed by

Krankenschwester
Actor in Episode

2008
Da wo wir zuhause sind

Terrafilm

Network/Distributor: ORF, ARD

Television film

Gloria Behrens
Directed by

Schöne Frau
Supporting Actor

2005
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Der Ruf der Berge

Mecom Movie GmbH

Network/Distributor: ARD

Television film

Drama

Bettina Braun
Directed by

Arztassistentin Heidi
Supporting Actor

2003
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Tatort

Satel Flm

Network/Distributor: ORF

Television series

Crime

Holger Barthel
Directed by

Rosemarie Kaindl
Supporting Actor

2003
Beutolomäus Sack

Koppfilm GmbH

Network/Distributor: KIKA

Television series

Kids' production

Thomas Unger
Directed by

Touristin
Supporting Actor

CV - Film

2025
Broken Times

Filmakademie Salzburg

Family

Eva Wesely
Directed by

Margarethe/Nachbarin, positiv
Supporting Actor

2024
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Ins Wilde Land

Filmakademie

Family, Film noir, Romance

Emil Kaschka
Directed by

Gabi, Tiroler Mutter
Ongoing Supporting Actor

2020
Il Boemo

Mimesis Film CZ

Feature film (cinema)

Biography

Petr Vaclav
Directed by

Mother Werner
Supporting Actor

2017
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Excuse me I`m looking for the pingpong room ...

Film Acadamy Vienna

Short film

Comedy, Tragedy

Bernhard Wenger
Directed by

Receptionist
Actor in Episode

2017
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Erik Erika

Lotus Film GmbH und Zeitsprung Pictures

Feature film (cinema)

Biography

Reinhold Bilgeri
Directed by

Mutter
Supporting Lead

2015
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Winter Heat

Eastern Shangai International & SK-Film Josef Koschier, Austria

Feature film (cinema)

Family

Albert Wu Tiange
Directed by

Helene, Mutter/Ehefrau
Supporting Lead

2012
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Wasserherz

DellaBellaPietra P.

Short film

Nikolaus Dabelstein
Directed by

Adoptivmutter
Lead

2011
Arjuna

FHM Köln

Short film

Elias Stabentheiner
Directed by

Karrierefrau Astrid
Supporting Actor

2010
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Der Atem des Himmels

Bilgeri Films

Feature film (cinema)

Drama

Reinhold Bilgeri
Directed by

Frau Jenni
Actor in Episode

2003
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Die Skrupellosen.com

Delta Film

Network/Distributor: keine Angaben

Feature film (cinema)

Comedy

Swan
Directed by

Architektin
Supporting Actor

1993
Stella

Eigenproduktion

Short film

P. Tanzer
Directed by

Stella
Lead

CV - Theatre

2024
Philippine Welser

Gewölbe Hall

Cabaret

Comedy, Monologue

Birgit Melcher
Directed by

Pilippine
Lead

2023
Herrn Hellers merkwürdige Gespräche

Dramatikerfestival

Theatre

Drama

Klaus Rohrmoser
Directed by

Hilde Heller / Ehefrau
Lead

2020
Glorios / Peter Quilter

Heunburg Theater

Musical Theatre

Comedy

Rüdiger Henschel
Directed by

Mexikanische Köchin, Maria - Journalistin, Verinda Gedge - Dorothy
Ongoing Supporting Actor

2019
Verkaufte Heimat

Tiroler Volksschauspiele

Theatre

Drama, Period drama

Klaus Rohrmoser
Directed by

Lehrerin Frau Gemaßmer
Recurring Role

2016
Damenabend

Dramatikerfestival Tirol

Theatre

Judith Keller
Directed by

Weinhändlerin
Lead

2016
Eifersucht

Theater im Container

Theatre

Bernhard Moritz
Directed by

Helen
Lead

2014
Hemingway.out

Dramatikerfestival Tirol

Theatre

Klaus Rohrmoser
Directed by

Marlene Dietrich
Lead

2012
Monologe

Congresshaus Innsbruck

Theatre

Anders Linder
Directed by

Bäuerin
Lead

2011
2nd Life/Monolog

Westbahntheater

Monologue

Konrad Hochgruber
Directed by

Madlaine
Lead

2010
Bär/Heiratsantrag

proAct

Theatre

Stefan Raab
Directed by

Popowa/Natalja
Lead

2010
Gründung und Leitung von proAct

proAct

Theatre

diverse
Directed by


Lead

2008
Piaf/Revue

Tiroler Landestheater

Theatre

Klaus Rohrmoser
Directed by

Marlene Dietrich
Supporting Actor

2006
Jelinek und Zilk

Volkstheater Wien

Cabaret

Peter Skrepek
Directed by

Elfriede Jelinek
Lead

2004
Ein Sportstück

Tiroler Landestheater

Theatre

Thomas Niehaus
Directed by

Autorin
Supporting Lead

2003
Nonne, Hure, Lesbe

coopfemart

Theatre

Margit Drexel
Directed by

Lesbe
Lead

2001 - 2014
Gastrollen am Tiroler Landestheater, Tiroler Dramatikerfestivals, Volkstheater Wien, Westbahntheater, ORF-Kulturhaus, Augenspieltheater Hall, Congresshaus Innsbruck

Theatre

diverse
Directed by


Guest Role

2000 - 2001
Diverse Engagements am Innsbrucker Kellertheater

Theatre

diverse
Directed by


Guest Role

1998 - 1999
Südtiroltournee: "Top Girls"

Frauenmuseum Meran

Theatre

Angelika Gruber
Directed by

Isabell, Joyce
Lead

1997
Lasst die Berge tanzen

Cabaret

Birgit Melcher
Directed by

Die Landesmutter
Lead

1995 - 1996
Die Königliche Flucht

Schwarzer Adler Innsbruck

Theatre

Birgit Melcher
Directed by

Tiroler Wirtin
Lead

1993 - 1994
Stückverträge: Treibhaus Theater im Turm und Theater Freiburg

Theatre

Szoltan Paul
Directed by

May
Lead

1992
Die drei Schwestern

Kellertheater Innsbruck

Theatre

J.M.Bellot
Directed by

Natascha
Lead

1992 - 1993
Diner mit Philippine Welser, Zitadelle Berlin und Innsbruck

Theatre

Birgit Melcher
Directed by

Wirtin
Lead

1991 - 1992
Zahlreiche Stückverträge am Innsbrucker Kellertheater

Theatre

diverse
Directed by


Guest Role

1991
Diese ganze lange Nacht

Aktionstheater Dornbirn - Wien

Theatre

Martin Gruber
Directed by

Aurora
Supporting Lead

1990
Blick von der Brücke

Ateliertheater Bern

Theatre

Michael Oberer
Directed by

Cathrin
Supporting Actor

1989 - 1991
Zahlreiche Engagements am Tiroler Landestheater, Ateliertheater Bern, Aktionstheater Dornbirn-Wien

Theatre

diverse
Directed by


Guest Role

CV - Commercials

2022
Die Glühbirne

Urban Agency

Image film

Anders Linder & Maximilian Markschläger
Directed by

Rosa Gastl
Ongoing Role

2021
Vertraue deinem Gefühl

Hafzoo Hafele Creative Gmbh

Image film

Commercial

Andreas Hafele
Directed by

Kundin
Supporting Actor

2021
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Heiliger Antonius

Wildruf Film

Network/Distributor: socialmedia

Image film

Commercial

Josef Holzknecht
Directed by


Lead

2016
Med El Imagefilm

Wildruf

Image film

Commercial

via Wildruf
Directed by

Ärztin
Supporting Lead

2014
BFI - Tirol Ratgeber

Image film

ORF
Directed by

Frau / Kundin
Supporting Actor

2012
BILLA Heumilch

Jerk-Film Wien

Commercial

W. Murnberger
Directed by

Bäuerin
Supporting Lead

2000
Public Secrecies

Chiaro Scuro

Commercial

Erich Hörtnagel
Directed by

Tirolerin
Lead

CV - Audio

2005 - 2023
Zahlreiche Szenische Lesungen und Hörspiele

Other

diverse
Directed by


Member of Ensemble

1990 - 2024
Sprechertätigkeiten - Voice Over für Fernsehen und Hörfunk

Dubbing

diverse
Directed by


Speaker/narrator