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Marie-Luise Stockinger

Marie-Luise Stockinger is an Austrian film and Burgtheater actor who plays employment-office manager Kathi in AMS: Arbeit muss sein.

Biography

Summer 2026 screenings of AMS brought Stockinger's sharp workplace comedy performance back to Austrian audiences.

She has belonged to the Burgtheater ensemble since 2015 and won the 2025 Diagonale acting award for Gina.

Known for

AMS: Arbeit muss sein

She plays the employment-office manager at the centre of the workplace satire.[1]

Career highlights

  1. Kathi

    She plays manager Kathi Kratochvil

    Kathi runs the employment office threatened with closure in AMS: Arbeit muss sein.[1][3]

  2. August Screenings

    The film screened again in August 2026

    Filmarchiv Austria scheduled three Metro Kinokulturhaus dates in early August.[4]

  3. Burg Ensemble

    She joined the Burgtheater in 2015

    Stockinger moved from the Max Reinhardt Seminar into the Vienna ensemble.[2][5]

  4. Early Prize

    Her theatre work earned early recognition

    She won a Warsaw festival leading-role prize for Lulu and a 2018 Romy newcomer award.[2]

  5. Film Range

    Her screen work extends beyond comedy

    The acting award for Gina established a dramatic counterpoint to the satire of AMS.[2][3]

Good to know

She was born in 1992

The Burgtheater records the supported birth year and Upper Austrian origin.[2]