Born in 1977 in Linz, Birgit Minichmayr studied drama at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar in Vienna. She is also an experienced singer
and dancer.

She had her first break with the Burgtheatre in Vienna, where she appeared in numerous plays, including "Der Reigen" by A. Schnitzler (Director: S.E Bechtolf), "Troilus and Cressida" by William Shakespeare (Director:D. Donellan) and "Der Färber und sein Zwillingsbruder" by J. Nestroy (Director: K.H.Hackl).

She made her cinema debut in 1999 as Barbara Brecht in Jan Schütte's "Abschied", playing alongside Sepp Bierbichler and Monika Bleibtreu. In 2000, Birgit Minichmayr appeared in Peter Sämann's television thriller (in the Tatort series), "Böses Blut".

Birgit Minichmayr was awarded the Austrian Nestroy Prize for "Best Young Talent" in 2000.

In her first international film production TAKING SIDES by István Szabó, she plays the part of Emmi Straube, daughter of a German officer, who was executed for his involvement in the plot to murder Hitler. Emmi plays the secretary of Major Steve Arnold.