Actor

Petra Morzé

62 years · Klagenfurt, Austria · 35 films

Petra Morzé (as Petra Kogelnig on October 10, 1964 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia) is an Austrian actress. From 2002 to 2019 she was a member of the ensemble at the Vienna Burgtheater. Petra Morzé grew up as the oldest of seven children in Ernsdorf near Staatz. She completed her acting training at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and played at the Schauspielhaus Graz. After engagements at the Volkstheater and the Theater in der Josefstadt, she finally worked at the Vienna Burgtheater, where she was engaged from 2002 until the end of the 2018/19 season. She was seen several times at the Salzburg Festival and the Reichenau Festival. Her television career is characterized by successful series such as Kommissar Rex or Polly Adler, in which she embodied the character of the same name. She starred in successful movies, including Antares (2004), Karo und der liebe Gott (2005) and Nordwand (2007). Furthermore, she was already active in 1985 under her real name Petra Kogelnig in Eis am Stiel Part 6 - Ferienliebe as Benny's friend Dana. She has two children with actor Stefan Matousch. Her stage name Morzé is her mother's maiden name. Description above from the Wikipedia article Petra Morzé, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.