★ HOW OLD IS BARBARA ALBERT?
Barbara Albert is 55 years old, born September 22, 1970 in AT · Virgo.
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About
Barbara Albert directed Nordrand, the Vienna-set debut that put her on the festival map. Born in Vienna in 1970, she studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie and co-founded the production company Coop 99. Her films have screened at Venice, Locarno, and Toronto; as of 2024, she teaches directing at the Vienna Film Academy. A Virgo born in late September, she balances writing, producing, and directing across film and television.
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Biography
Barbara Albert is an Austrian writer, film producer, and director born in Vienna in 1970. She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie and emerged with Nordrand, her breakthrough feature documenting the lives of Yugoslavian children in Vienna, which premiered at Venice in 1999. She co-heads Coop 99, a production company, alongside Jessica Hausner, Antonin Svoboda, and Martin Gschlacht. Her subsequent films—Free Radical (2003) and Mademoiselle Paradis (2017)—played Locarno and Toronto respectively, establishing her as a festival-circuit mainstay. As of 2024, Albert serves as a professor of directing at the Vienna Film Academy. Her most recent project, the series Sleeping Swans—scripted by Ulrike Tony Vahl and produced by Martina Haubrich—placed third at the 2024 Series Mania Seriesmakers section and earned a €20,000 prize. As an Austrian screenwriter and actor working across mediums, she balances creative direction with mentorship. Born under Virgo with a Life Path number of 3, she embodies the collaborative, expressive energy typical of that numerological signature [F1, enrichments].
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Trivia
- She co-founded Coop 99 with Jessica Hausner, Antonin Svoboda, and Martin Gschlacht.
- Nordrand, her debut feature, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 1999.
- As of 2024, she teaches directing at the Vienna Film Academy while continuing to direct and produce.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Communicator
Expressive and creative. Barbara Albert gravitate to performance, writing, and social platforms where personality compounds the work.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan WangTiger · 1998
- Kerris DorseyTiger · 1998
- AlexandraTiger · 1998
- Declan McKennaTiger · 1998
CHALLENGING
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade Pettyjohn
★ FAQ
Frequently asked
- How old is Barbara Albert?
- Barbara Albert is 55 years old (born September 22, 1970).
- When is Barbara Albert's birthday?
- Barbara Albert was born on September 22, 1970.
- What is Barbara Albert's zodiac sign?
- Barbara Albert is a Virgo, born September 22, 1970.
- What is Barbara Albert's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Barbara Albert was born in 1970, the year of the Metal Dog.
- Where is Barbara Albert from?
- Barbara Albert is from AT.
- What does Barbara Albert do?
- Barbara Albert is a writer.
- Is Barbara Albert still alive?
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