While studying theatre, film and media studies in Vienna, she gained a foothold in the Austrian theatre scene and also landed more and more roles in film. Her breakthrough came in 2013 with the leading role in the Austrian cinema satire "Bad Fucking". Martina is currently filming the series "Vorstadtweiber" alongside Gerti Drassl, Maria Köstlinger, Nina Proll and Adina Vetter. She can be seen on stage from autumn in "Der Zerrissene" and "Eine dunkle Begierde".
In an interview, she talked to us about Mondsee, success, falling height, her doubts and doing nothing.

What role does Mondsee play in your life? What do you like here and how often do you visit the place where you spent your childhood and part of your youth?
Mondsee is still like coming home for me. I grew up there and associate the place with family, friends, down-to-earthness - and of course Kaspressknödel!

You imagine life as an actor to be incredibly exciting. How would you describe it? What do you love about it and what is less enjoyable?
It's the same with everything: if you do something with passion, then it usually turns out quite well; or at least you have nothing to reproach yourself for in the end. I love my job so much that I couldn't imagine doing anything else. It's the variety, the fact that you have to adapt to new moments, things and people. I find that so insanely exciting.
What's probably less enjoyable are the uncertainties that arise with every new production. I feel like I'm always starting from scratch. The only instrument I have is my body, my emotions. But at the end of the day, it's just a job that you try to do to the best of your ability and make a living with it.

Film and theatre are two completely different areas of acting. Is there one that you prefer or what are the most striking differences from an actress's point of view?
I really can't say which I prefer. I prefer to do both! At the moment, I'm very happy that I can work in both theatre and film. 
It's just a certain kind of freedom for me not to be dependent on one thing. The main difference for me is that in theatre you live through a play emotionally from A to B. You get into the emotion through the process of acting. 
In film, it can happen that you start with the last scene of the film and then shoot the first scene of the film immediately afterwards. When filming, you always have to know exactly where your character is emotionally and when. 
Apart from that, I think theatre and film are quite similar, you have to know the character, take on the character and behave like the character. It's about being, not playing!

Do you have a favourite role or one that you would definitely like to play one day?
There is no one favourite role. Roles that appeal to me have to touch me emotionally. The stronger the character is, the more emotional, the bigger the fall, the better I think it is. It's also incredibly exciting when the role I'm playing is completely different to my own personality. You really immerse yourself in a different life that you've never experienced before. I like that.