Valerie was born in Vienna, Austria, and spent her first seven years in Africa. When she returned to Vienna she starred in her first lead role in the Austrian kids TV show “Tom Turbo”, where she discovered her passion for acting. At the age of twelve, Valerie moved to Washington D.C., where she perfected her English and learned Spanish, in addition to her mother tongue German. Straight after high school, she auditioned at the acting academy “Krauss” in Vienna, where she graduated 2017. Her special skills include taekwondo (black belt), skiing (skiing instructor), dancing, singing, yoga, horse back riding and fencing.