- The costume designer Ernie Kniepert attended a school of arts in Vienna and afterwards took lessons by Otto Friedrich for fashion and costume drawing.
- The stage remained her main sphere of activity, so for the legendary Burgtheater among others.
- She worked for different theaters and operas and she was especially successful with her folklike costumes.
- After World War II she went on with her career at the theater and for the film and later television.
- When she finished her education she was able to gain a foothold as a costume designer at the Staatsoper in 1934. Beside it she also created costumes for the dancer Gertrud Krauss.
- She got an engagement in the USA where she created costumes for two years - this time also for movies. Her name was not named in the credit list.
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