Ildikó Eszter Frank originates from Pécs, Hungary. She studied acting in German at the Western University in Timisoara, Romania from 1996 to 2000 and graduated with her acting diploma in 2000. Already during her studies and until 2002 she was a guest at German, Romanian and Hungarian theaters in Timisoara, as well as a member of the ensemble at the German Stage Hungary until 2003, where she also worked as an artistic director from 2003 - 2017. Since then she has worked as a freelance translator and actress. In 1998 she was named best actress at the Romanian Drama School Meeting and in 2006 Actress of the Year at the German Stage Hungary.