Annika Meier, born in Berlin, studied acting in Rostock from 2002 to 2006. She then performed at Luzerner Theater and Theater Oberhausen and appeared as a guest at HAU Berlin, Theater Dortmund, Studio Trafique, Thalia Theater Hamburg, and Oper Zürich. From 2012 to 2017, she worked mainly with a regular group led by Herbert Fritsch at the Volksbühne Berlin. In 2014, together with Lars Löllmann, she went live on YouTube with the interview series “Zeitstövchen.” She is a co-founder of the “HappyEndCompany,” whose production was performed at the Treibstoff Festival Basel and at Schlachthaus Bern. From 2017 to 2019, she was a permanent member of the company at the Berliner Ensemble, and subsequently appeared as a guest at the Schaubühne Berlin. From there she went on to Theater Basel from 2020 to 2025, and she remains associated with its company as a guest to this day. Annika Meier made her television debut in 2015 in “Der Tatortreiniger” and appeared in the feature film “Magical Mystery – die Rückkehr des Karl Schmidt,” among others. She is also a member of the artists’ collective “Das Manko,” which shot its first series in 2025.