[1] A versatile actor, she appeared in a variety of cinematic genres in Germany and Austria and attained international recognition in French, English and Italian films.
She was a preeminent stage actress with the prestigious Vienna Burgtheatre portraying classic German language roles and being awarded the highest acting honours.
Other supporting roles include St Croix in Eugen York's Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955) and in Karl Hartl's The Life and Loves of Mozart where she played Suzi Geri.
In 1955 until her death in 1983 she was a member of the prestigious Vienna Burgtheatre an institution of cultural importance to German speakers similar to the role the Shakespeare Company has in English speaking theatre.
The Burgtheatre had an established tradition as a visiting company and Hauff toured through Germany and Austria, playing roles at the Schiller Theatre in Berlin and the Munich Kammerspiele.