Her acting career was launched through softcore erotica director David Hamilton, but she later became primarily known for her numerous German television roles.
After completing schooling in the Liblar district of Erftstadt, she took private acting lessons.
Her proper film debut was a lead role in Hamilton's 1980 Tendres Cousines.
Later, Schüte became known primarily for roles on television shows, including her television breakthrough role in Der Trotzkopf (1983),[1] Die Wicherts von nebenan (1986–91), Forsthaus Falkenau (2003–06), and Der Fürst und das Mädchen (2007).
Her personal life is the subject of German celebrity press coverage.