After completing her secondary school education, Ann attended the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany for three years.
After her successful run in Grease, other roles would follow, including Babette in Beauty and the Beast, Anita in West Side Story, Roxie in Chicago, and Queenie in The Wild Party.
Though she traveled often in order to perform, Ann's primary city of residence remained Vienna, where she maintains an apartment to this day.
During her time working in Europe, Ann met and married Drew Sarich, an American musical theatre actor and musician.
In September of that year, Ann made her American stage debut in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, which also starred her husband.