[1][2] Gisela "Gisa" Flake was born in Braunschweig, at that time close to the border that divided the two German states.
Even before leaving school, she had appeared on the cabaret stage in Braunschweig, in various shows such as "Geben sie acht!
Her film debut came in 2009 with her appearance in the "action comedy" Vicky the Viking as the wife of Tjure (played by Nic Romm).
In 2010 she featured as Tanya Gleason in Simon Stephens' piece, "Punk Rock" when it came to the Deutsches Schauspielhaus (theatre) in Hamburg.
For the television Sitcom Bully macht Buddy she returned in 2013 to a working partnership with Michael Herbig.