[2][3] Hansi Niese made her debut on stage for the first time in 1886 in a bar in Speising, near Vienna.

[2] At the age of 18 in 1891, she appeared in the South Moravian town of Znojmo at the local theater.

[4] Her success story began in 1893 at the Vienna Raimund Theater, where she appeared in the series for six years as a soubrette.

[3] Not only at the various stages of Vienna, but also on tour in Berlin Niese has starred in numerous plays by including Ludwig Anzengruber, Gerhart Hauptmann, Ferenc Molnár, Johann Nestroy, Ferdinand Raimund and Arthur Schnitzler.

[1] At Vienna's Central Cemetery (group 14 C, number 4), the popular actress has a dedicated memorial grave.