She began her studies of sculpture in 1936 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under the guidance of Josef Henselmann and Richard Knecht.

Since 1945 Marlene Neubauer-Woerner has lived and worked as a freelance sculptor, based in Munich.

In 1978 she was honoured with the Schwabinger Kunstpreis (Art Prize) and in 1984 she received the Bavarian Order of Merit.

Between 1949 and 1989, she exhibited her sculptures at the annual Haus der Kunst in Munich.

In addition, she participated in exhibitions in major European cities (Musee d´Art Moderne in Paris, Zappion in Athens, Palazzo Nazionale in Rome, Palais Palffi in Vienna)