Michaela Winterstein was born in Leipzig in 1967 and grew up in Potsdam.
She studied acting at the University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig, became a founding member of the "Freie Kammerspiele Magdeburg" in 1991 and played in Berlin, Dresden, Bregenz, Cottbus and in the free scene of Berlin's theatre. She worked with the directors Jo Fabian, Armin Petras, Jan Jochymski and Cornelia Crombholz, among others.

Michaela has been in front of the camera since 2020. She is a changeable, versatile and powerful character actress, who gives her characters depth and complexity through her authentic play.
Since then, she has gained great experiences with the directors Sherry Hormann, Arabella Bartsch, Hagen Bogdansky, Mia Spengler, Neelesha Bartel, Uljana Havemann and Özgür Yildirim.

At the Film University Babelsberg "Konrad Wolf" and the HTM Leipzig, she is a guest lecturer and works as a speaker for dubbing and audio book.

Michaela lives with her family in Berlin.