Nicole Marischka was already involved in theatre during her acting training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, as well as at the CNSAD in Paris by Manfred Karge or Dieter Dorn. At the same time, she completed directing internships with Dorn, Rudolf Noelte and George Tabori. This was followed by engagements in Tübingen at the LTT and in Oberhausen. "Everyone Else" by Maren Ade with N.M. wins the Silver Bear at the Berlinale in 2009. In 2012, "Homevideo" with N.M. by Kilian Riedhof was awarded the German Television Award and the Rose d'Or as Best European Television Film. In 2017, N.M is part of the ensemble of the Berlinale's insider tip, "Casting", an improvised satire by Nicolas Wackerbarth. In 2020 she won the Golden Actress Award and Best actress at the Female Berlin Festival for "Auster". N. M. toured the cabaret scene as a singer. In 2013, 2017 and 2021 she is back on stage in Berlin and Hamburg. She co-develops the play "Life is a bitch" for the Vaganten Bühne Berlin. In 2018, she co-writes the script of "Everything Happens Today" which gets funding. 2016 to 2019, N. M. worked in a children's home for traumatised children. N M. is also a coach. Since 2019 she has been teaching the Michael Chekhov Method for actors. Since 2022, she has been coaching entrepreneurs on the topic of expression and aliveness. In 2023, she has directed "A Midsummer Night's Dream". 2024 "Krabat" from Ottfried Preußler in Berlin. She is the mother of two grown up children.