Astrid Rosenfeld was born in Cologne in 1977. After her high-school graduation, Rosenfeld went to California for two years, and worked at a small theatre. After that she began to train as an actress in Berlin, before quitting the course one and a half years later. Since then she has held a variety of jobs in the film industry, as a casting director amongst others. Her debut, ›Adam's Legacy‹, reached the longlist of the ›German Book Prize‹ 2011. Astrid Rosenfeld lives in Berlin and Marfa, Texas.