Erni Mangold's life was deeply rooted in the world of art from a young age, as she was born into a family of artists. Her father was a painter, and her mother, who had the potential to become a renowned concert pianist, made the sacrificial decision to put her family first and abandon her own career. Mangold began taking piano lessons at the tender age of four and continued to do so until she was fourteen.
Following her training at Helmut Kraus's Drama School, Mangold embarked on a successful acting career, performing at Vienna's Theater in der Josefstadt from 1946 to 1956. Her talents did not go unnoticed, and she was subsequently engaged by Gustaf Gründgens for the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, where she remained from 1955 to 1963. After that, she appeared at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus under the direction of Karl Heinz Stroux. From 1972, Mangold worked at the prestigious Salzburg Mozarteum, and later, she taught at the Helmut Kraus's Drama School and the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Moreover, from 1984 to 1995, she held the position of professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
Mangold's personal life was also marked by significant events, as she was married to German actor Heinz Reincke from 1958 to 1978. One of her most notable roles was that of the mistress of Hanussen in the 1955 film of the same title.
As of 2011, Mangold resides in Sankt Leonhard am Hornerwald, a small town in Waldviertel, Lower Austria. In the same year, she published her memoirs, titled "Lassen Sie mich in Ruhe", which can be translated to "Get off my back!" in a colloquial sense.
