 During her time in school, Ann supported herself through modeling work and by doing ballet/dance for local television shows.Just before she completed her studies in Gesangsstudio, Ann was cast as Cha Cha in "Grease" (Vienna production), and she performed on the original cast album for the show.After her successful run in "Grease", other roles would follow, including Babette in "Beauty and the Beast", Anita in "West Side Story", Roxie in "Chicago", and Queenie in "The Wild Party".