She trained as an actress in Vienna and made her debut at the Moravian Theatre in Olmütz (now Olomouc) in 1902. Since her mother refused her career choice, she later adopted the stage name Durieux, derived from du Rieux, the maiden name of her paternal grandmother. The next season she got an engagement in Breslau (Wrocław since 1945).
She trained as an actress in Vienna and made her debut at the Moravian Theatre in Olmütz (now Olomouc) in 1902. Her mother disapproved of her acting career, so she adopted the stage name Durieux, derived from her paternal grandmother's maiden name, du Rieux. The following season, she secured a contract in Breslau (Wrocław since 1945).