Bernert is from
Detmold, Germany. Her mother Monika and father Michael live in
Lindau, Germany. When she was 19, she did a three-year acting course under Heidelotte Diehl in
Berlin, and is a trained
ballet dancer. She made her stage debut at the AuGus Theater in Neu Ulm, as the lead character in Yasmina Reza's
3XLife, directed by Ralf Milde. Later in Mumbai, she performed with her husband Akhil Mishra in a play called
Hello Spring, an adaptation of a Neil Simon play. Bernert moved to
Mumbai in 2005. In addition to
German, she can speak
Hindi,
Marathi and
Bengali. Bernert has worked in an array of film and television series ranging from Marathi and Bengali language industries. Bernert has appeared opposite
Aamir Khan in a
Titan Watches ad. She promoted
Jaipur tourism by acting in a short film titled
Padharo India. Bernert was the first non-Indian to partake in a Lavani celebrity dance show up to the semi-finals –
Dholkichya talavar Reality Show RDP/Logical Thinkers as herself. Bernert portrayed the role of
Sonia Gandhi in the film
The Accidental Prime Minister, which was released on 11 January 2019. She was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema and Television award at the Rajasthan International Film Festival in 2018. Cama Awards Of Gujarat held in Ahmedabad on 1 October 2018 awarded : The International Diva of Bollywood Bernert is also seen in the short film
Majnu ki Juliet. In 2020, Bernert acted in her first web series,
State of Siege: 26/11 for
ZEE5. She also opened the Mumbai Oktoberfest as a celebrity guest of the German consulate in Mumbai, India. She published her first short story called "The Diwali Gift" at the end of 2021. ==Personal life==