Andrea Aust is a German voice actress and stage actress, born in 1960. She trained at the prestigious Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch" in Berlin, which laid the foundation for her career in performance. Before becoming widely known for her voice work, Aust appeared in several television productions, including the TV miniseries Aerolina in 1990 and the children's series Die Gespenster von Flatterfels in 1992, and also had a role in the 1985 DEFA film Ete und Ali. Her early career included engagements at theaters in Potsdam, Dresden, and Gera.

In the realm of anime and animation, Andrea Aust has contributed her voice to a variety of prominent series and films. She is the German voice of Shion Karanomori in the acclaimed Psycho-Pass franchise, voicing the character in the original television series, its second season, the film Psycho-Pass, and the movie trilogy Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System. Another notable anime role is Kiseno Urano in the critically acclaimed historical drama film In This Corner of the World. Her extensive anime credits also include roles such as Ryoko Tamiya in Parasyte -the maxim-, Nami Kisugi in both the Cat's Eye series and the crossover film Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye, Sumire Muroto in Black Bullet, and Satella Harvenheit in Chrono Crusade. She has also voiced characters in long-running series like Detective Conan and Fairy Tail.

While Aust's anime work is varied, she is perhaps most recognized in Germany as the standard dubbing voice for several prominent Hollywood actresses. She is best known as the German voice of Courteney Cox, a role she has held since the 1990s for the sitcom Friends and Cox's later work in Cougar Town. Since 2007, she has also been the primary German voice for Michelle Pfeiffer, taking over the role for films like Hairspray, Dark Shadows, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. Other actresses she regularly dubs include Daryl Hannah, Connie Nielsen (as Hippolyta in the DC films), and Siobhan Finneran (as Sarah O'Brien in Downton Abbey).

Throughout her career, Andrea Aust has demonstrated a recurring collaboration with specific directors and studios, particularly within the German dubbing industry. Her long-standing association with certain actresses like Cox and Pfeiffer indicates a trusted and established working relationship with the dubbing teams and companies that produce these German-language versions. Her work in the Psycho-Pass franchise also represents a sustained collaboration with the production team responsible for localizing that series in Germany, as she reprised the role of Shion Karanomori across multiple installments over several years.

Aust's achievements are marked by her prominence and longevity in the German dubbing industry. Becoming the official German voice for major stars like Courteney Cox and Michelle Pfeiffer is a significant accomplishment, cementing her place as a leading talent in her field. Her work spans decades and includes a wide array of genres, from live-action television and film to a substantial body of work in anime, demonstrating her versatility and enduring demand as a voice actress.