Zsuzsanna Csarnóy graduated from the Hungarian State Ballet Institute in 1982 with a degree in dance performance. She then went on to earn a diploma from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in 1988. Afterwards, she spent two years as a member of the Thália Theatre, and then another two with the National Theatre of Miskolc. She has also workedat the National Theatre of Szeged (in 1992/93, as well as in 2005/06), at the Szigligeti Theatre in Szolnok (1993-1998), and at the József Attila Theatre (1998-2002). With only a brief hiatus for the 2005/06 season, she has been one of the artists working at Veszprém's Petőfi Theatre continuously since 2003. She received the Mari Jászai Award in 2008 and the Petőfi Award in 2010.
