Edith Leyrer (born 1946)^{[1][unreliable source?]} is an Austrian actress. She has worked in several theatres in Austria and Germany and is known for her cabaret work.^[2] She has also appeared in films including the 1968 television film of Robert Stolz's Wenn die kleinen Veilchen blühen.

Born in Vienna, Leyrer told her family when she was 3 that she wanted to be an actress.^[3] She studied dance at the Academy of Music in Vienna (now the University of Music and Performing Arts), debuted as a dancer at the age of 15, replacing an injured soloist, and was engaged by the Saar State Theatre at 16 after only a year of theatrical studies.^[2][4] She appeared with Martin Flossmann at the Kabarett "Simpl" in Vienna for 15 years beginning in 1978.^[2][4][5]

In 2009 she published a joke book with Ferdi Besim, proprietor of a Vienna Oriental carpet business.^[6]

In 2004 she was awarded the Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wien by the State of Vienna.^[4] She is honorary president of Make-A-Wish Austria.^[4]