Juliane Reichardt was born in Potsdam and was the youngest of six children. Her father, Franz Benda, was a violinist and composer who worked as concert master at the court of Frederick II. Music was part of her family life, and her older sister Maria Caroline Wolf also became known as a singer, pianist, and composer. Reichardt learned music from her father and performed as a singer and pianist in concerts in Berlin. She married Johann Friedrich Reichardt, who was a writer and composer, in 1776. They had three children together, and their second child was Louise Reichardt. After getting married, Juliane and Johann Friedrich moved from Berlin to several other cities, including Hamburg, Weimar, and Königsberg. Sadly, Juliane Reichardt died in Berlin due to puerperal fever shortly after childbirth.