Alice Edmonde Nelly Toen (born 25 July 1924) is a Belgian actress and singer.

Life and career

She has been active since the 1950s, also as a dramaturge and author of youth theater, an author of children's and youth theatre. Alice Toen was one of the founders of the Mechels Miniatuur Teater, where she became director. Together with Dries Wieme she founded the group Jeugd en Teater, which played an important role in the youth theater of the 1970s. She appeared in numerous films and TV Shows like: Albertine Solie in ''

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'', Jeanne in ''Lili & Marleen,'' Madeleine in ''

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'', Dora in ''Amigo's'' and Ma in ''De Kotmadan''. Toen was known for herself as an author and dramaturg for children's and youth theater in the 1950s. In April 2012, Toen received a supporting role in

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's daily soap ''

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'', where she starred as ''Amalia Hennings from 2012 to 2013.'' Alice wrote Belgium songs in

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alongside Jo Leemans. She married to Dries Wieme until his death in 1993.

Filmography

* 1958: ''Het meisje en de madonna'' * 1964: '' Captain Zeppos'' * 1966: ''Warm aanbeloven'' * 1968: ''Henry Tanger'' * 1991: ''

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'' * 1995: ''Ons Geluk'' * 1999: ''

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'' * 2000, 2004: '' Spoed'' * 2001–2008, 2010: ''

'' * 2001–2002: ''Droge voeding, kassa 4'' * 2009: ''Tweee straten verder'' * 2010–2012: ''

'' * 2012: ''Quick Me Quick'' * 2012–2013: ''

'' * 2012: ''Hallo K3!''

References

{{Authority control 1924 births Living people Belgian film actresses Belgian songwriters Flemish actresses Flemish film actresses People from Hoboken Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Eurovision Song Contest 1963