Jane Tilden, born as Marianne Wilhelmine Tuch, (1910–2002) was an Austrian actress who enjoyed a long career on stage and in films and television shows. She was born as Marianne Tuch in Aussig, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was the sister of the cinematographer Walter Tuch. After making her debut on the stage in the early 1930s she appeared regularly in German and Austrian films during the Nazi era including the 1938 comedy '' The Blue Fox'' (1938).Waldman p.200 After the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

she worked regularly in film and television, increasingly in

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s. She was married three times, her husbands included the actor

Erik Frey Erik Frey (1 March 1908 – 2 September 1988) was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1936 and 1988. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He was married to the actress Jane Tilden. Selected filmography * ...

and composer Alexander Steinbrecher.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Emperor's Candlesticks ''The Emperor's Candlesticks'' is an 1899 historical novel by Baroness Orczy. Written soon after the birth of her son John, it is her first book as an author rather than translator and was a commercial failure. As in the Scarlet Pimpernel, the ...

'' (1936) * '' Hannerl and Her Lovers'' (1936) * '' Flowers from Nice'' (1936) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1938) * ''

Mirror of Life ''Mirror of Life'' (german: Spiegel des Lebens) is a 1938 Austrian drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this ...

'' (1938) * ''

Happiness is the Main Thing ''Happiness is the Main Thing'' (german: Hauptsache glücklich) is a 1941 German comedy film directed by Theo Lingen and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler and Ida Wüst.Hake p. 94 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and the Hostivar ...

'' (1941) * '' Two Happy People'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1950) * ''

Anna Louise and Anton ''Annaluise and Anton'' (German: ''Pünktchen und Anton'') is a 1953 Austrian-West German comedy film directed by Thomas Engel and starring Paul Klinger, Hertha Feiler, and Heidemarie Hatheyer. It was one of the 10 most popular films released i ...

'' (1953) * ''

Emperor's Ball ''Emperor's Ball'' (German:''Kaiserball'') is a 1956 Austrian drama film directed by Franz Antel and starring Sonja Ziemann, Rudolf Prack and Hannelore Bollmann. The film is part of a cycle of films set during the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.Ka ...

'' (1956) * '' The True Jacob'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' What Is Father Doing in Italy?'' (1961) * ''

Romance in Venice ''Romance in Venice'' (German: ''Romanze in Venedig'') is a 1962 Austrian romance film directed by Eduard von Borsody and starring Ann Smyrner, Walther Reyer and Willy Birgel.Bock & Bergfelder p.474 It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich a ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Mad Aunts Strike Out ''The Mad Aunts Strike Out'' (german: Die tollen Tanten schlagen zu) is a 1971 West German comedy film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Rudi Carrell, Ilja Richter, and Mascha Gonska.Bock & Bergfelder p. 269 It is part of a series o ...

'' (1971) * '' The Count of Luxemburg'' (1972) * ' (1976) * ''

Tales from the Vienna Woods "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (german: "Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald", links=no, italic=no, occasionally ) is a waltz by Johann Strauss II. Composed in 1868, , Op. 325, was one of six Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss II which featured a vi ...

'' (1979) * ' (1981) * ' (1983, TV film)

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films In America, 1933-1942''. McFarland & Co, 2008.

External links

* 1910 births 2002 deaths Austrian stage actresses Austrian film actresses 20th-century Austrian actresses People from Ústí nad Labem Austrian people of German Bohemian descent {{Austria-film-actor-stub