Marianne Hold (15 May 1933imdb.com
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who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in the ''

Heimatfilm ' (, German for "homeland-films"; German singular: ') were films of a genre popular in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. ''Heimat'' can be translated as "home" (in the geographic sense), "hometown" or "homela ...

'' genre—

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films set in rural, especially

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, areas. She served as the inspiration for the female characters created by

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artist

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Biography

Born Marianne Weiss in Johannisburg,

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(today Pisz,

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). Hold had to flee with her mother when

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was drawing to a close, and they settled in

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. Her father did not return from the war. When her mother married again Hold, after disagreements with her stepfather, went to

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, where she took various jobs. Her brother Siegfried Hold went on to become a

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In 1950 she was offered her first big role by

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, and starred with him in '' Barrier to the North''. Her breakthrough role was in ''Die Fischerin vom Bodensee'' in 1956. Many more ''Heimatfilme'' followed. While filming ''

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'' (1964) Hold met Czech-born actor Friedrich Strobel von Stein, alias

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, and married him. Their son, Roderick Stafford, was born in the same year. Hold then retired from the movie business. She died of a

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Filmography

* '' Barrier to the North'' (1950) * '' Holiday From Myself'' (1952) * '' Ava Maria'' (1953) *'' Wedding Bells'' (1954) *''

Marianne of My Youth ''Marianne of My Youth'' (French: ''Marianne de ma jeunesse'', German: ''Marianne'') is a 1955 French–West German romantic drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marianne Hold, Horst Buchholz and Pierre Vaneck.McCann p.174 It was r ...

'' (1955) * ''Heimatland'' (1955) * ''

When the Alpine Roses Bloom ''When the Alpine Roses Bloom'' (german: Wenn die Alpenrosen blüh'n) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Richard Häussler and Hans Deppe and starring Hertha Feiler, Claus Holm, and Marianne Hold. Along with '' As Long as the Roses ...

'' (1955) * ' (''Flucht in die Dolomiten'') (1955) * ''Pulverschnee nach Übersee'' (1956) * '' Die Fischerin vom Bodensee'' (1956) * ''

Like Once Lili Marleen ''Like Once Lili Marleen'' (German: ''...wie einst Lili Marleen'') is a 1956 West German romantic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Adrian Hoven, Marianne Hold and Claus Holm.Lehrke p.128 The title refers to the popular wartime ...

'' (1956) * ' / ''Schicksal am Matterhorn'' (1956) * ''Die Lindenwirtin vom Donaustrand'' (1957) *''Die Prinzessin von St.Wolfgang'' (1957) * ' (1957) * ''Heimatlos'' (1958) * ''Mein Schatz ist aus Tirol''(1958) * '' The Priest and the Girl'' (1958) * ''Bei der blonden Kathrein'' (1959) * ''

Kein Mann zum Heiraten ''Kein Mann zum Heiraten'' ("No Man to Marry") is a 1959 Austrian film directed by Hans Deppe. Plot summary Cast *Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff as Wolf Kruse *Marianne Hold as Brigitte Voss * as Renate Hammerschmidt * Friedl Czepa as Therese ...

'' (1959) * ''

Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy ''Do Not Send Your Wife to Italy'' (german: Schick Deine Frau nicht nach Italien) is a 1960 West German romantic comedy film directed by Hans Grimm and starring Marianne Hold, Claus Biederstaedt and Elma Karlowa.Schrader & Winkler p. 175 It was ...

'' (1960) * ''Sooo nicht, meine Herren!'' (1960) * ''Schön ist die Liebe am Königssee'' (1960) *'' Isola Bella'' (1961) *'' Darling'' (1961) *'' Waldrausch'' (1962) *'' Wild Water'' (1962) * ''

'' (1964) * '' The Shoot'' (1964)

References

External links

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Biographie
(Sources: Munziger, Bild, BamS, Hoer Zu, Bildwoche)

(Peter Hoffmann) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hold, Marianne 1933 births 1994 deaths 20th-century German actresses German film actresses People from Pisz People from East Prussia