Marianne Walla

Marianne Walla was an Austrian film and theater actress. After Hitler's Anschluss of Austria she was forced to emigrate to Great Britain.[1]

Career

Little is known about the life and work of Marianne Walla. She performed the role Good Works in Jedermann by Hugo von Hofmannsthal at the Salzburg Festival from 1930 to 1937. Only two further productions in Austria are documented, both at ABC im Regenbogen in Vienna, both in plays by Jura Soyfer: In 1937, she was seen in Die Botschaft von Astoria, in 1938 she embodied the Queen in Broadway-Melodie 1492, directed by Rudolf Steinböck.

After her emigration to London, she participated in the opening of the Austrian exile stage Das Laterndl on 27 June 1939. The performances took place at the Austrian Center and were directed by Martin Miller, another emigrant from Austria. Again she performed in a play by Soyfer, she played Fritzi in The Lechner Edi looks into paradise. In 1943, she married British citizen John M. Brice.[2]

In the post-war years, she performed in several film and television productions.

Filmography
TitleYearRoleDirector
Odette1950SS WardressHerbert Wilcox
The Divided Heart1954Charles Crichton
Breakaway1955Henry Cass
Overseas Press Club: Two Against the Kremlin1957
A Time of Day1957
Count Five and Die1957Mrs. HendrijkVictor Vicas
The Captain of Koepenick1958
Carve Her Name with Pride1958Lewis Gilbert
Magnolia Street1961
Storyboard1961
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gollark: They *could* be uncomfortable if you rotate in bed, which people do.
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References
  1. Charmian Brinson; Richard Dove (2003). "Stimme Der Wahrheit": German-language Broadcasting by the BBC. Rodopi. p. 67. ISBN 90-420-0978-0.
  2. Marriage of Marianne Walla, ancestry.com
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