Nadja Tiller
Nadja Tiller | |
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Died | 21 February 2023 Hamburg, Germany | (aged 93)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1949–2009 |
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Nadja Tiller (16 March 1929 – 21 February 2023) was an Austrian actress in film, television, and on stage. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses in the international cinema of the 1950s and 1960s,[1] receiving international recognition when she played the title role in the 1958 film Das Mädchen Rosemarie (Rosemary) in 1958, shown at the Venice Film Festival. It opened the way to international films. She often played alongside her husband, Walter Giller.
Early life and background
Tiller was born in Vienna on 16 March 1929,
Acting career
Tiller made her film debut, also in 1949, in Arthur de Glahs 's Märchen vom Glück (Good Luck Fairytale),[5] opposite Hildegard Knef.[6] In 1952, she starred opposite Inge Egger and O. W. Fischer in Eduard von Borsody's Ich hab' mich so an Dich gewöhnt .[7] She met her future husband Walter Giller in 1953; they became the German Traumpaar (dream couple) in many productions to come. Tiller had her artistic breakthrough in the 1955 film Die Barrings, directed by Rolf Thiele,[5] alongside Lil Dagover, Ida Wüst, Paul Hartmann and Dieter Borsche.[8]
In 1955, she acted opposite O. W. Fischer again in the film
She actually played in Tendre voyou (
With Thiele, she appeared in films based on literature, including as Gerda Buddenbrook in The Buddenbrooks in 1959, based on Thomas Mann's novel; she matched the author's description as an "elegant, strange, captivating and enigmatic beauty".[8] She played Lulu opposite Mario Adorf in 1962,[11] followed by Schloß Gripsholm, after Tucholsky's novel, in 1963, and Tonio Kröger based on Mann's novella in 1964.[8]
Tiller appeared in around 120 films,[6] including several international productions. She performed with partners such as Curd Jürgens, Hansjörg Felmy, Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger, and Jean Marais, and at the height of her career was considered along with Sophia Loren to be among the most alluring women in European film.[2][5][11]
In 1967 and 1968, she appeared on the open stage at
Subsequently, she played occasional leading roles and made guest appearances in various television productions. After a long absence from the cinema, she was cast in 2005 by
From September to October 2010, Tiller made guest appearances in the role of the greatest diva of all time in Schorsch Kamerun's production of the play Vor uns die Sintflut at the Thalia Theater Tent in Hamburg's Hafencity. From January – April 2015, she appeared in the musical My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, a role she repeated in the 2015/16 season.[2][5]
In the 1980s, Tiller promoted the Mon Chéri line of pralines produced by Italian manufacturer Ferrero.[12]
Personal life
Nadja Tiller married actor Walter Giller in 1956; they had a son (born 1964) and a daughter (born 1959). In March 2008, they moved into the Augustinum retirement home in Hamburg.[9] Giller died of cancer on 15 December 2011, at age 84.[9]
Tiller died in Hamburg on 21 February 2023, at age 93.[9][13]
Films
Films with Tiller include:[5]
- Märchen vom Glück (1949)
- Kleiner Schwindel am Wolfgangsee (1949)
- Kind der Donau (Child of the Danube, 1950)
- Schäm Dich, Brigitte! (Shame on You, Brigitte!, 1952)
- Ich hab' mich so an Dich gewöhnt (1952)
- Illusion in Moll (Illusion in a Minor Key, 1952)
- Die Kaiserin von China (The Empress of China, 1953)
- Einmal keine Sorgen haben (To Be Without Worries, 1953)
- Ein tolles Früchtchen (1953)
- Schlagerparade (Hit Parade, 1953)
- Liebe und Trompetenblasen (Love and Trumpets, 1954)
- Sie (She, 1954)
- Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox (Hello, My Name is Cox, 1955)
- Ball im Savoy (Ball at the Savoy, 1955)
- Griff nach den Sternen (Reaching for the Stars, 1955)
- Wie werde ich Filmstar? (How Do I Become a Film Star?, 1955)
- Hotel Adlon (1955)
- Die Barrings (The Barrings, 1955)
- Mozart (1955)
- Das Bad auf der Tenne (The Bath in the Barn, 1956)
- Ich suche Dich (1956)
- Friederike von Barring (1956)
- Fuhrmann Henschel (Drayman Henschel , 1956)
- Spion für Deutschland (Spy for Germany, 1956)
- Banktresor 713 (1957)
- Drei Mann auf einem Pferd (1957)
- El Hakim (1957)
- Das Mädchen Rosemarie (Rosemary, 1958)
- Labyrinth (1959)
- The Rough and the Smooth (1959)
- The Buddenbrooks (The Buddenbrooks, 1959)
- Die Botschafterin (The Ambassador, 1960)
- L'affaire Nina B. (The Nina B. Affair, 1961)
- Geliebte Hochstaplerin (Beloved Impostor, 1961)
- Lulu (1962)
- Anima nera (1962)[9]
- Moral 63 (1963)
- Schloß Gripsholm (Gripsholm Castle, 1963)
- Das große Liebesspiel (And So to Bed , 1963)
- Tonio Kröger (1964)
- Du rififi à Paname (The Upper Hand, 1966)
- The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)[9]
- Tendre voyou (Tender Scoundrel, 1966)
- Ohrfeigen (Slap in the Face, 1970)
- 11 Uhr 20 (1970, TV miniseries)
- Engel, die ihre Flügel verbrennen (Angels with Burnt Wings , 1970)
- Der Mönch und die Frauen (The Monk, 1972)
- Pakten(1995)
- Holstein Lovers (1999, TV film)
- Barfuss (Barefoot, 2005)
- Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! (2009)
Awards
Tiller and her husband, Walter Giller, jointly received a
- 1956: Golden Mask[6]
- 1959: Italian Film Award for The Girl Rosemarie[8]
- 1960:
- 1963: Prêmio Saci, Argentinian Film Award for Moral 63[6]
- 1979:
- 1999: Platinum Romy for lifetime achievement[15]
- 1999: Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien , medal of the Austrian capital Vienna[16]
- 1999:
- 2000: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[6]
- 2005: DIVA in the category Lifetime Award (Hall of Fame)[14]
- 2009: Askania Award for cinematic work (with Giller)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
- ^ a b c d Brug, Manuel (21 February 2023). "Der Star aus Wirtschaftswunderland". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- Wiener Zentralfriedhofin: Gräberdatenbank der Friedhöfe Wien.
- ^ Erika Körner in filmportal.de.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Nadja Tiller". Filmportal (in German). 22 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Zemke, Andreas (14 February 2013). "1980: Interview mit Nadja Tiller". Deutsche Welle (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Gesek, Ludwig (1986). Filmkunst: zeitschrift für filmkultur und filmwissenschaft. p. 34.
- ^ a b c d e Bartetzko, Dieter (16 March 2009). "Ikone, Diva und endlich Charakterdarstellerin". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Seidl, Claudius (22 February 2023). "Unwiderlegbare Sinnlichkeit". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ Nadja Tiller wird 80 Jahre alt Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (9 March 2009)
- ^ a b c Jungblut, Peter (21 February 2023). ""Mädchen Rosemarie": Schauspielerin Nadja Tiller gestorben". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Markenmuseum.de - Markenhistorie: Mon Cheri". www.markenmuseum.de (in German). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Publikumsliebling Nadja Tiller mit 93 Jahren gestorben". News.at. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Nadja Tiller". Kurier (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Romy Preisträger 1999". Kurier (in German). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Ehrenmedaille der Bundeshauptstadt Wien an Nadja Tiller". Vienna (in German). 10 May 2000. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1288. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
Further reading
- Hermann J. Huber: Langen Müller's Schauspielerlexikon der Gegenwart . Deutschland. Österreich. Schweiz. Albert Langen • Georg Müller Verlag GmbH, München • Wien 1986, ISBN 3-7844-2058-3, p. 1023.
- Peer Moritz: Nadja Tiller – Schauspielerin. In: 'CineGraph – Lexikon zum deutschsprachigen Film , 1990.
- Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films . Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts. vol. 7: R–T. Robert Ryan – Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3, p. 678.
External links
- Nadja Tiller at IMDb