Nadja Tiller facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nadja Tiller
Tiller in 2009
Born	(1929-03-16)16 March 1929 Vienna, Austria
Died	21 February 2023(2023-02-21) (aged 93) Hamburg, Germany
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–2009
Spouse(s)	Walter Giller ​ ​ (m. 1956; died 2011)​

Nadja Tiller (born March 16, 1929 – died February 21, 2023) was a famous actress from Austria. She was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s, starring in many international movies, especially those made in German.

Nadja Tiller's Early Life and Career Beginnings

Nadja Tiller was born in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Anton Tiller, was an actor. Her mother, Erika Tiller, was an opera singer and actress from Danzig.

Nadja went to a secondary school in Vienna. In 1945, she started studying acting at the Max-Reinhardt-Seminar. She continued her studies until 1949 at the Musik- und Schauspielakademie.

In the same year, she joined the acting group at the Theater in der Josefstadt. Also in 1949, she won the Miss Austria competition, which is a beauty pageant for young women in Austria. Her first big movie role was in 1952 in a film called Märchen vom Glück (Good Luck Fairytale).

Becoming an International Film Star

In 1955, Nadja Tiller acted with O. W. Fischer in the movie Ich suche Dich. This film was based on a play by A. J. Cronin.

Her biggest success around the world came in 1958. She played the role of Rosemarie Nitribitt in the German movie Rosemary. This role made her very famous.

Nadja Tiller appeared in over 70 films. Many of these were international movies. She worked with many famous actors like Jean Gabin, Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, and Jean-Paul Belmondo. At the peak of her career, people thought she was one of the most charming actresses in European movies, similar to Sophia Loren.

Theater and Later Career

Nadja Tiller also performed on stage. In 1967 and 1968, she acted in the play Jedermann (Everyman) at the yearly Salzburg Festival.

In the 1970s and 1980s, she had regular theater jobs in cities like Lübeck, Berlin, and Vienna. She played the main female role in the Kurt-Weill musical Lady in the Dark in Lübeck (1976) and Vienna (1981).

In the 1980s, she helped advertise the Mon Chéri chocolates made by the Italian company Ferrero. She continued to act in popular plays until the late 1990s. In 1997, she played an older Joan Crawford in a play called Besuch bei Joan. This play was later made into a TV movie.

Later, she took on occasional main roles and made guest appearances in different TV shows. After not being in movies for a long time, she was cast in the 2005 road movie Barfuss by Til Schweiger. In 2009, she appeared in the comedy film Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! [de].

From September to October 2010, Nadja Tiller was a guest star in the play Vor uns die Sintflut. She played the role of the "greatest diva of all time." From January to April 2015, she acted in the musical My Fair Lady as Mrs. Higgins. She played this role again in the 2015-16 season.

Family Life and Later Years

Nadja Tiller married actor Walter Giller in 1956. They had two children: a daughter born in 1959 and a son born in 1964. Walter Giller passed away in 2011.

Nadja Tiller and her husband Walter Giller received a special Bambi award together on November 30, 2006. This award was for their work throughout their lives. In 2008, they moved into a retirement home in Hamburg.

Nadja Tiller passed away on February 21, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany.

Selected Filmography

Cameo appearances

• Die grosse Chance (1957)
• Peter Voss, Hero of the Day (1959)
• The Pipes (1966)

Awards and Honors for Nadja Tiller

Nadja Tiller received many awards for her acting work:

• 1956: Golden Mask for best young actress.
• 1959: Italian Film Awards (Biennale) for The Girl Rosemarie.
• 1960: Film Award in Silver for Best Actress for Labyrinth.
• 1963: Prêmio Saci, an Argentinian Film Award for Moral 63.
• 1979: Film Award in Gold for her many years of excellent work in German films.
• 1999: Platinum Romy for her lifetime achievements.
• 1999: Medal from the Austrian capital, Vienna.
• 1999: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class.
• 2000: Merit Cross on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• 2005: DIVA Award in the "Lifetime Award (Hall of Fame)" category.
• 2006: Bambi in the "lifetime achievement" category.
• 2009: Askania Award for her film work (shared with Walter Giller).
• 2014: Radio Play Award from the German Academy of Performing Arts for the radio drama Traumrollen.

See also

In Spanish: Nadja Tiller para niños