Marianne Simson

Marianne Simson
Born	29 July 1920 Berlin, Germany
Died	15 July 1992 Füssen, Bavaria, Germany
Other names	Marianne Lena Elisabeth Clara Simson
Occupation(s)	Actress, Dancer
Years active	1935 - 1945 (film)

Marianne Simson (July 29, 1920 – July 15, 1992) was a German dancer and film actress.

She was born in Berlin as the daughter of an insurance clerk John Edward Simson. Her brother was Helmut Simson, who later served as mayor of Wolfsburg. Originally trained as a ballerina, she made her screen debut in Frisions in Distress (1935) and went on to appear in another seventeen films over the next decade, generally in supporting roles.

In 1944 she informed on a Germany army major to the Gestapo for allegedly making comments supportive of the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Following the defeat of Germany, Simson was arrested by the Soviet NKVD and placed in a series of detention camps. In 1950 she was sentenced to eight years in prison at the Waldheim Trials, but was given an early release in 1952 and moved to West Germany. She worked as a choreographer in some stage productions, and married the theatre director Wilhelm List Diehl.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1939	Schneewittchen und die Seiben Zwerge	Schneewittchen
1941	The Swedish Nightingale	Karin Nielsson
1942	Two in a Big City	Inge Torff
	Andreas Schlüter	Leonore Schlüter
1943	The Bath in the Barn	Nina, junge Magd
	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1944	The Buchholz Family	Emmi, beider Tochter
	Marriage of Affection	Emmi Wrenzchen
1948	An Everyday Story	Anneliese Schwarz

Bibliography

• Barker, Peter. GDR and Its History. Rodopi, 2000.

External links

• Marianne Simson at IMDb