Nadja Tiller

Nadja Tiller was born on the 15^th March 1929 in Vienna. She is an Austrian actress. She was one of the most crucial German actresses of the 1950s and the 1960s.

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Nadja Tiller was the winner of the Miss Austria competition in the year 1949. She acted opposite O.W. Fischer in the film called Ich suche Dich. The international role that brought her to the light was the role of Rosemarie Nitribitt in the 1958 German film called Das Mädchen Rosemarie.

Nadja Tiller was married to the actor called Walter Giller in the year 1956 and they had a son and a daughter together.

Selected Filmography

Ø  Mozart (1955)

Ø  Ich suche Dich (1956)

Ø  Spy for Germany (1956)

Ø  La Tour, prends garde ! (1958)

Ø  Das Mädchen Rosemarie (de) (1958)

Ø  Le désordre et la nuit (1958)

Ø  Buddenbrooks (de) (1959)

Ø  Du rififi chez les femmes (1959)

Ø  The Rough and the Smooth (1959)

Ø  World in My Pocket (de) (1961)

Ø  No Orchids for Lulu (1962)

Ø  The Burning Court (1962)

Ø  Tonio Kröger (1964)

Ø  Pleins feux sur Stanislas (1965)

Ø  Who Wants to Sleep? (1965)

Ø  Du rififi à Paname (fr) (1966)

Ø  The Poppy Is Also a Flower (1966)

Ø  Tendre Voyou (fr) (1966)

Ø  Death Knocks Twice (1969)

Ø  Lady Hamilton (1969)

Ø  The Dead Are Alive (1972)

Ø  Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (TV series) (1977)

Ø  Pakten (1995)

Ø  Barfuss (2005)

Decorations and Awards

• 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: Premio saci, Argentinean Film Award for Moral 63
• 1979: Film Award in Gold for many years of excellent work in the German film industry
• 1999: Platinum Romy for lifetime achievement
• 1999: Medal of 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 (Verdienstkreuz am Bande)
• 2005: DIVA Award in the category "Lifetime Award (Hall of Fame)" Lifetime Achievement
• 2006: Bambi in the category "lifetime achievement"
• 2009: Askania Award for cinematic work (with Walter Giller)