Trivia

She was the longest active German dubbing actress. She started dubbing in 1949 and was heard in more than 350 movies.

Supplied the voice of Melanie in the German dubbing of "Gone With the Wind".

Appeared in post-war East German Defa films and reached the peak of her popularity in character roles in 1960's TV series.

German dubbing voice for actresses Simone Signoret, Barbara Stanwyck, Ingrid Bergmann, Deborah Kerr, Joan Fontaine, Shelly Winters, Susan Hayward, June Allyson, Lauren Bacall, Maureen O'Hara, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Lana Turner, Ava Gardner, Eleanore Parker and Dorothy McGuire.

Her grandson Jonas Lauenstein is also an actor and voice actor.

She knew at a young age that she wanted to become an actress. After joining an acting education she made her stage debut in 1934. It followed engagements at numerous stages in German and she very often appeared in Berlin.

She also took part in radio plays like "Bibi Blocksberg" and "Xanti".

Her real film career began after World War II and her impressive voice and her expressive face fascinated the audience.

Tilly Lauenstein remained active as an actress till to the old age and she appeared again in many movies of the 80s and 90s.