Little is known about the life and work of Marianne Walla. She performed the role
Good Works in
Jedermann by
Hugo von Hofmannsthal at the
Salzburg Festival from 1930 to 1937. Only two further productions in Austria are documented, both at
ABC im Regenbogen in Vienna, both in plays by
Jura Soyfer. In 1937, she was seen in
Die Botschaft von Astoria, in 1938 she embodied the Queen in
Broadway-Melodie 1492, directed by
Rudolf Steinböck. After her emigration to London, she participated in the opening of the Austrian exile stage
Das Laterndl on 27 June 1939. The performances took place at the
Austrian Center and were directed by
Martin Miller, another emigrant from Austria. Again she performed in a play by Soyfer, she played Fritzi in
The Lechner Edi looks into paradise. In 1943, she married British citizen John M. Brice. In the post-war years, she performed in several film and television productions. == Filmography ==