Alice Toen

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Alice Toen
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Toen in 2004
Born
Alice Edmonde Nelly Toen

(1924-07-25) 25 July 1924 (age 100)
Other namesAlice Wenn
OccupationActress
Years active1958–present
Spouse
Dries Wieme
(died 1993)

Alice Edmonde Nelly Toen (born 25 July 1924) is a Belgian actress and singer. [1]

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Life and career

She has been active since the 1950s, also as a dramaturge and author of youth theater, an author of children's and youth theatre. Alice Toen was one of the founders of the Mechels Miniatuur Teater, where she became director. [2] Together with Dries Wieme she founded the group Jeugd en Teater, which played an important role in the youth theater of the 1970s. [3] [4]

She appeared in numerous films and TV Shows like: Albertine Solie in Familie , Jeanne in Lili & Marleen, Madeleine in Thuis , Dora in Amigo's and Ma in De Kotmadan. Toen was known for herself as an author and dramaturg for children's and youth theater in the 1950s. [5] In April 2012, Toen received a supporting role in Nickelodeon 's daily soap Hotel 13 , where she starred as Amalia Hennings from 2012 to 2013. Toen wrote Belgium songs in Eurovision Song Contest alongside Jo Leemans. [6] She was married to Dries Wieme until his death in 1993. [7]

Toen turned 100 on 25 July 2024. [8]

Filmography

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