| Alice Toen | |
|---|---|
 Toen in 2004 | |
| Born | Alice Edmonde Nelly Toen (1924-07-25) 25 July 1924 (age 100) Hoboken, Antwerp, Belgium |
| Other names | Alice Wenn |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Spouse |
Dries Wieme (died 1993) |
Alice Edmonde Nelly Toen (born 25 July 1924) is a Belgian actress and singer.
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. Together with Dries Wieme she founded the group Jeugd en Teater, which played an important role in the youth theater of the 1970s.
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. 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. She was married to Dries Wieme until his death in 1993.
Toen turned 100 on 25 July 2024.
Filmography
- 1958: Het meisje en de madonna
- 1964: Captain Zeppos
- 1966: Warm aanbeloven
- 1968: Henry Tanger
- 1991: De Kotmadam
- 1995: Ons Geluk
- 1999: Flikken
- 2000, 2004: Spoed
- 2001–2008, 2010: Familie
- 2001–2002: Droge voeding, kassa 4
- 2009: Tweee straten verder
- 2010–2012: Thuis
- 2012: Quiz Me Quick
- 2012–2013: Hotel 13
- 2012: Hallo K3!
References
- "99-jarige actrice Alice Toen staat nog eens op de planken: "Dit komt vanuit mijn buik"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- Pallister, Janis L.; Hottell, Ruth A. (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-61147-443-5.
- Nagy, Peter; Rouyer, Phillippe; Rubin, Don (2013-09-13). World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-40289-0.
- Interscæna, acta scænographica. Scénografický ústav v Praze. 1972.
- Graham, Lynne; Kendrick, Sharon; Ingen, Fleur van; Crews, Caitlin; Connelly, Clare; Rice, Heidi; Anderson, Natalie (2023-11-21). Bouquet e-bundel nummers 4522 - 4528: Een erfgenaam voor kerst / Kerst met de sexy prins / Griekse kerstromance / Kussen onder de maretak / Kerstbruid in Manhattan / Verrassende onthulling met kerst / Kerstbaby voor de baas 7-in-1 (in Dutch). HarperCollins Holland. ISBN 978-94-025-6665-9.
- "Hilversum 1958". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- "in memoriam / Brief aan Dries Wieme (1927-1992)". theater.ua.ac.be. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- "Actrice Alice Toen viert 100e verjaardag met eigen single: 'Wat een leven, wat een eeuw!'". VRT NWS (in Flemish). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- Variety International Film Guide. Andre Deutsch. 1998. ISBN 978-0-233-99183-2.
- Thys, Marianne; Belgique, Cinémathèque royale de (1999). Belgian Cinema (in French). Royal Belgian Film Archive. ISBN 978-90-5544-234-8.
- "Hallo K3 - VTM GO" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-03-04.