Biography

Ilse Bois was born on March 11, 1896 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress and producer, known for Der Geisterzug (1927), Die Töchter des Eichmeisters (1916) and Der Flug in die Sonne (1914). She died on March 5, 1961 in London, England, UK.

She also was already busy as a child actress at the theater and she remained true to this medium many years. Later she became well-known with her appearances at cabarets.

Her artistic career came to an abrupt end in 1933 and as a Jew she had no future in Germany. She fled together with her husband and her brother Curt Bois via Austria and France to Great Britain. Finally she emigrated to the USA in 1936 where she was able to appear again at the theater. So she was able to earn her living curtly.

The actress Ilse Bois was already active as an actress as a child. At the beginning of her career she often appeared together with her younger brother, the actor Curt Bois.

After the war she did not return to Germany, she spend her last years in England from 1946. There she died at the age of 64 in 1960.